[hackerspaces] question about hackerspace hourly rate, what do you think

[matt]

one more idea, from noisebridge ( also seen at hackerdojo )

build a neat interactive art piece that incorporates a bill collector, or a
credit card reader system.  people give a donation... art piece reacts.
skies the limit on how.

result is people will donate money just to see the thing react.

-matt


On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Florencia Edwards <floev22 at gmail.com>wrote:

> thanks matt, we are doing this with some members! OTher members are not
> intrested in doing classes, so it's just a few
>
>
> 2013/12/19 matt <matt at nycresistor.com>
>
>> one of the things nyc resistor tried is basically reducing membership
>> rates for members that taught x number of classes at the space.  this lead
>> to the space getting money from classes, the member getting money, and
>> there being more classes.
>>
>> wins all around.
>>
>> -matt
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 3:43 PM, David Francos <me at davidfrancos.net>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2013/12/19 Florencia Edwards <floev22 at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>> Thanks dave for your answer . Alan, I agree on the community, but i'm
>>>> thinking this hour rates for a virtual community we have but don't have the
>>>> money to spend on a whole month in the makerspace, but for sure would do it
>>>> if it was for hours (less money and time).  to use some tools. So the
>>>> community exists, we have  a forum  and we are friends, but they just don't
>>>> have the money. I don't know what to do to include them
>>>>
>>>
>>> Why not simply doing a special price for people with less resources?
>>> If you've got a strong community, consult with them, most probable thing
>>> is they'll be ok paying more than people who couldn't affor the hackerspace
>>> otherwise.
>>> We at Dlabs Hackerspace (Spain) did that for a while, and those members
>>> ended up paying the full wage when they could. We've got even a
>>> free-comunity member that donates material and hours of his time to the
>>> hackerspace instead of money.
>>>
>>> Things are a bit different, we've got 450€ of full outcome (and 330 of
>>> regular income + donations + beer + paid talks / events, that are given /
>>> organished by volunteers). Remember that there are more ways to provide for
>>> a hackerspace than just memberships =)
>>>
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