[hackerspaces] Help with membership agreement and tool loan policies

[Dave]

Does anyone have a loan agreement that we can review and hopefully, copy?

On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Joshua Pritt <ramgarden at gmail.com> wrote:

> 1. Make sure people know about LOANING a tool vs DONATING a tool.  If
> loaned the member can take it back if they move or whatever.  Donating
> means it's part of the shop's assets.
> 2. Create a wiki page on your space's wiki (you do have a wiki, right?)
> with a table showing who loaned or donated which tools. Or if multiple
> members paid for a tool.
> 3. If loaned make sure to put your name on it with a labelmaker or
> engraver, etc.
> 4. Make a rule that if someone breaks a tool they should help pay for
> fixing or replacing it.  Rational people should automatically offer to help
> fix it.
> 5. Some people have asked about valuating tool donations so that if they
> donate a tool it will pay for their membership for some time.  This still
> needs further discussion.
>
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> On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 2:06 PM, Dave <tallycast at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Making Awesome is a makerspace in Tallahassee Florida.  Recently we were
>> booted from our original location and are moving into a new space.  We're
>> keeping our doors closed to the public for a couple of months while we
>> build out the new space and tighten up our organization.
>>
>> That brings up this request.
>>
>> We are looking for best practices/good examples/advice on membership
>> requirements and on policies/expectations for tools loaned to the space by
>> members or others.
>>
>> Cheers, and thanks,
>> David Brightbill
>>
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