1. Dublin Cycling Campaign Organisation and Sustainability

2. Introduction  Background to the Campaign  Membership  Funding  Strategy  Sustainability !?  Conclusions

3. Background Dublin Cycling Campaign will be 20 years old in 2013 – cause for Celebration!? 100% Voluntary Has had many successes Representation - Local Authority Strategic Planning Committees Difficult times during Celtic Tiger Greater recognition today

4. Membership Approx 300 paid up members 3,000 Facebook followers Use of Voluntary networks and skill sets in membership Need greater clout – membership levels too low!? San Francisco 12,000 members VOCA members? New membership strategy being worked on

5. Funding Due to Voluntary Membership and no office – low cost Majority of funding from Membership fees and donations Limited project funding – June conference Need to expand funding levels to support work

6. Strategy Campaign developed 1 st Formal Strategy in 2011 Recently revisited Sets priorities related to resources as follows 1 Effective lobbying (politicians, NTA, EU) and representation on all relevant bodies 2 Membership development (increase numbers and engagement) 3 External communications strategy 4Monitor progress on the National Cycle Policy Framework. No specific priority on Funding !?

7. Sustainability Can we continue to exist without greater funding? Is volunteerism more sustainable than paid staff? – chasing funding!? Is volunteerism more desirable than paid staff? Campaign difficult years in the past – lack of impetus Always query our role and relevance!?

8. Conclusions  More questions than answers!?  Learn from others – VOCA, ECF  Be ambitious but be realistic – Strategy Priorities  Membership levels critical – greater political clout  Members need to have FUN as well !?