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* How much is our income, and where is it coming from?
* How much is our income, and where is it coming from?
  * Income is solely from membership dues, 115 members, generate ~$1700/mo
** Income is solely from membership dues, 115 members, generate ~$1700/mo
  * 2025 sudo finance(in progress) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wACIGBvBytdvL2eqh5MlLRCg1fpzSaA7SrQIw88OVZg/edit?usp=sharing
** 2025 sudo finance(in progress) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wACIGBvBytdvL2eqh5MlLRCg1fpzSaA7SrQIw88OVZg/edit?usp=sharing
  * Jake: sometimes I sell things from here. Sometimes people hand me cash. Sometimes I look in the donation bucket.
** Jake: sometimes I sell things from here. Sometimes people hand me cash. Sometimes I look in the donation bucket.
  * Paige: for example, last month I did a spiel about needing to fundraise, and someone handed me $400 cash.
** Paige: for example, last month I did a spiel about needing to fundraise, and someone handed me $400 cash.
* How many accounts do we have, and who has access to them?
* How many accounts do we have, and who has access to them?
  * Now we have a single bank account, which is Provident Credit Union. Paige and Jake have access to it. 
** Now we have a single bank account, which is Provident Credit Union. Paige and Jake have access to it. 
  * People whose names are on the bank account who can write checks are the 3 officers: Paige is President, William (moved away) is Secretary, and Ajay is Treasurer
** People whose names are on the bank account who can write checks are the 3 officers: Paige is President, William (moved away) is Secretary, and Ajay is Treasurer
  * Paypal: Paige, Marc Juul, Jake
** Paypal: Paige, Marc Juul, Jake
  * We used to store money in Paypal, because we used to share a bank account. Now that we don't share the bank account with others, Paige has set up automatic transfers from Paypal to the bank account
** We used to store money in Paypal, because we used to share a bank account. Now that we don't share the bank account with others, Paige has set up automatic transfers from Paypal to the bank account
* Can we diversify income sources? Grants? Cisco possibility? Selling things?
* Can we diversify income sources? Grants? Cisco possibility? Selling things?
  * Cisco has work volunteer program. Cisco will donate to nonprofits that their employees volunteer with. 
** Cisco has work volunteer program. Cisco will donate to nonprofits that their employees volunteer with. 
  * To access Cisco's grant money, we would first have to register Sudo at, https://causes.benevity.org/causes/840-994999638 - Paige can register us for this
** To access Cisco's grant money, we would first have to register Sudo at, https://causes.benevity.org/causes/840-994999638 - Paige can register us for this
  * Peter: there exist several "vetting" sites for nonprofits that entities want us to be registered with before they donate money to us.
** Peter: there exist several "vetting" sites for nonprofits that entities want us to be registered with before they donate money to us.
  * Peter: someone is volunteering at the Temescal fixit clinic and Cisco is contributing $10/hr, so if she volunteers for 2 hrs a month, it'd be $20/month? Wants to see how it works.
** Peter: someone is volunteering at the Temescal fixit clinic and Cisco is contributing $10/hr, so if she volunteers for 2 hrs a month, it'd be $20/month? Wants to see how it works.
  * The idea is maybe someone who comes to volunteer on Tuesdays would want to contribute their work's donation.
** The idea is maybe someone who comes to volunteer on Tuesdays would want to contribute their work's donation.
* eBay has a nonprofit option, sell items to benefit Sudo: https://www.ebayforcharity.org/get-involved/selling-for-a-charity/
* eBay has a nonprofit option, sell items to benefit Sudo: https://www.ebayforcharity.org/get-involved/selling-for-a-charity/
* Michael: EBS internet for members
* Michael: EBS internet for members
  * $125/yr modem with unlimited data. Ask members to contribute $20-$60/mo in exchange for bandwidth? 
** $125/yr modem with unlimited data. Ask members to contribute $20-$60/mo in exchange for bandwidth? 
  * example: Calyx Foundation has an "internet membership" 
** example: Calyx Foundation has an "internet membership" 
  * https://calyxinstitute.org/membership/internet
** https://calyxinstitute.org/membership/internet
  * (7 members voting yes is the quorum)
** (7 members voting yes is the quorum)
  * This is new, will send out email to clarify the details and for the community to decide
** This is new, will send out email to clarify the details and for the community to decide
* Next month, see how much money we bring in through normal contributions. Can we get to our rent of $2500? 
* Next month, see how much money we bring in through normal contributions. Can we get to our rent of $2500? 
  * $2500 rent, but at some point we'll have to get our own insurance (we're riding off of Omni's insurance)
** $2500 rent, but at some point we'll have to get our own insurance (we're riding off of Omni's insurance)
* Paige: help me with insurance. You can get it cheap, but I wanna make sure we're covered well. 
* Paige: help me with insurance. You can get it cheap, but I wanna make sure we're covered well. 
* Mick: How is Sudo Room registered as an entity? Paige: nonprofit, 501c3. Mick: what kind of insurance are we gonna need? Paige: we're required by our landlord to have general liability insurance, that's it. There's a million and two million aggregate thing, but it's pretty standard. Mick volunteers to help Paige look at insurance
* Mick: How is Sudo Room registered as an entity? Paige: nonprofit, 501c3. Mick: what kind of insurance are we gonna need? Paige: we're required by our landlord to have general liability insurance, that's it. There's a million and two million aggregate thing, but it's pretty standard. Mick volunteers to help Paige look at insurance
* Jake Proposal: Increase our minimum membership contribution to $20.
* Jake Proposal: Increase our minimum membership contribution to $20.


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