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Tunabananas: /* Free-form Income-bringing Responses */

2012-07-02T07:26:00Z

Free-form Income-bringing Responses

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This is a shared knowledge commons on our options to bring in income to cover costs for Sudo Room. These may be shorter responses than for [[Sudo_room/decisions|decisions]], so a template may not be necessary (we may end up choosing multiple or many options), but also feel free to contribute a free-form response below.

==Income-bringing Options==
Thought from 5/16 meeting: There seem to be three categories to bring in income (below). The discussion group thought that membership fees and services/goods offered would be the main sources of income, with the quality of the goods/services offered greatly affecting the energy and support of membership.

'''1. Membership Fees''' (Should a driving principle be to '''separate membership fee-paying from perception of having influence in SudoRoom?''')

To what extent should financial contribution be separate from 1) governance privileges 2) access to the space? Separating donations from membership makes it easier to solicit donations from those not interested in the governance of the space.

* No material benefits to membership? - members (& Nonmembers) donate because they value the existence of the space and believe in its continued existence.

'''2. Services/ Goods Offered to Community''' (Classes/ SkillShares; Events: Speakers, Conferences, Movie Nights; Goods: DIYbio kits, repair workshops, etc)

* From 5/16 meeting: Selling goods/services can fuel and support membership (ie, members can provide goods/host events/teach classes/act as speakers + these activities can bring new members); but does charging for these opportunities run counter to the sudo open + accessible principle?
** Not being able to pay the rent also runs counter to the open + accessible principle

'''3. Fundraising'''
(Grants: city/state/federal/private; Straight Donations, ex Donate button on website; Parties; Crowdfunding)
* From 5/16 meeting: fundraising is time-consuming and difficult and will be more likely if membership is solid (also, goods/services provided by the community can inform the viability of grants/crowdfunding)

* Also: crowdfunding vs funding portal (eg; Sudo Room as Kickstarter Project vs. Sudo Room as Kickstarter :)

==Free-form Income-bringing Responses==
*front-facing shop / co-op? kombucha cafe, fixit shop, etc
*(response)

==Resources About Income-bringing Forms and Processes==

Mk30: /* Income-bringing Options */

2012-05-23T05:33:16Z

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	* Accept in-kind donations if cash not available? What would the list of acceptable trades be?		* Accept in-kind donations if cash not available? What would the list of acceptable trades be?
			** existing services for evaluating trades include timebank and ourvolts.

	'''1.1 Possible membership benefits - what reason do we give people to donate on a regular basis?'''		'''1.1 Possible membership benefits - what reason do we give people to donate on a regular basis?'''
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	** would anyone pay for that privilege?		** would anyone pay for that privilege?
	* Discount for classes or other goods/services		* Discount for classes or other goods/services
			* No material benefits to membership - members donate because they value the existence of the space and believe in its continued existence.

	'''2. Services/ Goods Offered to Community''' (Classes/ SkillShares; Events: Speakers, Conferences, Movie Nights; Goods: DIYbio kits, repair workshops, etc)		'''2. Services/ Goods Offered to Community''' (Classes/ SkillShares; Events: Speakers, Conferences, Movie Nights; Goods: DIYbio kits, repair workshops, etc)

PatrikD: /* Income-bringing Options */

2012-05-22T19:27:49Z

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	'''1. Membership Fees''' (perhaps $50-$100/mo, with sliding scale available for starving students / unemployed)		'''1. Membership Fees''' (perhaps $50-$100/mo, with sliding scale available for starving students / unemployed)
	*From 5/16 meeting:		From 5/16 meeting:
	-- Should a driving principle be to '''separate membership fee-paying from perception of having influence in SudoRoom?''' Or, to what extent should financial contribution be separate from 1) governance privileges 2) access to the space?		* Should a driving principle be to '''separate membership fee-paying from perception of having influence in SudoRoom?''' Or, to what extent should financial contribution be separate from 1) governance privileges 2) access to the space?

	-- Should "member" be the term used? What about participant/ supporter/ Sudo-Agent? (Patrik: we can call them whatever we want internally, but for the elevator pitch we should refer to them as "members", because that is what people understand.)		* Should "member" be the term used? What about participant/ supporter/ Sudo-Agent? (Patrik: we can call them whatever we want internally, but for the elevator pitch we should refer to them as "members", because that is what people understand.)

	-- Accept in-kind donations if cash not available? What would the list of acceptable trades be?		* Accept in-kind donations if cash not available? What would the list of acceptable trades be?

