Board Minutes May 2018: Difference between revisions
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=== Offsite Bicycle Donation Location - Jon (15 min) === | === Offsite Bicycle Donation Location - Jon (15 min) === | ||
* | * Joe Clare, patron at BWN, has offered to help out to support the organization as a volunteer-at-large | ||
* Noticed that donations can only be made during BikeWorks open hours | |||
** Offered to put up a secure enclosure on his site where people can make donations whenever his business is open (he has a retail location in Strathearn) | |||
* Having a Bike Edmonton depot is a great way to engage with the community | |||
* No foreseeable risks to our organization or reputation | |||
** What would the demand be on that donation site? | |||
** Risk of us getting stuck with a ton of scrap metal. Those taking donations would have to make a judgement on whether it's acceptable | |||
* As an organization, we can do a better job at turning donations into cash, and this can be a starting point to increasing quantity of donations | |||
=== Strategy Session Update - Jeremy (15 min) === | === Strategy Session Update - Jeremy (15 min) === | ||