I have been involved in the community bike shop movement for about 13 years. There are certainly very many different organizational models. Generally, though, the organizational structure is pretty minimal. Management is painful, most people aren't good at it, and most volunteers don't appreciate the efforts of people who want things like a strategic plan, fiscal controls, and so on. At my coop, I have watched several waves of people come and try to get things to work better. The organization still works exactly the same way it has for almost two decades.

Hmm. Maybe I'm the problem.