There is a special WordPress Organizer role that allows Ace Instructors and event hosts to manage their events and access attendee lists. Here’s how it works. Warning DO NOT do any of the following: Change the date of the event – that is a whole process Ace Calendar managers do Change the number of …
Category: Steward Resources
Adding Events and Classes to the Ace Calendar
The workflows below outline the steps to take to add a class or event to the Ace Calendar. It covers the most common scenarios. It does not go into great detail on how to do things, just “what” needs to be done. This article is written from the perspective of Ace Staff. Event Checklist Compose …
Repair Policy
Members should never attempt to repair a tool or machine without contacting either the team in charge or staff Are approved before done by the team or staff They are done by an approved team of at least 2 people Are documented Must be signed off on by somebody not on the repair team
Purchasing and budgeting materials for the workshop
This is a description of the current order of operations to budget and purchase materials for the workshop: consumables and small tools, not capital purchases and not materials for classes. Used from January 2022 and still used as of this publication. TeamShop works with two Google Drive spreadsheets, one to keep track of purchases and …
Meeting Transparency
Ace has transparency embedded in our culture and social contract that includes meetings, be it team or board meetings. People both members and folks from the public are welcome to audit our meetings. Auditing a meeting means: Attending the meeting but not participating. Saving all questions and sending them to the relevant team member, staff …
Communication for Community Management
Best practices for teams and stewards An effective communication strategy will establish and support the etiquette that makes your program accessible… social engineering for good. Rinse. Repeat. In order to establish anything as the “norm” it will have to be repeated a minimum of 8 times to any audience, in multiple ways. Not everybody learns …
How to request access to Ace Plaforms
Need an Ace admin to get you access to a platform like Grand Central, Azure, or a personal Wiki account? There are two ways you can request access. If possible please give at least 24-48 (T-Sa) hours to process the request. If you have asana access If you have asana access, create a task to …
How to Check People In for Events and Classes
There are two types of visitors. Those who are here for Tours or the New Member Workshop and folks who will be using tools. The checkin’ is different for each as we don’t require a waiver for the tour or New Member Workshop. Everybody else must have a waiver. There are two ways to have …
How to use the Class Development Template
ACE uses a google doc for class development. All class development documents link to a spreadsheet that includes a calculator we developed. The tables from the spreadsheet are then embedded in individual class development documents. Template Format Instructions – These are instructions on how to use the template. Workshop Type – We have three types …
Proposals for major purchasing
Major purchasing for the purposes of this conversation is anything over $300 What should be included A well-drafted proposal should answer core questions leadership and members would have about the idea or item being proposed. Questions the officers and board will always have are: What is your base rationale for this spending? How does the …