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<p>I think I told everyone but this list, but our local maker nonprofit, Tarrant County Maker Community Foundation, recently imploded. Sabotage is a better word, but I'm gritting my teeth and trying to be polite. Three years of hard work on my part and ~two years on the part of a few dedicated others down the tubes.</p>
<p>There were a variety of elements that contributed... our regressive, non-collaborative culture here was a big one. But ultimately it came down to a handful of factors that I describe here:</p>
<p><a href="http://texrat.net/tarrant-makers-fall-of-a-foundation/">http://texrat.net/tarrant-makers-fall-of-a-foundation/</a></p>
<p>We're not the only ones to experience the stumbling blocks I describe; I know many of you made it past them, too. It's just sad that we became an example of failure for the book I'm working on...</p>
<p>Randy</p>
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