[hackerspaces] June conference call

[Tilman Frosch]

Hi,

Am Mittwoch, den 17.06.2009, 14:34 +0200 schrieb Bartosz Kostrzewa:

> * How did you manage to pay for the deposits (if any) for your spaces?
> 

With the first space we were lucky as we were not required to have a
security deposit. There was only the rent to pay. For our current space
we used most of our savings plus every member was asked for a small
extra donation.

> * Do you keep an emergency account? If so, how was that financed and how
> much money do you keep in it in relation to your running costs?
> 

We try to have at least an amount of money in our accout, which equals 3
month of running costs. Whenever there was a surplus after paying rent
etc. we saved that. 

> * How do you finance procurement of more expensive equipment? Case by
> case financing or do you take it from the budget you get from pledges?
> 

Either equipment is donated to us (by so. external or a member) or we
just ask our fellow members if anyone likes the idea of having this or
that and what he/she would be willing to donate in case we by $stuff.
The membership fees are not used, as they just cover the running costs.

> Thanks a lot.

HTH

Til