[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge: Death and Taxes

[Praveen Sinha]

Wow, holy crap -- I think we should post something to noisebridge announce,
or even better actually send a non-list email to everyone that is otherwise
subscribed to noisebridge-discuss, since I'm sure at least half of the
people are too busy ignoring the list to be otherwise aware of this
situation...

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 1:34 PM, Shannon Lee <shannon at scatter.com> 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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