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'''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?

-- 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.)

-- 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)

* 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)

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 '''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?
+-- 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.)
 -- 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)
 * 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)

Difference between revisions of "Sudo room/income"

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