MyTurn
In 2020, OEN began offering a gear library management system, called MyTurn, for members as an optional add-on to their annual membership fee. Managing gear library inventory and reservations has been a long-standing challenge for many OEN members and so far those who have implemented the software are having a positive experience with it. OEN members get a non-profit pricing discount which depends on the number of items you’d like to list. . Please contact Seraph if you’d like to see how the system works or if you want to chat with a member who is currently using the system.
Instructions for setting up a MyTurn system
http://myturn.com/s/oensetup - click on free trial
The list is here. For example categories I recommend looking at getoutdoorsleadville.myturn.com or bawt.myturn.com. We will spend the first meeting going through each of these, but like I said please explore.
1) Set all the system wide parameters-
Set up categories - 20-25
Set up sub-locations for item restrictions based on membership.
Set up member types - both for payment levels and restrictions - eg an individual member with access to backpacking gear vs and supporting member with access to only warm clothing.
Concurrent with item set-up, finetune pricing structures for membership levels
Decide whether you will track each item individually or if identical items are interchangeable.
Add waivers to system
Determine your item numbering system if you want item numbers to be a certain way. Default is each new item get the next available number.
2) Create one copy of each item. This allows you to make sure it has all the right restrictions, data, etc.
3) Mass duplicate items using the import/export system
4) Concurrent with items, go through email templates, spanish translation phrases, home page
5) User testing
6) Deploy
Links to OEN members MyTurn reservation websites
Bay Area Wilderness Training Visit (Active)
Detroit Outdoors Visit (Active)
The Mountaineers Visit (Active)
Chicago Park District Visit (Active)
Mancos Gear Share Visit (Active)
GR Thrive Outside Gear Library Visit (Active)
Maine GearShare Visit (Active)
The Wildseed Gear Library Visit (Active)
Philadelphia Gear Library LLC Visit
Wasatch Mountain Institute Gear Library Visit (Active)
Atabey Outdoors - Visit
Friends of Anacostia Visit
Chaffee Mobile Gear Library Visit
Outdoor Outreach Visit
River City Outdoors Visit (Active)
Kindling Collective Visit (Active)
The Outdoor Inclusion Coalition Gear Library Visit (Active)
HFAdventureCommunity Gear Library Visit (Active)