	'''1.1 Possible membership benefits - what reason do we give people to donate on a regular basis?'''		'''1.1 Possible membership benefits - what reason do we give people to donate on a regular basis?'''
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	* From 5/16 meeting: fundraising is time-consuming and difficult and will be more likely if membership is solid (also, goods/services provided by the community can inform the viability of grants/crowdfunding)		* From 5/16 meeting: fundraising is time-consuming and difficult and will be more likely if membership is solid (also, goods/services provided by the community can inform the viability of grants/crowdfunding)

	-- Also: crowdfunding vs funding portal (eg; Sudo Room as Kickstarter Project vs. Sudo Room as Kickstarter :)		* Also: crowdfunding vs funding portal (eg; Sudo Room as Kickstarter Project vs. Sudo Room as Kickstarter :)

	==Free-form Income-bringing Responses==		==Free-form Income-bringing Responses==

PatrikD: /* Income-bringing Options */

2012-05-22T19:24:07Z

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	'''1. Membership Fees''' (perhaps $50-$100/mo, with sliding scale available for starving students / unemployed)		'''1. Membership Fees''' (perhaps $50-$100/mo, with sliding scale available for starving students / unemployed)
	*From 5/16 meeting:		*From 5/16 meeting:
	-- A driving principle ~~could~~ be to '''separate membership fee-paying from perception of having influence in SudoRoom.''' Or, to what extent should financial contribution be separate from 1) governance privileges 2) access to the space?		-- Should a driving principle be to '''separate membership fee-paying from perception of having influence in SudoRoom?''' Or, to what extent should financial contribution be separate from 1) governance privileges 2) access to the space?

	~~-- Maybe a substantive membership benefit would be that members get to invite speakers & have classes at the space without having to get larger group approval.~~

	-- Should "member" be the term used? What about participant/ supporter/ Sudo-Agent? (Patrik: we can call them whatever we want internally, but for the elevator pitch we should refer to them as "members", because that is what people understand.)		-- Should "member" be the term used? What about participant/ supporter/ Sudo-Agent? (Patrik: we can call them whatever we want internally, but for the elevator pitch we should refer to them as "members", because that is what people understand.)

	-- Accept in-kind donations if cash not available? What would the list of acceptable trades be?		-- Accept in-kind donations if cash not available? What would the list of acceptable trades be?

			'''1.1 Possible membership benefits - what reason do we give people to donate on a regular basis?'''
			* Governance privileges
			* Access to the space
			* Access to shared tools
			* Maybe a substantive membership benefit would be that members get to invite speakers & have classes at the space without having to get larger group approval
			** would anyone pay for that privilege?
			* Discount for classes or other goods/services

	'''2. Services/ Goods Offered to Community''' (Classes/ SkillShares; Events: Speakers, Conferences, Movie Nights; Goods: DIYbio kits, repair workshops, etc)		'''2. Services/ Goods Offered to Community''' (Classes/ SkillShares; Events: Speakers, Conferences, Movie Nights; Goods: DIYbio kits, repair workshops, etc)
	* From 5/16 meeting: Selling goods/services can fuel and support membership (ie, members can provide goods/host events/teach classes/act as speakers + these activities can bring new members); but does charging for these opportunities run counter to the sudo open + accessible principle?		* From 5/16 meeting: Selling goods/services can fuel and support membership (ie, members can provide goods/host events/teach classes/act as speakers + these activities can bring new members); but does charging for these opportunities run counter to the sudo open + accessible principle?
			** Not being able to pay the rent also runs counter to the open + accessible principle

	'''3. Fundraising''' (Grants: city/state/federal/private; Straight Donations, ex Donate button on website; Parties; Crowdfunding)		'''3. Fundraising''' (Grants: city/state/federal/private; Straight Donations, ex Donate button on website; Parties; Crowdfunding)

PatrikD: /* Income-bringing Options */

2012-05-22T19:08:29Z

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	-- Maybe a substantive membership benefit would be that members get to invite speakers & have classes at the space without having to get larger group approval.		-- Maybe a substantive membership benefit would be that members get to invite speakers & have classes at the space without having to get larger group approval.

	-- Should "member" be the term used? What about participant/ supporter/ Sudo-Agent?		-- Should "member" be the term used? What about participant/ supporter/ Sudo-Agent? (Patrik: we can call them whatever we want internally, but for the elevator pitch we should refer to them as "members", because that is what people understand.)

	-- Accept in-kind donations if cash not available? What would the list of acceptable trades be?		-- Accept in-kind donations if cash not available? What would the list of acceptable trades be?

