We used Americorps (Not Vista) earlier on when I was the only employee too. Americorps was a great opportunity -- being free or subsidized labor -- however you pay for what you get. Given the 10 month (1700 hour) contracts, it meant that every January - March I was either interviewing or training, and every October - December I was alone and responsible for their tasks.

It was a necessary point for us, but I am personally glad that we hit the point where we can pay people outright.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Morrison Executive Director Bicycle Collective 2312 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 w: 801-328-2453 c: 801-688-0183 f: 801-466-3856 www.bicyclecollective.org

The mission of the 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 Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Dan Hock dan@bikerecycle.localmotion.orgwrote:

We have an Americorps member here at BRV. She is a really key member on our team, since she and I are the only employees. Christine has been working here for two years at this point and helps to develop programming (Women and Trans Night, Bike Recycle Designshttp://www.localmotion.org/bikerecycledesigns, etc). She also works at the shop coordinating volunteers and working with youth volunteers. We have had really great experience with the Americorps members we have had over the course of the past 6 years.

Dan

Dan Hock Bike Recycle Vermont Program Manager w. 802.264.9687 Bike Recycle Vermont http://www.localmotion.com/bikerecycle 664 Riverside Ave. Burlington

Learn to ride a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live.

~Mark Twain

On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 6:54 PM, Reno Bikes renobikeproject@gmail.comwrote:

...

Hello All!

Quick question--how many of you have Americorp volunteers or an Americorp program at your organization and what type of programs do the volunteers work on?

Thanks!

--

Wed-Fri 11am-6pm Sat 10am-4pm 541 E. 4th Street. Reno, NV 89512 775.323.4488

donate via paypal: http://www.renobikeproject.com/index.php/donate/

Follow us on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/renobikeproject/

Please let us know if you would like to unsubscribe to our email list.

---

Thethinktank mailing list Thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org To unsubscribe, send a blank email to TheThinkTank-leave@bikecollectives.org To manage your subscription, plase visit:

http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o...

---

Thethinktank mailing list Thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org To unsubscribe, send a blank email to TheThinkTank-leave@bikecollectives.org To manage your subscription, plase visit:

http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o...