Following this conversation! At kickstand we have a "sign up to volunteer" link on our website, we post on our social media, and word of mouth with our patrons at the shop. We've recently just signed up to the eventbrite booking platform that sends out notifications to patrons when we are holding an orientation. It offers a signup and waitlist option instead of doing everything over email. We typically have people reaching out to us wanting to get involved vs us making call outs. Offering a build a bike program also adds an incentive to getting people involved.
All the best! Ally Henderson (She/Her) *Program Coordinator * *Kickstand Community Bikes* 1187 Parker St. Vancouver BC, V6A 2H3 *Mondays:* 5pm-9pm *Wednesdays:* 5pm - 9pm *Thursday:* 6pm-9pm (Women, Trans & Queer Night) *Fridays:* 5pm-9pm *Sundays:* 1pm-5pm
*As a volunteer-run shop, our hours may change on short notice, * *please check our social media for updates.* Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Kickstandbikes • I https://www.instagram.com/kickstandcommunitybikes/nstagram https://www.instagram.com/kickstandcommunitybikes/ eastvankickstand.org
*We acknowledge that we live, play and work on the stolen lands of the xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) people and I strive to continuously challenge the beliefs and actions of colonialism that lead to everyday injustices. *
On Wed, May 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM John via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
We use our 6-session mechanics fundamentals course partly as a way to invite people to contribute to the shop. It's been a very good way to bring people in, and helps with both building skill and helping maintain the culture we are trying to have in the shop. Currently we run it 4 or 5 times a year, 12 participants each time. 15 hours of instruction, plus 3 extra optional hours of "nerd" time. Most people don't volunteer afterwards, but every session there are a couple that do, and often those couple end up volunteering a lot, even becoming members of the core group of people guiding the collective. I think about half of the 14 current members of the core group got introduced to the collective through our class.
rosy, at Lefty Loosey Bike Collective in Providence, RI, USA
On Wed, May 14, 2025, 2:50 PM Vincenzo loco via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
many of our volunteers started off as patrons. We would ask patrons if they would be interested in volunteering.
On Wed, May 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM Andy Ballentine via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
Hello, all --
At the Bicycle Co-Op of Williamsburg (VA), we would love to expand our hours, but we're all volunteers giving as much time as we can. An obvious path forward is bringing more volunteers on board. So -- my question: How do you recruit volunteers?
Many thanks!
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