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= Open Collective Foundation =  
= Open Collective Foundation =  
Here are a list of services we have access to through OCF.  In short, they do money handling.  
Here are a list of services we have access to through OCF.  In short, they do money handling.


==How we use OCF as of 2023==
==How we use OCF as of 2023==
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*    Apply for a grant
*    Apply for a grant
*    Create mini-grants for your community
*    Create mini-grants for your community
*    The newletters they send out are chock full of resources for collectives


= See Also =  
= See Also =  


* [http://bikecollectives.org bikecollectives.org]
* [http://bikecollectives.org bikecollectives.org]

Revision as of 06:03, 4 December 2023

There are websites (like this one) and online accounts available to support community bike projects and Bike!Bike! events. Below is a partial list of them.

Until this page is complete, check the slideshow of resources for Bike!Bike! Everywhere! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KmAUxcFaCB8KSEZOgn9b7OWBvlqKUd8YA2RJFnrbu6A/edit#slide=id.g226d1c0a5f8_112_20

Tech Tools

  • Zoom (expires August 2024) - Contact April
  • Archive.org - Contact April or bikebikeeverywhere@gmail.com
  • Wiki - Contact Angel
  • BikeBike.org
  • For backend web development & system administration stuff contact Jonathan or, failing that, April

Communications

  • Buttondown.email (for sending email announcements about Bike!Bike! events - we have promised the people on this list that they won't get emails on other topics, so please use it only for B!B! & B!B!E!)
  • The ThinkTank (email list for general discussion of bike collective stuff)
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Fediverse

Open Collective Foundation

Here are a list of services we have access to through OCF. In short, they do money handling.

How we use OCF as of 2023

  • Share income/expenses/savings openly with the community
  • Offer tax write-offs when people donate (this might be a US-limited feature)
  • Reimburse volunteers
  • Use an open-source and community-led platform

Other things you could use the OCF account for

  • Apply for a grant
  • Create mini-grants for your community
  • The newletters they send out are chock full of resources for collectives

See Also