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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>OH MY GOD -- DANNY IS STARTING FIVE MINUTES OF FAME AGAIN!! YAY!!<BR><br> <BR><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:42:59 -0800<br>From: danny@spesh.com<br>To: john.d.shutt@gmail.com<br>CC: noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<br>Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebroke<br><br><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 2:13 AM, John Shutt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:john.d.shutt@gmail.com" target="_blank">john.d.shutt@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="ecxgmail_extra"><div class="ecxgmail_quote"><blockquote class="ecxgmail_quote" style="padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;"><div dir="ltr"><div>I think we could use a short-term, medium-term, and long-term approach, all of which feed into each other.<br><br><u>Short-Term</u><br>Let's throw a party where we charge for drinks and ask for donations at the door. This should be good for a few hundred dollars at least and bring new people into the space. The Remix and Reboot parties were big successes, and I think we could replicate that every month. And unlike a lot of other things that are necessary to keep the space going (weekly meetings, safe-space working group, security, etc.), throwing a party is FUN.<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br>Judging from the nice things I hear about the space these days, I think it'd also be an opportunity to attract a bunch of new people into trying out the space. I'd do something like have a workshop weekend perhaps with a party at the end of it. <br></div><blockquote class="ecxgmail_quote" style="padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><u>Medium-Term<br></u></div><div>Set up a "Hacker at Large" or "Friend of Noisebridge" category of monthly donation, for people who want to support the space but don't have any inclination to become a member. Right now we don't have an option for those people, assuming they exist.<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br>I think the All New Treasurer has my list of Saviours.<br> </div><blockquote class="ecxgmail_quote" style="padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><u>Long-Term<br></u></div><div>Get more paying members. Building a community takes a while, and building the <i>right</i> community is even harder. Parties are a good, low-pressure way to introduce people to the community, and specialized groups keep them involved long enough to understand how the community as a whole works, and decide to take a bigger role. Getting Five Minutes of Fame going again would be cool, but I don't have the bandwidth to lead that or do it on my own. If someone else wants to take the lead, I could pitch in a bit.<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br>I could be tempted! I would like a regular talking gig again, although maybe we could rethink the format a bit.<br>OH MY GOD WHAT AM I SAYING<br> <br></div><blockquote class="ecxgmail_quote" style="padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><u>Okay, So:</u><br></div><div>I'll call a party planning meeting once I'm back from Istanbul if anyone wants to help with that. I'll also be around for a weekly meeting to talk about how we could make recurring donations more attractive for non-members.</div><span class="ecxHOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br>John<br></div></font></span></div><div class="ecxHOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="ecxgmail_extra"><br><div class="ecxgmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 8:55 AM, Torrie Fischer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tdfischer@hackerbots.net" target="_blank">tdfischer@hackerbots.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="ecxgmail_quote" style="padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;">Let's suppose your favorite hackerspace is going broke and might not make rent in a few months. How has this been solved before and what can be done this time?<br>
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