<p>Thanks for update. Finances are tricky thing for spaces. It is good to hear how others manage. </p>
<p>Aloha<br>
Jerry Isdale</p>
<p>On Aug 3, 2011 12:28 PM, "Danny O&apos;Brien" <<a href="mailto:danny@spesh.com">danny@spesh.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Jerry Isdale <<a href="mailto:isdale@gmail.com">isdale@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> According to the wiki page, the one bill board normally costs $30k/mo but<br>>> with connections the owner only charged $7500 for three.<br>>> Thats pretty good deal.<br>>> It is also good to see that Noisebridge was able to contribute $1000+ itself<br>
>> (according to wiki).<br>>> They have obviously recovered from last fall's "We are going to have to shut<br>>> down in February" money hemorrhaging...<br>>><br>>> <a href="https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-announce/2010-December/000271.html">https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-announce/2010-December/000271.html</a><br>
>> What was the turn around?<br>>> corporate/angel donations? getting people to pay their share? Cost control?<br>>> d) all of the above?<br>> <br>> NB was never hemorrhaging money -- the space has a fairly flat set of<br>
> costs, and (usually) a fairly constant set of income from member<br>> donations and casual donations. Like anywhere else though, it was<br>> worrying when those two lines met at a point where time > the_present<br>
> :)<br>> <br>> As for what of fixed it, lots of small things: Paypal had been<br>> spontaneously cancelling subscriptions without either the treasurer or<br>> the donor asking for or realising it, so simply plowing through those<br>
> and catching up on backlogs brought in a fair bit, and corrected the<br>> future projected income upwards. Some non-members chose to switch from<br>> occasional donations to regular donations, and the fund-raising gave<br>
> us a short-term spike too.<br>> <br>> Here's a profit & loss from Jan-May: <a href="http://nburl.net/pl_janmay11">http://nburl.net/pl_janmay11</a><br>> <br>> The pattern for things like the billboard and other one-time purchases<br>
> are that Noisebridgers chip in for that separate from the main funds.<br>> Given the small amounts collected from a large number of NB users<br>> it's not that a problem it's run separately from NB and therefore not<br>
> tax-deductible.<br>> <br>> Both noisebridge's laser-cutter and this billboard were funded that<br>> way, outside of our core financing.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>>> Jerry Isdale<br>>> <a href="http://MauiMakers.com">http://MauiMakers.com</a><br>
>> <a href="http://www.mauimakers.com/blog/thursday-public-meeting/">http://www.mauimakers.com/blog/thursday-public-meeting/</a><br>>> On Aug 1, 2011, at 10:47 PM, Mitch Altman wrote:<br>>><br>>> Oops, forgot the link to the full story, and larger images:<br>
>> <a href="https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Billboard">https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Billboard</a><br>>><br>>> Mitch.<br>>><br>>><br>>> _______________________________________________<br>
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