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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==
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