[Noisebridge-discuss] fundraising idea: linear algebra class

[Miah Johnson]

I think this is a great idea and I fully support your efforts. (note, I am
not a member)

This is kind of what I was going for when I said that events in general
don't seem to make any notice to the audience that NB is member/donation
funded.

-Miah

On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 4:40 PM, Mike Schachter <mike at mindmech.com> wrote:

>
> I noticed you guys are talking alot about fundraising lately and
> thought of something that might help.
>
> A few people I've encountered at the machine learning meetups
> are kinda weak in linear algebra and suggested we have a mini-
> course on it. I'd be willing (along with anybody else who wants to
> help out) to teach a mini course in linear algebra to people who donate
> X dollars per session to Noisebridge. The class would be advertised
> to a larger community than just the ML'ers and maybe even NB'ers
> to get a bigger crowd.
>
> Of course this idea could be extended to any topic which can
> be taught, but I think having volunteers teach classes that
> raise money for Noisebridge could be a reasonably honorable way
> of raising funds. I'd be happy to teach because as of yet I
> haven't donated a dime to Noisebridge, just my time. And I'm
> not made of cold, hard, slimy cash so I'd rather keep donating time.
>
>   mike
>
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