<div dir="ltr">Apologies for the delayed response - many thanks for reaching out, Brandon, and for your support of what we do!<div><br></div><div>We are always open to donations in the form of components/equipment/tools and, at this particular point in time, especially funding! We are preparing to file our 501c3 application within the next few weeks, at which point any donations received can be made retroactively tax-deductible.</div><div><br></div><div>Our monthly expenses are on the order of $2500/month for rent/utilities/insurance, and we're 100% supported by sliding-scale member dues and donations. Currently, our monthly income is just slightly over this amount, and we have no standing reserve funds.</div><div><br></div><div>If your organization would like to support sudo room financially, one-time or recurring donations can be sent via PayPal or Stripe on our donations page: <a href="https://sudoroom.org/donate/">https://sudoroom.org/donate/</a></div><div><br></div><div>If you'd like, I can notify you when we've filed our 501c3 application, so that your donation can be made tax-deductible.</div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks for your support! It is much appreciated. :)<br><div><br></div></div><div>Cheers,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jenny<br><br></div><div>Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California!<br></div><div><a href="https://omnicommons.org/donate" target="_blank">https://omnicommons.org/donate</a><br>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 1:38 PM, Duchon, Brandon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bduchon@newark.com" target="_blank">bduchon@newark.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1f497d">Hello,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1f497d">I reached out a few weeks ago, but to no avail. I understand that things may be busy over there, so here is a second and final attempt. I’d appreciate a response!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1f497d">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#7f7f7f">Brandon Duchon<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#7f7f7f">Outreach Manager<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#7f7f7f">Newark element14<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Duchon, Brandon <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 25, 2015 4:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> '<a href="mailto:info@sudoroom.org" target="_blank">info@sudoroom.org</a>'<br><b>Subject:</b> Becoming a Contributor<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">To whom it may concern,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">My name is Brandon and I oversee community outreach and webmaster relations for Newark element14, a leading global distributor of electronic components. We take pride in our participation within the tech space, frequently engaging with students, teachers, engineers, and bloggers. Our goal is to support their efforts by providing them with complimentary products and tools, engineer-written tutorials or content, and other types of funding or support. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">I came across Sudo Room during my browsing of <a href="https://wiki.hackerspaces.org" target="_blank">https://wiki.hackerspaces.org</a> and I would love to support this initiative. Open workshops, “think tanks” or “hack spaces” as they are called are very valuable but underserved areas within the engineering, technology, and design communities! I commend your efforts to educate and empower community members.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Please do let me know if any support may interest you.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Warm regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Brandon Duchon<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#7f7f7f">Brandon Duchon<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#7f7f7f">Outreach Manager<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font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