Best Practices The following are a bunch of best practices learned over the course of holding classes at AMT for over a year. Know the policies… really, it will avoid confusion and they are designed to create an easy positive experience for everyone. Charge an RSVP fee. There is a huge flake factor in the …
Category: Operations
2017-2018 Goals
These are the five actionable measurable goals for the 2016-17 FY as selected by the board and influenced by the membership. Diversity Goal: 25% women by June 2018 Goal: We will reach out to diverse groups 6 times over the next year. Reach out consists of going to their events as representatives of AMT. Contacting …
Zoning
According to a zoning map, our whole street is HBX-1. The detailed description of the zones can be found on the [http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/CEDA/o/PlanningZoning/s/codes/index.htm city of oakland website] (direct pdf link) Allowed activites: Permanent Residental Residential Care occupying a One-Family Dwelling Residential Facility Essential Service Limited Child-Care General Retail Sales Consumer Service Business, Communication, and Media Service …
Toybot
Toybot is the integration in slack that bring all the awesome reporting. It is a slack bot in the hubot framework written in javascript/coffeescript. There are many juicy technical details and the source code of toybot here:[https://github.com/rfroetscher/amt_toybot https://github.com/rfroetscher/amt_toybot] What to do to fix / diagnose toybot when it is broke: 1. ssh to server ( …
Updating and fixing wiki pages
The wiki needs love to be meaningful to people. Access If you want a unique wiki account ping @officers on slack and we will set it up for you. It takes between 1 and 24 hours to set up after request. If you want to use the AMT shared credentials you can find them on …
Janitorial Services
We currently contract for janitorial services. Janitorial Checklist General Trash Patrol Empty all trash Curb recycle Stairs: Sweep/vac + Mop Scrub out trashcans and recycle bins as needed Upstairs Spray/Wipe down conference table Dust All Surfaces Light dust/vac all shelves Clean White boards Dust down monitors and clean mice Tidy Tool areas Sweep/Vac Mop Clean …
Onboarding and offboarding
When a new person steps into one of the various positions at AMT, they need access and authorization to a number of systems in order to do their tasks. The membership also needs to know who they are and what they do, and how to get in touch. Finally, when that person steps down, the …
T Shirts
Lettuce Make Some AMT T Shirts Why Cool people or AMT members wearing the AMT Logo will raise awareness in the community. Less cool people will be anxious to associate themselves with AMT by wearing the logo. People will gladly donate hundreds of dollars worth of time and effort for a $5 shirt. What We …
Petty Cash
Petty cash is stored within AMT270 For Officers & those seeking cash for purchases If cash is required because something cannot be purchased with a card or electronic payment, notify Treasurer that you’ll need to make a withdrawal. Once approved, withdraw cash from Petty Cash box. Save receipts/proof of payment in Expensify or Google Drive. …
Ace Certification Instructors
THIS PROGRAM IS NO LONGER OFFERED. IT WAS UNSUSTAINABLE. Learn more about tool certification here. The amazing list of volunteers listed below can certify experienced tool users. Please be mindful that they are volunteers and not staff when planning to meet for certification. Specialists Name: Crafty Rachel General availability: Afternoons, Monday and Wednesday Preferred communication …