Hey all. I just want to start off by saying I am so glad I joined the list! I am a founding member of Cincinnati's co-op MOBO and we so often feel like we're all alone out there and have no mentorship. So, it's great to actually feel like we're part of something bigger, not just ogle over other people's sites on the internet. So, I have a few questions to start off with
How do other organizations manage to purchase inventory? One company? Two? Whoever's got the best deal? We've tried going through bike shops and because we're not priority---it just takes forever.
How do you log volunteer hours? Reward volunteers? Keep contact with them?
Anybody have a tiered system of volunteers, where you have a member, an active member and a board member?
What about open meetings? How can you be a collective but also not let jo-one-timer go on and on at the meeting about how we wouldn't sell him some campy brakes but asked for volunteer time instead and how stupid that is?
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MoBo Bicycle Co-op
a project of The Village Green Foundation
1415 Knowlton Ave
Northside
Cincinnati, OH