[Noisebridge-discuss] more reasons we need a laser cutter

[Mitch Altman]

Non-profits are allowed to sell goods and services.  No problem here.  The only thing we can't do is profit personally from such sales.  And all of the money needs to go into Noisebridge (i.e., no dividends to share holders).
 
NYC Resistor (which is not a non-profit) has a business model for their laser cutter that we could use:  members get to use the laser cutter for $0.50 per minute of laser time, and non-members get to use it for $1 per minute.  I was told that they plan on making their investment back within a year.
 
Mitch.
 
---------------------> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:18:28 -0800> From: rachel at xtreme.com> To: shannon at scatter.com> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] more reasons we need a laser cutter> CC: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net> > We would need to be very careful to do such a thing, as we're a > registered non-profit seeking 501-c-3 tax status. We could probably > swing it -- there are definitely nonprofits that sell things -- but we'd > need to research the law very carefully.> > Rachel> > Shannon Lee wrote:> > There's got to be a way we could make this thing pay for itself, thus > > turning potential donors into potential investors... I don't wanna cut > > in on rrrp's reprap gig, but maybe we could find something else to make > > and sell? Some sort of art maybe?> > > > --S> > > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Rachel McConnell <rachel at xtreme.com > > <mailto:rachel at xtreme.com>> wrote:> > > > as if we didn't already have enough:> > > > http://www.thingiverse.com/> > > > R> > _______________________________________________> > Noisebridge-discuss mailing list> > Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net> > <mailto:Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>> > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss> > > > > > > > > > -- > > Shannon Lee> > (503) 539-3700> _______________________________________________> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list> Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
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