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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. | ||
''' | '''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? | ||
''' | '''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? | ||
''' | '''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) | ||
Revision as of 11:03, 18 May 2012
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 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 (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?
-- 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?
-- Accept in-kind donations if cash not available? What would the list of acceptable trades be?
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?
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
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