[sudoroom] fundraising

[Tracy Jacobs]

Everyone I talk to about this group and the location, has been super  
excited about it.  It is a very good set-up with low rent and a lot of  
usable space, and room to grow.  The other Oakland Hacker spaces are  
less accessible, and accessibility to Bart is  a big deal to people.   
People want to be able to get here easily from San Francisco and other  
places.  The neighborhood itself is fun and exciting, which in itself  
makes the place more appealing.  More people means a big space  in a  
prime location+ low monthly dues, which I think is ideal for a hacker  
space.   I get the impression that you're all kind of broke, so you  
might need to bring in some more people to make this work.  I'm all  
for keeping monthly dues at 50 dollars or less.  Being part of Art  
Murmur can also be a benefit for creative people in the community, and  
can be used to make some money possibly, or to get important ideas  
across to the public.  I'd like to see an event there, like this one  
on July 6th for Art Murmur, bring some more people to the space who  
are on the list, but not attending meetings.  I'd like to see more  
things happening there other than just meetings, as these can get  
really boring to some people and are not for everyone.

Are there people who just can't feel good about this space for some  
reason?   Because of the space or how the decision was made to rent  
it? Or is it just a problem with finances?

I was chatting with Ryan from Bio-curious, who told me they did a  
kickstarter to fund the Bio-curious space.  I guess you already  
discussed that, but I think we should do it.  We can offer memberships  
for kickstarter donations.  It can't hurt to try, and the effort will  
also increase publicity.

I hope everyone will come out this Friday and make a presence in the  
neighborhood, and enjoy what we have at this time.

Tracy