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Bicycling Advocacy Projects Bike Safety Class Bike to Work Day Board Member Events and Entertainment Fundraising Membership/data entry Newsletter Publicity or graphics Social Media Treasurer or bookkeeper Valet Bike Parking Website Update Anything Else
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BikeAlameda is always in need of volunteers! We have a number of programs running all the time, so there are plenty of opportunities to apply your enthusiasm and your particular skill set to our needs. Sign up using the form here and we will can contact you.

  • Bicycling advocacy projects
  • Bike Safety class
  • Bike to work day
  • Board of Directors
  • Events and entertainment
  • Fundraising
  • Membership
  • Publicity or graphics
  • Social media guru
  • Treasurer or bookkeeper
  • Valet bike parking
  • Website maintenance

    Here are some of our needs:

    Bicycling advocacy projects
    We are always working on projects that will improve the streets for biking in Alameda. Our current campaigns include the update of the Alameda Bicycle Master Plan (BMP) and the Estuary Crossing Campaign. to discuss these and others, join us at Otaez Restaurant for margueritas ad discussion on the fourth Monday of every month at 7pm.(Otaez Restaurant on Webster between Lincoln and Pacific. ) If you want to make real changes on the streets of Alameda, you can come and learn how to do it.

    Make phone calls for bike lanes, bike racks and other bike things.Work on a team to prioritize our advocacy tasks and then work to get things done.

    Bike Safety Classes
    BikeAlameda is a leader in delivering bicycle safety classes for kids and adults. We have wonderful local instructors who teach the League of American Bicyclists national curriculum, with an eye toward everyday cycling needs. We can always use help with class logistics, publicity and help on the day of the classes.
    Bike To Work Day
    Several months before this event each May, we have a committee that forms to put it all together. We need people to help round up donations, to create and distribute publicity, to staff the "energizer stations" on the big day, and so forth.
    Board of Directors
    If you are interested in helping direct our outreach and advocacy efforts or lead a campaign, please find out more about what a board position entails. It is a great way to keep BikeAlameda moving forward and create a bicycle-friendly city. Board elections take place in September, but we are always considering new board members.

    We are particularly seeking persons with the following skills and/or experience: Fundraising, Financial Know How, Event Planning, Transportation or Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning, Non-Profit Management, Engineering/Design of Bicycle Facilities Board Members commit to the following:

  • Regularly attend 8 board meetings per year and one annual day-long planning meeting.
  • actively run a subcommittee or major campaign
  • Assist in fundraising activities
  • Stays informed about committee matters, prepares themselves well for board meetings, and reviews and comments on minutes and reports of board meetings.
  • Is an active participant in the annual planning efforts.

    • Events and entertainment
    We are looking for people who like to party. Specifically, organize parties and special rides. We want someone who can organize party details for membership and volunteer parties, fundraising events and special bike rides. We have several special bike rides a year, such as the Kidical Mass, Critical Glass and Haunted House bike tour. All of our events are geared to created a closer BikeAlameda community and/or encouraging people to get out on their bikes. Besides organizing events, we can use people who like to help with publicity and other day of the event opportunities
    Fundraising
    We are always looking for opportunities to bring donations to BikeAlameda. You can help with our annual donation request letter, or connect us with businesses or other groups who can donate proceeds to BikeAlameda.
    Membership/data entry
    Keep track of members, send renewals, send membership packets. Volunteer would learn the Civicrm database system that we are using.
    Newsletter
    Help create our quarterly publication " The BikeAlameda Cyclist. Write or edit newsletter articles. Take pictures for the newsletter or other social media, like Facebook and Flickr.
    Publicity or Graphics
    Create flyers, a newsletter, posters and other publicity. If you have a great printer, and paper cutting skills, help us maintain a fresh stock of flyers and other publicity
    Social Media Guru
    Help us keep our FaceBook and Flickr pages up to date. Keep our calendar of events active on other pages as well, such as patch.com and EBBC.org. Keep track of things happening within BikeAlameda and the city's biking community and report it.
    Treasurer/bookkeeper
    We are looking for both of these positions in the financial area. The treasurer would review the Quickbooks data and run reports for the Board of Directors, analyze our finances and budgets. The bookkeeper enters all income and expenses and reconciles accounts.
    Valet bike parking

    Work on a team to park bikes at local Alameda events. The valet bike parker will staff a table and bike corral, secure bikes, distribute literature, and monitor the bikes.

    Active from March to October, we need many people to help us out for just a few hours in parking and attending bicycles at Alameda events as a Valet Bike Parker. It's fun: you get to meet people, you get to spend some time outdoors, and of course you get to talk about bicycles with many fellow Alamedans!

    Web Site Maintenance
    Keeping this site up to date is a lot of work, and there are always opportunities to make things more high-tech than they are now. Take a look at the source code for this page. If you have the skills in modern XHTML syntax and CSS (PHP experience is a plus) then we can use your help! (approximately two hours per month)