RedStrong, you alluded to probably the biggest reason I haven't done any trail work yet - there's no centralized place of connecting with the work that needs to be done. I think it would be perfect to have something like an official "Madison Area Mountain Bike Trailwork" facebook page that can create weekly / monthly / annual / whatever events and post about it to send people those sweet push notifications for the work and get it on our calendars. If something like that already exists, it's been a challenge to find.
Many but not everyone uses Facebook. Content posted here can be linked to or copied to other systems such as Facebook and email. I recall a volunteer who is in law enforcement say he'll never do or expose his name in Facebook but he's fine with this forum. Some just don't do social media for other reasons.
The infrastructure for good tasking or project management is present. Pres Jon said in another post that adoption is the challenge. The current and past tech team folks who all still associate do professional or enterprise IT, project and programming admin in their day jobs. The challenge is this is a volunteer organization. It's not like the day jobs most of us have where one can be disciplined or dismissed and at times easily replaced over not dealing with change.
Volunteer organization management is often using and pulling heavy and large objects with wet noodles. Having been on the CORP board, and being on another I know it's hard to get people to fill the positions and keep at them because it's real work.
OK but I still don't understand what is so difficult at asking or getting the stewards to post work times in this section of the forum.
I dunno how often there is turnover for a new steward.
Whenever there is a new one is it suggested where h/she can post the calls for volunteers or are they all just left on their own to figure it out and that is why it is so scattered?
It seems to me that there could be one agreed upon system but there isn't.
Each steward posts the call wherever they want to and they have their own ways of organizing work days. Something formal such as announcing the day time or just letting them know when you can be there and they will meet you then.
Not criticizing. Just observing and trying to get an understanding of how to find out where to look for work.
Update: Since I have done this post I have been communicating via FB with the steward of X-Plains.
I am hoping to get out there next week for working and riding when it might be drier.
RedStrong, you alluded to probably the biggest reason I haven't done any trail work yet - there's no centralized place of connecting with the work that needs to be done. I think it would be perfect to have something like an official "Madison Area Mountain Bike Trailwork" facebook page that can create weekly / monthly / annual / whatever events and post about it to send people those sweet push notifications for the work and get it on our calendars. If something like that already exists, it's been a challenge to find.
Many but not everyone uses Facebook. Content posted here can be linked to or copied to other systems such as Facebook and email. I recall a volunteer who is in law enforcement say he'll never do or expose his name in Facebook but he's fine with this forum. Some just don't do social media for other reasons.
The infrastructure for good tasking or project management is present. Pres Jon said in another post that adoption is the challenge. The current and past tech team folks who all still associate do professional or enterprise IT, project and programming admin in their day jobs. The challenge is this is a volunteer organization. It's not like the day jobs most of us have where one can be disciplined or dismissed and at times easily replaced over not dealing with change.
Volunteer organization management is often using and pulling heavy and large objects with wet noodles. Having been on the CORP board, and being on another I know it's hard to get people to fill the positions and keep at them because it's real work.
RedStrong, you alluded to probably the biggest reason I haven't done any trail work yet - there's no centralized place of connecting with the work that needs to be done. I think it would be perfect to have something like an official "Madison Area Mountain Bike Trailwork" facebook page that can create weekly / monthly / annual / whatever events and post about it to send people those sweet push notifications for the work and get it on our calendars. If something like that already exists, it's been a challenge to find.
