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I appreciate responses so far but I realize my wording on one question was too specific (thanks Sparr).
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I didn't mean "Make" as a brand, sorry. I should have asked:
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"3) What are your thoughts on your connection to your local maker/hacker/creative/etc community"
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My apologies for misleading you all on that one.
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On October 16, 2013 at 4:20 PM Lokkju Brennr <lokkju@gmail.com> wrote:
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BrainSilo (Portland, OR) is both a state non-profit, and is a sponsored project of the 501(c)3 School Factory's Space Federation. With that in mind...
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1) BrainSilo is it's own state non-profit entity, but is not tax-exempt at the federal level by itself. BrainSilo can receive tax-deductable donations via our agreement with the Space Federation.
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2) Via general member elections.
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3) We're a physical location that provides tools and space to any like-minded people or groups that need it; as such, I'd say we have no official position on our connection to Make.
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4) Any stance you take will cut both ways. I've found one of the major hinderances has been that we style ourselves a "hackerspace" - it has prevented some local organizations (*cough*, for instance, a specific local museum) from wanting to work with us; but it was a decision made with intent when we were founded.
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~ Loki
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On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Randall G. Arnold
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Sorry to be so active on the list today... but one of my recent questions about operating philosophies is still an issue and I'm looking for data.
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For those of you run as nonprofits, I'm hoping you can answer some questions for me:
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1) Is your foundation tied specifically to a space, or operating in support of one or more spaces in an area?
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2) How are your Board members elected/selected?
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3) What are your thoughts on your connection to the Make community-- are you a representative body? Corporate-styled authority? Separate but supporting?
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4) If you take a bottom-up, grassroots, community-first approach to governance, have you found that to be a hindrance for sponsorships and donations?
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Thanks to any and all respondents.
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Randy
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