67.188.220.83: /* Income-bringing Options */

2012-05-18T19:03:44Z

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	Thought from 5/16 meeting: There seem to be three categories to bring in income (below). The discussion group thought that membership fees and services/goods offered would be the main sources of income, with the quality of the goods/services offered greatly affecting the energy and support of membership.		Thought from 5/16 meeting: There seem to be three categories to bring in income (below). The discussion group thought that membership fees and services/goods offered would be the main sources of income, with the quality of the goods/services offered greatly affecting the energy and support of membership.

	'''# Membership Fees''' (perhaps $50-$100/mo, with sliding scale available for starving students / unemployed)		'''1. Membership Fees''' (perhaps $50-$100/mo, with sliding scale available for starving students / unemployed)
	*From 5/16 meeting:		*From 5/16 meeting:
	-- A driving principle could be to '''separate membership fee-paying from perception of having influence in SudoRoom.''' Or, to what extent should financial contribution be separate from 1) governance privileges 2) access to the space?		-- A driving principle could be to '''separate membership fee-paying from perception of having influence in SudoRoom.''' Or, to what extent should financial contribution be separate from 1) governance privileges 2) access to the space?
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	-- Accept in-kind donations if cash not available? What would the list of acceptable trades be?		-- Accept in-kind donations if cash not available? What would the list of acceptable trades be?

	'''# Services/ Goods Offered to Community''' (Classes/ SkillShares; Events: Speakers, Conferences, Movie Nights; Goods: DIYbio kits, repair workshops, etc)		'''2. Services/ Goods Offered to Community''' (Classes/ SkillShares; Events: Speakers, Conferences, Movie Nights; Goods: DIYbio kits, repair workshops, etc)
	* From 5/16 meeting: Selling goods/services can fuel and support membership (ie, members can provide goods/host events/teach classes/act as speakers + these activities can bring new members); but does charging for these opportunities run counter to the sudo open + accessible principle?		* From 5/16 meeting: Selling goods/services can fuel and support membership (ie, members can provide goods/host events/teach classes/act as speakers + these activities can bring new members); but does charging for these opportunities run counter to the sudo open + accessible principle?

	'''# Fundraising''' (Grants: city/state/federal/private; Straight Donations, ex Donate button on website; Parties; Crowdfunding)		'''3. Fundraising''' (Grants: city/state/federal/private; Straight Donations, ex Donate button on website; Parties; Crowdfunding)
	* From 5/16 meeting: fundraising is time-consuming and difficult and will be more likely if membership is solid (also, goods/services provided by the community can inform the viability of grants/crowdfunding)		* From 5/16 meeting: fundraising is time-consuming and difficult and will be more likely if membership is solid (also, goods/services provided by the community can inform the viability of grants/crowdfunding)

67.188.220.83: /* Income-bringing Options */

2012-05-18T19:03:08Z

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	Thought from 5/16 meeting: There seem to be three categories to bring in income (below). The discussion group thought that membership fees and services/goods offered would be the main sources of income, with the quality of the goods/services offered greatly affecting the energy and support of membership.		Thought from 5/16 meeting: There seem to be three categories to bring in income (below). The discussion group thought that membership fees and services/goods offered would be the main sources of income, with the quality of the goods/services offered greatly affecting the energy and support of membership.

	# '''Membership Fees''' - perhaps $50-$100/mo, with sliding scale available for starving students / unemployed		'''# Membership Fees''' (perhaps $50-$100/mo, with sliding scale available for starving students / unemployed)
	-- From 5/16 meeting: A driving principle could be to separate membership fee-paying from perception of having influence in SudoRoom. Or, to what extent should financial contribution be separate from 1) governance privileges 2) access to the space?		*From 5/16 meeting:
	-- ~~Thought:~~ Maybe a substantive membership benefit would be that members get to invite speakers & have classes at the space without having to get larger group approval.		-- A driving principle could be to '''separate membership fee-paying from perception of having influence in SudoRoom.''' Or, to what extent should financial contribution be separate from 1) governance privileges 2) access to the space?

			-- Maybe a substantive membership benefit would be that members get to invite speakers & have classes at the space without having to get larger group approval.

	-- Should "member" be the term used? What about participant/ supporter/ Sudo-Agent?		-- Should "member" be the term used? What about participant/ supporter/ Sudo-Agent?

	-- Accept in-kind donations if cash not available? What would the list of acceptable trades be?		-- Accept in-kind donations if cash not available? What would the list of acceptable trades be?

