[Mesh] BSC $10,000 Development Grant

[Luis Murillo]

Let's bring it up at the next Mesh meetup.  perhaps SudoMesh could partner
with other Meshes in the EB as Matt suggests.

Even if we don;t end up qualifying, we could still use this opportunity to
grow the Mesh community and connect with like-minded individuals.


On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 2:21 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate at gmail.com>wrote:

> Jeremy and I are applying to this grant for our food worker coop ;)
>
> I think the more relevant applications, the better. The BSC has funded
> lots of cooperatives in the past, and also helped with loans and financing,
> fiscal sponsorship, shared services, etc. Funding opens up from different
> places historically, so we should always keep the BSC in mind. For example,
> the Berkeley Student Food Cooperative received funding that was intended
> for a different source, and diverted locally. The organization is ~80 or so
> years old at this point and just received its biggest ever single donation
> of 400,000 for a seismic retrofit. It needs similar donations and
> fund-raising for maintaining existing services, as well as expanding. The
> capital flows in multiple directions at once, and it must for any such
> large org. It's beautiful since the people who use it (the members living
> in houses and apartments) actually run it and "own" it as the board of
> directors, as well as in many jobs are staffed by students.
>
> However, I agree with Mitar. Unless Sudo Mesh wanted to be a cooperative,
> which would require bizarre finagling, then I don't think we're a relevant
> choice and would hold back the application.
>
> On the other hand, I think it could work if a group of Berkeleyans wanted
> to coordinate a group to start their own "mesh cooperative" since this
> seems to be a vibe of many of the folks we've talked to in Berkeley,
> students and other residents alike. Any such "mesh cooperative" could
> participate in The People's Open Network and work in close coordination or
> simple solidarity with Sudo Mesh.
>
> I'd be happy to contribute in a nominal fashion to such an application,
> and to provide an official recommendation to the BSC as an alumnus of the
> org. However, I will be spending my main effort in our food worker
> cooperative application.
>
> Cheers,
> Matt
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Mitar <mitar at tnode.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I must say that filing for a coop status only to get this grant is a
>> bit... The idea of this grant is to help people who really believe in
>> cooperatives as means to a social change and need help with this. If you
>> really want and believe in cooperatives and you want to be a
>> cooperative, then this is a great opportunity.
>>
>>
>> Mitar
>>
>> > Could we still file for coop status under the umbrella of SudoRoom?
>> > On Feb 11, 2014 11:35 PM, "Mitar" <mitar at tnode.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi!
>> >>
>> >> Just a comment. This money is awarded if you want to create a coop as
>> an
>> >> entity/business. Not only if project is cooperative in spirit.
>> >>
>> >> But I do encourage you to apply if you have any coop idea. Friends of
>> >> mine (they were at Mass effect) (Derek and Mikey) are for example
>> >> creating an IT coop (where mesh is a part of their ideas). (If anybody
>> >> has any contacts with other IT coops in the area, if they are any,
>> >> please tell me to forward them.)
>> >>
>> >> So yes, this is a great opportunity. It is yearly. Spread the word
>> around.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Mitar
>> >>
>> >>> If anyone is interested in writing an application, the Berkeley
>> Student
>> >>> Cooperative has announced a $10,000 cooperative development grant for
>> >>> cooperative projects that serve students or underserved members of
>> >>> low-income communities within the SF Bay Area
>> >>>
>> >>> https://sites.google.com/a/bsc.coop/eacom/co-op-development-fund
>> >>>
>> >>> Applications are due 11:59 pm, Sunday March 9th.
>> >>>
>> >>> I am still interested in starting an extension to the mesh in Berkeley
>> >>> starting within the co-ops. This might be a nice way to get the
>> central
>> >>> management on board, too and bring a bit more funding for hefty
>> backbone
>> >>> equipment / more nodes.
>> >>>
>> >>> Lemme know if you all have questions. Still have a PicoStation sitting
>> >>> around waiting for mesh firmware to be loaded on!
>> >>>
>> >>> Nader
>> >>>
>> >>>
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