Create a Bicycle Advocacy Organization

How to Start an Advocacy Organization (AO)

The manual below is intended to help you take the
first steps in organizing a bicycle advocacy organization, or improve the organization of your existing group. In outlining these steps, we hope to take out some of the guesswork involved and make the process more enjoyable. Our affiliated clubs and organizations are vital for the League of American Bicyclists’ success, and we are proud to support your current and future efforts for bicycling.

Download How to Start a Bicycle Club or AO (PDF).

Contents include:

Selecting Officers

Developing By-Laws

The Basics of Bicycle Advocacy

Forming, Sustaining, and Growing your AO

Develop a Strategic Plan

Obtaining Federal Identification Number & Non-Profit Status

Fundraising

Communications

Organizing Rides & Volunteers