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Shirley,
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I don't have the exact start date offhand but I believe our total process took 8 to 9 months. 2 of those months were our fault-- we had to change some application details just after submitting, which increased our costs (I can't recall the specifics right now, but it had to do with the type/scope of application).
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We were actually delayed for more than the actual length of the shutdown. I think something like 4 months. Even after congress got over their kindergarten tantrum, no one wanted to touch applications because of residue from the nonprofit application political scandal.
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Just glad to be past it all, but it really hurt our organization and community last year. Trying to rebuild now...
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Randy
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Tarrant Makers
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On March 17, 2014 at 11:31 AM Shirley Hicks <shirley@velochicdesign.com> wrote:
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Our space, the Red Mountain Makers, in Birmingham AL, is about to file our 501(3)c paperwork.
<br />Randall, could you tell us how long the processing time was for your application, even with the shut down?
<br />Would help us to know how long to anticipate.
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<span style="color: #0f61c8;"><br /></span>Shirley Hicks
<br />Board member-at-large
<br />Red Mountain Makers
<br />5502 1st Avenue North
<br />Birmingham, AL 35212
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<a href="mailto:redmtnadm@redmountainmakers.org">redmtnadm@redmountainmakers.org</a>
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<a href="http://www.redmountainmakers.org/">www.redmountainmakers.org</a>
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<br />Home email:
<a href="mailto:shirley@velochicdesign.com">shirley@velochicdesign.com</a>
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<span style="color: #0f61c8;"><br /></span>On Mar 17, 2014, at 8:11 AM, Florencia Edwards <
<a href="mailto:floev22@gmail.com">floev22@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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I think the owner wanted to make something that was half a techshop and half a makerspace
<br />El 16/03/2014 15:14, "Randall G. Arnold" <
<a href="mailto:randall.arnold@texrat.net">randall.arnold@texrat.net</a>> escribió:
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dosman nailed it.
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<br />Tarrant Makers leadership came together in the usual organic fashion, and at first we were polarized over purpose. Some of us felt building community first was most important (and even absolutely necessary), while others on our initial board sarcastically dismissed the very concept of community and wanted to rush out and whip up a makerspace out of... whatever.
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<br />Over time the people who were impatient and didn't grasp the importance of community fell by the wayside... and the rest of us developed bylaws, best practices, plans and all of the other administrating gunk that we hate messing with but realize has to be done.
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<br />So today we have a strong, grassroots 501(c)3 focused on educating our membership and helping cultivate employment opportunities for them, conventional or otherwise. Meanwhile some other local ventures that tried the beg-and-build approach have failed.
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<br />Sure, we were slow in developing (government shutdown sure didn't help-- held up our 501) but I believe we're well-positioned now to fulfill our purpose. We're gaining sponsors and working on grant opportunities. And so far, all on a 100% volunteer basis.
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<br />Shoutout: MANY thanks to participants on this list and especially Dallas Makerspace for the guidance and inspiration!
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<br />Randy Arnold
<br />Tarrant Makers
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