> We don't sell refurbished bikes, but a good chunk of
> our shop generated
> funds comes from people donating $25 per frame/bike
> they pick up from us,
> and they tend to give more for parts even though we
> consider parts as being
> included with the bike. We /could/ sell whole bikes
> for more, but that
> seems to run up against our general shop philosophy
> of most things being
> mostly equal. We don't have membership fees either,
> which is another great
> income generator if it works for your
> shop/organization.
>
> -rachael
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Mark Rehder
> <
mark@re-cycles.ca> wrote:
>
> > Same for us. Bike sales dominate our income
> stream, with parts sales
> > in 2nd place, and income from do-it-yourselfers
> behind that.
> >
> > Mark Rehder - Director
> >
http://re-cycles.ca
> >
> >
> > On 3-Apr-08, at 11:32 AM, Rich Points wrote:
> >
> > > I think it's safe to say that most of the
> collectives out there
> > > make most of their money from refurbished bike
> sales. Last year
> > > bike sales accounted for about 65% of our total
> income at Community
> > > Cycles. Refurbished bike sales are our
> strongest fund raising tool.
> > >
> > > Rich
> > >
http://CommunityCycles.org
> > >
> > > Jennifer Nordhem wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Jay, We are already in the process of becoming
> a 501(c)3. We're at
> > >> the Articles of Incorporation and By Laws
> writing stage. I know
> > >> the questions I asked were lengthy, I'm just a
> little overwhelmed,
> > >> which I'm sure you can understand. Jen --- Jay
> Varner
> > >> <
jay@sopobikes.org> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Hi Jennifer, I'm glad you've found the wiki
> and website useful.
> > >>> To answer some of your questions - most (if
> not all) the shops in
> > >>> the community that operate on grants and
> donations are non-profit
> > >>> (501(c)3) organizations. I'm not sure what
> model you are going
> > >>> for. The answers to your questions can be a
> bit complex. To help
> > >>> us help you, I'd suggest giving this a read
> and figuring out
> > >>> where your project fits:
> > >>
http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?
> > >> title=Bike_Collective_Starter_Kit
> > >>>
> > >>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 9:00 PM, Jennifer
> Nordhem
> > >>> <
jen@milehighmess.com> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Hello everyone, my name is Jennifer Nordhem
> of the soon to be
> > >>>> Battlesteed Custom Bike Works in
> > >>> Denver.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> We're currently looking for places to rent
> for
> > >>> our new
> > >>>>
> > >>>> shop. I noticed some people say they don't,
> > >>> which
> > >>>>
> > >>>> would just be a miracle that I don't foresee
> > >>> coming
> > >>>>
> > >>>> true. Here are the questions I have: How much
> do you pay for
> > >>>> rent? About how much money do you receive
> monthly from grants,
> > >>>> donations, membership fees, sales, etc? How
> much do you spend
> > >>>> monthly on tools, etc? I want to get a grasp
> on what kind of
> > >>> income/outflow
> > >>>>
> > >>>> to expect so I can budget how much we can
> afford spending on
> > >>>> rent. Thanks everyone! The website and wiki
> have been extremely
> > >>>> helpful so far, I'm really happy to see
> > >>> such
> > >>>>
> > >>>> a supportive community. Jen
> > >>>>
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> > > -- Rich Points Community Cycles Director
>
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