Building the People Powered Movement
Your organization can generate significant income by providing consulting services to other groups or agencies. Before you get started, read the document below - it is an interview between Randy Neufeld of the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and Susie Stephens, former Executive Director of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington and the Alliance; 15 pages (DOC) (54KB)
Government contracts can provide a steady and renewable stream of income for your organization while helping to actively push your organization’s agenda forward. This document, produced by the State of Wisconsin, may help your organization to better understand what consulting expertise may be called upon; 64 pages (PDF) (920KB)
Wisconsin Bike Planning Guidance
This document contains a good overview of putting together a comprehensive fundraising plan. Developed by Kristi Edwards, CFRE - Northern Arizona Chapter Association of Fundraising Professionals in 2002; 14 pages (DOC)(98KB)
Designing A Comprehensive Fundraising Program
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This 2009 document from the Alliance provides resources for organizing fundraising galas that benefit bicycling and walking with models of sample galas, and take-away tools. (PDF) (1.1MB)
Guide to Fundraising Galas (Alliance)
This document is a checklist and worksheet to help in choosing a winning campaign. This resource comes from the proven Alliance Trainings series. (DOC)
This Winning Campaigns resource is a worksheet used to help focus campaigns. (PDF) (450KB)
This 2010 resource comes from the proven Alliance Winning Campaigns Training, and will help focus a campaign. For people attending the training, this document is required reading. (PDF) (883KB)
Membership brochure samples from Alliance member organizations. (PDF)
Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin Membership Brochure (2.66MB)
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Membership Brochure (4.77MB)
25 pages (DOC) (137KB)
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Bylaws Sample
2001 Annual Report (PDF)(758KB)
2004 Annual Report (PDF)(719KB)
2005 Annual Report (PDF)(1.95MB)
2008 Annual Report (PDF)(3.2MB)
2009 Annual Report (PDF)(1.17MB)
2010 Annual Report (PDF)(2.44MB)
These answers to common questions about bike parking are provided by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC). (DOC)(24KB)
Bike Parking Common Questions (SFBC)
This document from the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition (SCBC) is a replicable model of valet bike parking claim tickets. (XLS) (461KB)
Bike Parking Claim Ticket (SCBC)
The following documents from the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition provide information on valet bike parking setup, location, and various other procedures. (DOC)(PDF)
This write-up about obtaining mail lists was prepared using excerpts and concepts from a message thread posted to the Alliance Member List Serv during October, 2004; 1 page (DOC) (22KB)
Deb Hubsmith’s year-end direct mail campaign report from Marin County Bicycle Coalition to the Alliance listserv, January 9, 2003; 3 pages (DOC) (25KB)
Deb Hubsmith Direct Mail Success Story
NBPC Technical Brief, National Bicycle and Pedestrian Clearinghouse Technical Assistance Series, Number 2, September 1995 (PDF)(34KB)
Economic & Social Benefits of Off-Road Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities
“Estimating the Economic Benefits of Bicycling and Bicycle Facilities: An Interpretive Review and Proposed Methods” by Kevin J. Krizek; article; 27 pages, (PDF) (116KB)
Economic Benefits of Bicycling & Bicycle Facilities
The 10 most important things to know about Direct Mail by Mal Warwick; 6 pages (DOC) (32KB)
Direct Mail: 10 Most Important Things to Know
This spreadsheet is a sample cash flow for an organization with a budget of $202,460; (XLS) (20KB)
This spreadsheet not only contains a sample organization budget, but the second and third tabs contain a sample fundraising plan and a sample project budget. (XLS) (79KB)
Sample RFP from the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness; 3 pages (PDF) (82KB)
This document from the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin (BFW) outlines a contract agreement for a Safe Routes to School Instructor. (DOC) (27KB)
Contract Agreement for SRTS Instructor (BFW)
1 page (DOC) (36KB)
Contract Agreement for Route Finder
Use this sample template to put an agreement in place with your executive director; 8 pages (DOC) (47KB)
Executive Director Agreement Template
7 pages (PDF) (36KB)
Chapter Affiliation Agreement Boilerplate
Invest in biking and walking advocacy where it matters most... on the ground!
Creating Walkable Communities on a Budget --Call on May 16
Making the Equity Case: Working with Transit --Call on June 06
Winning Campaigns Training: Houston, Texas
June 08 through June 10, 2012
05/22/2012 - 2012 Bicycle Friendly State Rankings Just Announced
05/22/2012 - Bikes, Tourists, and all that Jazz
05/21/2012 - San Francisco Implements 15-mph School Zones
05/11/2012 - Apply to Become a Walk Friendly Community
