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IMHO, this seems to be a symptom problem, and I'm curious about some
causes of this situation.<br>
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1) It sounds like you have more space than you can support on raw
membership. How did you get into this case? Was this a case of
'build it and they will come' ? A case of the space of the size you
need was more expensive than you thought?<br>
<br>
2) What is your space's primary focus? 'hackerspace as
member-clubhouse' or 'hackerspace as education center' or
'hackerspace as shared-tools/equipment'? Based on what your core
focus is, that can help shape how to retain enough value to keep the
lights on based on dues, class-fees, or even equipment use/rental.<br>
<br>
I would also like to ++ungood on charging more for paying in cash.
It's kind of sad to see people in a hackerspaces mailing list
advocating charging extra for not using the de-facto monopoly in an
industry. That's pretty much the antithesis to hacker ethics as I
understand them. <br>
<br>
hack on,<br>
- Far McKon<br>
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On 2/12/13 12:45 AM, Tamara wrote:<br>
<span style="white-space: pre;">> Hello there!<br>
><br>
> I'm seeking ideas for how to consistently cover our rent each
month and<br>
> still have some funds left over for consumables, necessities
and perhaps a<br>
> small emergency fund. We currently have a scaled membership
and teach a<br>
> number of classes each month, but there's often a gap between
what we make<br>
> each month and what we need to cover it all without panic,
begging, and<br>
> general freaking out. We've begun a series of fundraising
meetings to<br>
> discuss additional ideas for what might work, but I'm
wondering - what works<br>
> best for your hackerspace?<br>
><br>
> Tamara<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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