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* Add to [[Handbook#Patrons | Patrons]] introductory paragraph: membership (just membership?) is free for anyone 18 and under. (suggestion by Tim Ledlie on 7/11/09)
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* Add subsection to [[Handbook#Patrons | Patrons]]: Extra Charge for Special Tools -- "Cutting tools", including BB tap, facing tool, and fork thread cutter. (suggestion by Tim Ledlie on 11/5/09)
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: A Bike Kitchen staff member is a volunteer (mechanic or otherwise) that makes at least one of the following commitments:
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* Modify [[Handbook#Benefits | Staff Benefits]]: remove free class perk, add mention of [[Staff_Development_Hours|Staff Development Hours]]. For reasoning behind this change, see these email threads: [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bikekitchen/message/8489|1], [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bikekitchen/message/8499|2].
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: A Bike Kitchen staff member is a volunteer (mechanic or otherwise) that makes at least *ONE* of the following commitments:
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why:
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: I've heard from a few new volunteers that they thought they had to do all 3 things, not just one to be staff.
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: Commits to volunteer during a specific three ­hour open hours shift every week.
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: Commits to volunteer during a specific three ­hour open hours shift every week.  Volunteers an average of 3 shifts per month, notifies the list when unable to volunteer.
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why:
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: I think it is currently worded that staff have to make every shift every single week, which isn't something we require to be staff
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: The greeter may be a volunteer working towards a membership or digging rights, or may be fulfilling the staff requirement of volunteering consistently.
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: ???
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why:
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: Do we really want people who are volunteering for membership / digging rights being the greeter? It sounds like a bad idea with all the stuff the greeter is responsible for: money, explaining the bike kitchen. Maybe they could shadow the staff greeter?
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: Staff Meetings are usually held on the last Sunday of every other month at 7pm
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: ???  Maybe: Staff Meetings are usually scheduled when needed on the email list.  or: ???
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: We don't meet that often, and often not at that time
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: At the meetings, we discuss and vote on various issues related to the shop and establish the shift schedule for the next two months.
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: At the meetings, we discuss and vote on various issues related to the shop.
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: We dont discuss the schedule at meetings
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: Work nights are held on the last Sunday of every other month--that is, staff meetings and work nights alternate in the calendar.
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: ????
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: We dont have work nights scheduled like that
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: Patrons visit the shop during open hours, and must either be members or pay a $5 "day use" fee. No one is turned away for lack of funds.
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: Patrons visit the shop during open hours, and must either be members or pay a $6-12 "day use" fee (sliding scale: pay more if you can). No one is turned away for lack of funds.
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: update price
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: Memberships are annual and cost $40-$80
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: Memberships are annual and cost ???
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why:
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: update price
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: For any parts you can find to build one bike, you can purchase "digging rights" for $30 or...
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: For any used parts you can find to build one bike, you can purchase "digging rights" for $30 or...
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why:
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: update price, clarify used parts only
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: includes any parts you can find to build one bike, kept track of with a 'punch sheet'
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: includes any used parts you can find to build one bike
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: clarify used parts only
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: See the staff schedule for the current open hours, which are reevaluated at each staff meeting. Each open hour shift must have a shift leader, at least two supporting mechanics, and a committed greeter. New open hour shifts can be launched if the shop is available and these roles are filled.
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: ????
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why: pointing to the old scheduling page, not sure the other stuff is useful

Latest revision as of 09:21, 20 September 2017

Change:

A Bike Kitchen staff member is a volunteer (mechanic or otherwise) that makes at least one of the following commitments:

to:

A Bike Kitchen staff member is a volunteer (mechanic or otherwise) that makes at least *ONE* of the following commitments:

why:

I've heard from a few new volunteers that they thought they had to do all 3 things, not just one to be staff.


Change:

Commits to volunteer during a specific three ­hour open hours shift every week.

to:

Commits to volunteer during a specific three ­hour open hours shift every week. Volunteers an average of 3 shifts per month, notifies the list when unable to volunteer.

why:

I think it is currently worded that staff have to make every shift every single week, which isn't something we require to be staff


Change:

The greeter may be a volunteer working towards a membership or digging rights, or may be fulfilling the staff requirement of volunteering consistently.

to:

 ???

why:

Do we really want people who are volunteering for membership / digging rights being the greeter? It sounds like a bad idea with all the stuff the greeter is responsible for: money, explaining the bike kitchen. Maybe they could shadow the staff greeter?

Change:

Staff Meetings are usually held on the last Sunday of every other month at 7pm

to:

 ??? Maybe: Staff Meetings are usually scheduled when needed on the email list. or: ???

why:

We don't meet that often, and often not at that time

Change:

At the meetings, we discuss and vote on various issues related to the shop and establish the shift schedule for the next two months.

to:

At the meetings, we discuss and vote on various issues related to the shop.

why:

We dont discuss the schedule at meetings


Change:

Work nights are held on the last Sunday of every other month--that is, staff meetings and work nights alternate in the calendar.

to:

 ????

why:

We dont have work nights scheduled like that


Change:

Patrons visit the shop during open hours, and must either be members or pay a $5 "day use" fee. No one is turned away for lack of funds.

to:

Patrons visit the shop during open hours, and must either be members or pay a $6-12 "day use" fee (sliding scale: pay more if you can). No one is turned away for lack of funds.

why:

update price


Change:

Memberships are annual and cost $40-$80

to:

Memberships are annual and cost ???

why:

update price


Change:

For any parts you can find to build one bike, you can purchase "digging rights" for $30 or...

to:

For any used parts you can find to build one bike, you can purchase "digging rights" for $30 or...

why:

update price, clarify used parts only


Change:

includes any parts you can find to build one bike, kept track of with a 'punch sheet'

to:

includes any used parts you can find to build one bike

why:

clarify used parts only


Change:

See the staff schedule for the current open hours, which are reevaluated at each staff meeting. Each open hour shift must have a shift leader, at least two supporting mechanics, and a committed greeter. New open hour shifts can be launched if the shop is available and these roles are filled.

to:

 ????

why: pointing to the old scheduling page, not sure the other stuff is useful

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