<div dir="ltr">You do have to keep putting time and money into setting up and scheduling events and classes and make days and invite the public to come in and see the place.<div>We noticed that most people have one little project they want to do then quit.</div><div>There are a few core members that pay the monthly dues and work on an endless list of projects that grows faster than it can get finished.</div><div>So it's important to constantly do membership drives of all kinds from classes to events to public talks at libraries and corporate lunch n learns to really get the word out.</div><div>Also go on your local NPR or college radio from time to time and talk about your upcoming classes or events to really get the community's attention.</div><div>Keeping that large set of core members interested and coming back is KEY.</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Matt Joyce <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matt@nycresistor.com" target="_blank">matt@nycresistor.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">There's a lot that can destroy a space. The reasons are legion.<div><br></div><div>It's terrible to see techshop fail. It's just such an amazing asset for folks. And most hackerspaces cannot begin to match their capabilities.<div><br></div><div>I wish them and their employees well in this transitional fuckery. =/</div></div><div><br></div><div>They roared like a lion and their contribution to the world was meritorious. Not everyone can say that about a failed business. They can. And that's a hell of a thing.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>-Matt</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></font></span></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 1:08 PM, Ben Hibben <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:the.blenster@gmail.com" target="_blank">the.blenster@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Non-profit models are probably more sustainable; our Hackerspace is 7 years old and going strong.<div><br></div><div>Blenster</div><div>LVL1 Hackerspace</div></div><div hspace="streak-pt-mark" style="max-height:1px"><img alt="" style="width:0px;max-height:0px;overflow:hidden" src="https://mailfoogae.appspot.com/t?sender=adGhlLmJsZW5zdGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ%3D%3D&type=zerocontent&guid=7d9be00c-87f6-4113-887a-e7e61e702eba"><font color="#ffffff" size="1">ᐧ</font></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_9151496999550979357h5">On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Rachel Uwa <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:info@schoolofma.org" target="_blank">info@schoolofma.org</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_9151496999550979357h5"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all!</div><div><br></div><div>Thought this an interesting article worth reading, about the closure of TechShop.</div><div><a href="https://makezine.com/2017/11/15/techshop-closes-doors-files-bankruptcy/" target="_blank">https://makezine.com/2017/11/1<wbr>5/techshop-closes-doors-files-<wbr>bankruptcy/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Interesting how on the one hand there is this idea of the need for makerspaces</div><div>but they appear to be very difficult to maintain financially. 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