2024 Board Goals mid year progress

Submitted by John Lee Ellis on Wed, 07/24/2024 - 13:34

Marketing

Set up a Marketing Committee engaging internally with RBAs and members using surveys and interviews, externally with cycling clubs and organizations, with a broad goal of increasing market awareness, RUSA membership and ridership.

Committee set up, RBA Survey completed, summary results forthcoming

Rules and Procedures

Review and update all rules, procedures and other documentation for organizers and riders, for all types of rides e.g. Brevets and Populaires, Team Events, UAF Audax and Permanents

ACP and RUSA Brevets:

Rules for Riders – brevets and populaires – Complete

Rules for Organizers – brevets and populaires – Nearly Complete

Rules for LRM Riders (1200 km and longer US events) – In Progress

Rules for LRM Organizers (1200 km and longer US events) – In Progress

Team Events:

24-Hr Fleches-USA (ACP sanction) - In Progress

24-Hr Arrow (RUSA sanction) - In Progress

13.5-Hr Dart (RUSA sanction) - In Progress

8-Hr Dart populaire (RUSA sanction) - In Progress

Permanents:

Permanents (200 km and longer) - Not Started Yet

Permanents populaires (100 km -199 km) - Not Started Yet

UAF Audax: fixed-pace group rides regulations - Not Started Yet

Internal Organization

  1. Review and update charter and staffing for all Committees - rationalized committees, reviewed staffing.  Charter not started
  2. Calendar all operational activities - calendaring mostly complete and ongoing
  3. Set up a Nominating Committee for Succession Planning - outstanding, no progress

Event Registration Support and Insurance

  1. Share tools and approaches across regions - some discussions, no progress
  2. Develop a plan to provide a common toolset and centrally house all waivers - some discussions with RBAs

Awards

  1. Physical Gravel Award – no progress
  2. Volunteer Recognition - plan in place to provide patches to RBAs and Committees
  3. Climbing - web work underway

Website

  1. Facilitate the rollout of gravel Permanents - complete
  2. Facilitate the development and tracking of cumulative climbing - underway
  3. Increase website account adoption for priority functions - under review
  4. Improve membership signup, renewal and data change overhead - outstanding
  5. Develop election tool for RUSA elections - 3rd party software being used
  6. Revisit gender data collection and reporting – plan being discussed
  7. Explore and potentially overhaul RUSA's privacy practices - review outstanding
  8. Historical total membership reporting - complete