[hackerspaces] Cash flow?

[Far McKon]

IMHO, this seems to be a symptom problem, and I'm curious about some
causes of this situation.

1) It sounds like you have more space than you can support on raw
membership.  How did you get into this case?  Was this a case of 'build
it and they will come' ? A case of  the space of the size you need was
more expensive than you thought?

2) What is your space's primary focus?  'hackerspace as
member-clubhouse' or 'hackerspace as education center' or 'hackerspace
as shared-tools/equipment'?  Based on what your core focus is, that can
help shape how to retain enough value to keep the lights on based on
dues, class-fees, or even equipment use/rental.

I would also like to ++ungood on charging more for paying in cash. It's
kind of sad to see people in a hackerspaces mailing list advocating
charging extra for not using the de-facto monopoly in an industry.  
That's pretty much the antithesis to hacker ethics as I understand them.  

hack on,
- Far McKon

On 2/12/13 12:45 AM, Tamara wrote:
> Hello there!
>
> I'm seeking ideas for how to consistently cover our rent each month and
> still have some funds left over for consumables, necessities and perhaps a
> small emergency fund. We currently have a scaled membership and teach a
> number of classes each month, but there's often a gap between what we make
> each month and what we need to cover it all without panic, begging, and
> general freaking out. We've begun a series of fundraising meetings to
> discuss additional ideas for what might work, but I'm wondering - what
works
> best for your hackerspace?
>
> Tamara
>
>
>
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