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<p>Created page with &quot;Present: Doug and Caylie Location: Caylie’s Mission and vision are direction, and provide a solid foundation Where do we want to be in 5 years? Charitable status vs. non-pr...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Present: Doug and Caylie<br /> Location: Caylie’s<br /> <br /> Mission and vision are direction, and provide a solid foundation<br /> Where do we want to be in 5 years?<br /> Charitable status vs. non-profit society?<br /> In order to become a charity, essentially all of your activities need to be charitable activities (i.e., non-partisan), although 10% can be linked to advocacy<br /> Beneficial for donations - businesses can give charitable donations<br /> Creating a business model? What kinds of service charity provides, etc.<br /> <br /> SWOT analysis a major component<br /> performance indication - checking ourselves for progress; taking accountability for actions<br /> <br /> Executive Summary<br /> Mission <br /> Vision<br /> Values<br /> SWOT analysis<br /> Organizational goals<br /> Key performance indicators<br /> Charitable status application - may require “values,” organizational structure<br /> Accountability<br /> Organizational structure, both now and projected; staff growth (how, why); split into two groups (advocacy and everything else)<br /> Assessment of programs/services<br /> Community survey - can we map out respondents’ postal codes?<br /> <br /> Advocacy:<br /> Steve, Chris Co, Chris Chan, what’s the current report/future projection on this?<br /> <br /> Accessibility &amp; outreach:<br /> Bike kitchens? Coops? Servicing outlying areas, incl. river valley. How accessible is a community bike shop/kitchen to you/how much would you use one/where do you want one?<br /> Are our current locations adequate/accessible physically, socially and financially?<br /> Becoming accessible to marginalized communities - who? Why?<br /> <br /> Partnerships &amp; sponsorships:<br /> who, where<br /> CSL partnerships at U of A for social science research, biking in the winter<br /> Bike resources<br /> Cycle touring; making information accessible to tourists/newcomers.<br /> <br /> Action item: work on questionnaire to have it approved at December meeting so it can be out mid-December to mid-January<br /> high schools, universities, <br /> demographics<br /> what do we do?<br /> for whom do we do it?<br /> how do we excel?<br /> accessibility - financial and physical<br /> Mechanics classes<br /> Outreach<br /> use of EBC communication<br /> <br /> <br /> Market/community research - what schools/communities are hot or cold for cycling, who is/is not using our services and programs?<br /> How can we connect people and organizations?<br /> How can we drum up support and get help connecting the cycling infrastructure?<br /> <br /> Beware of scope creep! Can we determine what we do so we know what we don’t know, and invite other people/organizations to take that up?<br /> Address organizational structure of EBC: Current and long term projection. Define organizational values!<br /> <br /> Fund and start/continue other organizations? The Spoke, BikeWorks, bike kitchens?<br /> <br /> Making Edmonton more bike-tour-friendly?<br /> <br /> How we redirect bicycle waste<br /> Public communication</div>

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