We at Kickstand community Bike Shop in East Vancouver  have had ongoing challenges with staying open for all our our regular shop hours because we sometimes do not have enough volunteers signed up to volunteer to facilitate our volunteer-run  shop on a given day.

Does anyone have strategies for encouraging volunteer commitment and regular shifts so that we can reliably open for our posted hours?

Obviously, transitioning to having paid staff is one pathway, though there are probably many other alternatives that would meet our needs and encourage community participation in keeping the space open.

Sarah