Hi Rachel--

At the Bike Kitchen in SF, we've started experimenting with a computer-based log-in system. It's basically a web-based database program, and it lets us track earn-a-bike hours, volunteer hours, how often each person uses the shop, etc. All data is optional for everyone who comes in for a day, so that (hopefully) no one will be intimidated by the computer.

The basic procedure is that someone comes in for the day, and a greeter signs them in. We take name and zip codes for non-members; members show up as members and are waived through.

I'm just a user of the system, but I know the model was to have it be open-sourced and available for other shops when it's ready for bigger deployment. I can put you in touch with people who know more if you (or anyone else) is interested in learning more.

Cheers, Mario Bruzzone

Bike Kitchen (SF)

On 10/1/07, rachael spiewak rachael@sopobikes.org wrote:

Hello, friends.

We've created a shop sign in sheet, which is great for capturing some numbers, like how many people come through the shop during a particular session, how many were volunteers, how many were kids, etc. What I'm having trouble tracking is the number of unique people accessing the shop over a period of time. In other words, I don't know how to factor out repeat participants when I start adding up numbers from session to session. Has anyone developed a good system for tracking shop activity? What kind of information do you ask for on your sign in sheet? Do you have another system, like tagging the bikes and having tags collected when people complete their projects?

Thanks! rachael

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