i'm sure i'm not alone when i say this, but i would be VERY interested to see what documents you all are using to track your bikes as they come in and go out.
if anyone's interested in sharing their documents, please email me off list. in exchange, i'm happy to post them to the bike collectives wiki for others to benefit from.
thanks!
josh.
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Mark Rehder mark@re-cycles.ca wrote:
We do not yet use an end-to-end tracking system of how all our bikes get processed. But each shift files a Shop Report that includes the relevant numbers, then a volunteer enters those numbers into a spreadsheet.
Mark Rehder - General Manager re-Cycles Bicycle Co-op http://re-cycles.ca
On 19-Apr-10, at 1:16 PM, Jonathan Morrison wrote:
What do you use to track?
Sincerely,
Jonathan Morrison Executive Director Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective 2312 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 w: 801-328-2453 c: 801-688-0183 f: 801-466-3856 www.slcbikecollective.org
The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.
On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 8:19 AM, Mark Rehder mark@drumbent.com wrote:
On 19-Apr-10, at 9:10 AM, paul wylie wrote:
(snip)
Mark Rehder wrote:
So we are now ensconced in our new digs (right beside the previous place) and we'll see how things add up this year. We also know that last year we took in at least 1,200 bikes! Many were scrapped, some donated away, and the rest built up for sale. And the last of those are selling fast. We'll exhaust our inventory of ready bikes in the next week or so, then back to our usual game of bikes going out the door as fast as we get them ready.
A slight clarification:
The 1200 bikes collected in the 2009 calendar year the result of two organizations. Re-Cycles is responsible for roughly 50% of these.
Paul Wylie a re-Cycles volunteer
Thanks Paul. Overran my brain there...
In 2008 Cycle Salvation (http://cyclesalvation.org) became co-located with us, and having them share the shop space is what allowed us to get out of our dingy basement, and also into the brand new space. While the stats of number of people served is for re-Cycles only, the donations are indeed the total of what came into the shop when either org. was open.
Mark Rehder - General Manager re-Cycles Bicycle Co-op http://re-cycles.ca
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