[hackerspaces] Cash flow?

[Ron Bean]

One obvious thing that nobody has mentioned yet-- attract more members!

We try to accomodate nonmembers, but we also try to make sure there's an 
advantage to being a member. The main advantage is 24/7 access to the 
building. We're mostly open to nonmembers two nights per week (and 
occasionally on weekends). Nonmembers can also get in as a guest of a 
member. For the most part, only members can use the heavy machinery, 
although we've talked about making exceptions to that.

Also, we accept payments through Dwolla. According to this page, they 
accept recurring payments:
http://help.dwolla.com/customer/portal/articles/235874-how-can-i-setup-a-recurring-payment-

We also accept payments through PayPal (although they charge more than 
Dwolla). Some people don't trust Dwolla (it's a bank transfer, so you 
have to give them your bank account number), and some people don't trust 
PayPal. I don't know how our membership breaks down along those lines.
I think we can also accept payments through Square, but I don't know if 
anyone is paying their membership that way.

I do know that our treasurer doesn't like to cash checks manually, even 
if they're on time.