	# '''Services/ Goods Offered to Community'''		'''# Services/ Goods Offered to Community''' (Classes/ SkillShares; Events: Speakers, Conferences, Movie Nights; Goods: DIYbio kits, repair workshops, etc)
	-- Classes, SkillShares		* From 5/16 meeting: Selling goods/services can fuel and support membership (ie, members can provide goods/host events/teach classes/act as speakers + these activities can bring new members); but does charging for these opportunities run counter to the sudo open + accessible principle?
	-- Events: Speakers, Conferences, Movie Nights
	-- Goods: DIYbio kits, repair workshops, etc
	~~-- Thought from~~ 5/16 meeting: Selling goods/services can fuel and support membership (ie, members can provide goods/host events/teach classes/act as speakers + these activities can bring new members); but does charging for these opportunities run counter to the sudo open + accessible principle?

	# '''Fundraising'''		'''# Fundraising''' (Grants: city/state/federal/private; Straight Donations, ex Donate button on website; Parties; Crowdfunding)
	-- Grants: city/state/federal/private		* From 5/16 meeting: fundraising is time-consuming and difficult and will be more likely if membership is solid (also, goods/services provided by the community can inform the viability of grants/crowdfunding)
	-- Straight Donations ~~(put~~ Donate button on website)
	~~-- Party (like had before)~~		-- Also: crowdfunding vs funding portal (eg; Sudo Room as Kickstarter Project vs. Sudo Room as Kickstarter :)
	~~-- Thought from~~ 5/16 meeting: fundraising is time-consuming and difficult and will be more likely if membership is solid (also, goods/services provided by the community can inform the viability of grants/crowdfunding)
	-- Also: crowdfunding vs funding portal (eg; Sudo Room as Kickstarter Project vs. Sudo Room as Kickstarter :)
	~~-- Crowdfunding~~

	==Free-form Income-bringing Responses==		==Free-form Income-bringing Responses==

67.188.220.83: /* Income-bringing Options */

2012-05-18T18:56:47Z

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	==Income-bringing Options==		==Income-bringing Options==
	# Membership ~~fees~~ - ~~typically~~ $50-$100/mo, ~~sometimes~~ with sliding scale for starving students / unemployed		Thought from 5/16 meeting: There seem to be three categories to bring in income (below). The discussion group thought that membership fees and services/goods offered would be the main sources of income, with the quality of the goods/services offered greatly affecting the energy and support of membership.
	~~# Grants~~ - ~~city~~/~~state~~/~~federal~~/~~private~~
	# Classes		# '''Membership Fees''' - perhaps $50-$100/mo, with sliding scale available for starving students / unemployed
	# Events		-- From 5/16 meeting: A driving principle could be to separate membership fee-paying from perception of having influence in SudoRoom. Or, to what extent should financial contribution be separate from 1) governance privileges 2) access to the space?
	# Selling services or goods (~~e.g. electronics or diybio kits~~)		-- Thought: Maybe a substantive membership benefit would be that members get to invite speakers & have classes at the space without having to get larger group approval.
	~~# Crowd~~-~~funding~~ (~~through campaigns or rolling donations or both~~)		-- Should "member" be the term used? What about participant/ supporter/ Sudo-Agent?
	# (~~option~~)		-- Accept in-kind donations if cash not available? What would the list of acceptable trades be?

			# '''Services/ Goods Offered to Community'''
			-- Classes, SkillShares
			-- Events: Speakers, Conferences, Movie Nights
			-- Goods: DIYbio kits, repair workshops, etc
			-- Thought from 5/16 meeting: Selling goods/services can fuel and support membership (ie, members can provide goods/host events/teach classes/act as speakers + these activities can bring new members); but does charging for these opportunities run counter to the sudo open + accessible principle?

			# '''Fundraising'''
			-- Grants: city/state/federal/private
			-- Straight Donations (put Donate button on website)
			-- Party (like had before)
			-- Thought from 5/16 meeting: fundraising is time-consuming and difficult and will be more likely if membership is solid (also, goods/services provided by the community can inform the viability of grants/crowdfunding)
			-- Also: crowdfunding vs funding portal (eg; Sudo Room as Kickstarter Project vs. Sudo Room as Kickstarter :)
			-- Crowdfunding

	==Free-form Income-bringing Responses==		==Free-form Income-bringing Responses==

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2012-05-16T00:12:37Z

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	# Events		# Events
	# Selling services or goods (e.g. electronics or diybio kits)		# Selling services or goods (e.g. electronics or diybio kits)
			# Crowd-funding (through campaigns or rolling donations or both)
			# (option)

	==Free-form Income-bringing Responses==		==Free-form Income-bringing Responses==