[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge: Death and Taxes

[Patrick Keys]

Okay...
* How much money do we have in the bank?
* Have we already paid January's bills?


Patrick


On 12/20/2010 1:34 PM, Shannon Lee wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> We have a problem.
>
> Actually, I think we have several problems, but we have one major
> manifestation of our problem:  We are broke.  We are not going to be
> able to pay February's rent at the current rate of input/output.  We're
> currently taking in about $2500/month in dues & donations, and we're
> spending about $5000 in rent and utilities and whatnot.  This is a
> dramatic drop-off from this summer, when we were doing a little better
> than breaking even.
>
> So, no joke, Noisebridge may close its doors in February, unless we can
> solve our problem.  This is way past the time for "let's have a party
> and charge money!" -- the thing we need is for people who don't want
> Noisebridge to close to reach into their wallets and shell out some
> cash.  Some of you will have noticed the new donation box with a sign
> that says "It costs $165 per day to keep us open" -- this is true, $165
> per day is our burn rate; this means we need roughly two full members,
> or four "starving hacker" members, to pay for every day we're open; this
> works out to 60 "full" members or 120 "starving hacker" members, or some
> combination thereof.
>
> Ways to donate are spelled out on the wiki here:
>
> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Donate_or_Pay_Dues
>
> They come down to: we take cash, checks, paypal and straight up
> bank-transfer.
>
> If you are not sure about having a committed relationship with
> Noisebridge (I know, commitment is scary) consider sponsoring a day:
>
> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/SponsorADay
>
> For those of you who are confused about the membership process -- being
> a member of Noisebridge costs $80 per month.  If you're a regular user
> of the space, you should become a member.  Membership can be either
> formal (in which case you have a voice in political processes) or
> informal (wherein you simply donate money to the space, but don't
> participate in decision making); if you are only interested in
> supporting the space, simply start donating $80 per month; if you want
> to be a formal member, ask a member for details, or attend a Tuesday
> meeting.
>
> Please support us or we will be gone, and soon.
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> --S
>
> --
> Shannon Lee
> (503) 539-3700
>
> "Any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from science."
>
>
>
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