<div dir="ltr">Weighing in for i3 Detroit (from my perspective at least).<div><br></div><div>1. For practical purposes, the organization is tied to a single space, but that space has changed at times. We've considered adding a nearby location with more "soft space" for classes.</div>
<div>2. Board members are elected by the membership.</div><div>3. Assuming you're talking about the informal maker community and not Make Magazine. We're a local hub for people who are a member of that community. The members talk to and visit members from other spaces, so we informally cultivate connections between local makers and the greater maker community.</div>
<div>4. Being grassroots is not a problem for sponsorship. We run off dues and sponsor money is gravy for cool projects, competitions, classes, etc. Getting 501(c)3 status really did help with donations. Being grassroots is more of an obstacle to organization. There are a lot of skills that other types of cooperative organizations use to great effect (facilitation, consensus, etc.), and these skills haven't really reached the hacker/maker community in many places.</div>
<div><br></div><div>-Ed</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 5:11 PM, Randall G. Arnold <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:randall.arnold@texrat.net" target="_blank">randall.arnold@texrat.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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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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