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

[Joshua Pritt]

matt that reminds me of the donation things you see at museums and science
centers where you drop your coins down the chute and it rolls around and
around in a smaller circle until it defies gravity spinning sideways and
falls into the bank at the bottom.  I can see how to apply this for
hackerspaces with other ideas that require your coins or money to do
something cool.  good idea!


On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 4:09 PM, matt <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:

> 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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