Como hacemos las cosas en Escocia seria la traduccion del titulo.
Muchachos... como ya conte en varias oportunidades, este club fue en parte inspirado en un club de motos que existe en ESCOCIA y que invito a que visiten http://www.centralmotorcycleclub.com
En mis deambulares por la web, di con el webmaster del foro del club y con el vengo chateando hace tiempo cuando los tiempos nos lo permiten.
Cuando se planteo el tema de como mejorar la organizacion de este club, naturalmente se me ocurrió consultar a mi amigo y el generosamente se ofrecio a redactarme un documento que describe como funciona ese club alla TAN LEJOS.
Cuando pueda intentare realizar una traduccion. Mi ingles no es de los mejores. Si alguien se anima, que me avise y coordinamos.
Esto es un ejemplo. No quiere decir que vayamos a adoptar exactamente este modelo, pero en general, las soluciones a los problemas son terriblemente SENSATAS.
Aquí paso a transcribir el foro que dejo mi amigo.
OldBob-Sco escribió:
Hi all bikers in Argentina
Apologies for writing this in English, but I have yet to learn Spanish.
If you don't know already, I am the webmaster for Central Motorcycle Club in Scotland. I have known Fer for a few years now, and he asked me to contibute to this posting. I realise that your club is in its infancy, and is starting to grow.
Below you will find out some details about our club and how we organise it. We have been running for nearly 6 years and to date have 100 members.
I hope this information helps you build on your new beginnings and long may KawaClub ride the roads.
Central Motorcycle Club – How we operate.
Central motorcycle club (CMCC) was formed in 2000 with the aim of allowing like minded bikers to get together and enjoy motorcycling as a group.
CMCC currently has 100 active members.
Monthly Meeting
We have an open meeting every month. This meeting is held at a central location (ie. Pub) where every member is welcome to join in the debate.
The meeting usually starts with introductions to new members, explaining how the club works, the benefits of joining, and also current financial standing.
The organisers produce an agenda covering items to be discussed at the meeting. This agenda is then given out to the members.
Items usually up for discussion are:
Feedback from the previous month. Runs that took place, places to go, or not go to.
Outings planned for the remainder of the year
Updates on website usage, future plans, photos, etc.
Plans for winter activities (when it is too cold to take the bikes out). These usually include Kart racing, MiniMoto, party nights.
When all of the items on the agenda are discussed, the floor is then opened for other discussions where any member can make suggestions, etc.
Pre-Meeting
A Pre-Meeting is held 4 days before the monthly meeting. This allows the organisers to get together to come up with the agenda for the monthly meeting. Members are welcome to join the pre-meeting if they have concerns, opinions, ornew suggestions they want to raise at the meeting.
Democratic Club
Everyone in the club has an equal say (democracy). All decisions, suggestions, etc are discussed at the monthly meeting and then put to the vote. If sufficient members vote for a particular event , then the club will organise it.
Members are encouraged to come up with new ideas and suggestions. If a member suggests something new, then the organisers expect that member to become the main person dealing with that event.
So, if I suggested that we have a beach party, then I would first go to the pre-meeting and discuss it with the organisers. It would then appear on the agenda and open for discussion at the main meeting.
If the majority of the members agree that it would be a good idea, then I would be in charge in gathering the information, finding out costs, deciding dates, and passing this information back to the club members at the next meeting.
Organisers
There are 8 members who are nominated to control the meetings. These members make sure that the meetings take place, that order is retained throughout, and people get an equal say. Anyone can become an organiser, they just need to volunteer at the annual general meeting (AGM) at the start of every year.
Money
The club has its own bank account that requires two signatures to withdraw cash. The bank account is controlled by two of the organisers, but any member can ask to see the cash flow to/from the bank account at any time.
Accounts are produced at the AGM so everyone can see what the money has been spent on, how much money is left, and how much each item cost.
The money collected from members is used to pay deposits for events, clothing, or to buy badges or stickers. Every year, the club donates some of the profits made to charities.
The club is not a profit making organisation. The aim is just to have fun, but to have sufficient funds in the bank to allow little extras, and even get discounts through group bookings.
To give an example of how the money situation works:
20 members join the club, each paying £20. That gives the club a profit of £400 which sits in the bank account.
A member then suggests that the club needs to have a “club t-shirt”.
The organisers contact (together with the member), contact various clothing companies with their suggested design and gather costs. If possible, they will also try to get a free sample to show other members.
The t-shirt and costs are then discussed at the next meeting, and all of the members are asked to vote for or against the idea.
If the majority of the members vote for the t-shirt, then the organisers collect orders from the members. Each member must pay £10 for a t-shirt (cost to produce is £8). Money can be paid before collection or after collection. A record is kept of those people paying before, so they are not charged twice. Let’s say that 15 members want the t-shirt
The club then goes to the company and orders 20 t-shirts. Working on the assumption that some of the other members will want to buy one when they see the other members wearing it, or any new members joining the club may want to buy one without having to wait for the next order. The club pays the company £160 from the bank account for the t-shirts.
When the t-shirts arrive, they then give them to the members and receive the money £10x15 = £150. When they sell the remaining 5 t-shirts (£10x5 = £50), they now have £40 profit.
This profit can be used to buy more t-shirts, which they can sell on to members, or added to the central fund for deposits for events, food for events, etc.
Website
The website is paid for by the club, but maintaining the website is done free by one member. Each year, when the registration fees are due, the member (ie me) pays the companies involved and then charges the club the same amount at the next monthly meeting.
All members can give input into the website design and content.
If members do not feel the need for the website, then it can just be switched off. The website is there for the members, by the members.
Organised runs
Organised outings happen every Sunday where any member can turn up and join in.
We only ask that they turn up at a particular place at a particular time. WE do not decide where the run will go until that day (weather dependant). On average we have 20 members appearing every Sunday. You do not have to turn up for the run if you have other things to do, but if you do turn up and take part, then you are asked to work together as a group, keep together (to a certain extent), arrive at designated meeting places. This allows us to monitor each other. If someone should crash, then we are there to help them, deal with the issues, police etc.
Weekend runs
Larger outings for weekend trips are organised in advance. We try to have at least 1 large outing per month in the summer. This involves booking accommodation for the Saturday night for <x> members. Because we book accommodation, we ask members if they want to take part before it happens. That way, we can organise hotels etc. and get discounts.
Members pay additional money for accommodation when the club has weekend away trips.
Some trips may be limited to a maximum number of available spaces. The club allocates a number of available spaces for outings to large events, and members join on a “first come, first served” basis.
Fund raising
The club needs to keep a steady flow of money coming into the bank account. This money is used for various things including paying for events upfront, buying badges, stickers, etc.
To raise money, our club holds various events. The main event is a “race night” usually held in October, November where club members buy tickets for £5 and for that they get a club hall with Disco, free food, and party games. Members are encouraged to bet on the party games and all profits are added to club funds.
At the end of the year, any profits are counted up and the members decide on how to spend the money.
We usually take 50% and give it to charity (Easter Egg Run), or to some other charity that is nominated by any member.
