[Noisebridge-discuss] meeting notes 2010-11-23 (SHOW ME THE MONEY edition)

[Mitch Altman]

It is very easy to create Affiliate Memberships for any given recurring amount.  We currently have links for $10 and $20 recurring Affiliate Memberships on our Donations page, and when I went to this page to add other amounts, lo, someone had already added $40 and $80 Affiliate memberships!
 
But these weren't on the main page of our website, so I just added them.
 
So, Sean -- and everyone else -- , if you would like to give an ongoing recurring donation as an Affiliate Member, I encourage you to do so!  Please click on one of the links in the HELP OUT box on the upper-right corner of the main page, or on our Donations page:
https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Donate_or_Pay_Dues
 
Thanks!
Mitch.
 
 
 


Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:10:08 -0800
From: sean.p.cusack at gmail.com
To: shannon at scatter.com
CC: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net; adi at hexapodia.org
Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] meeting notes 2010-11-23 (SHOW ME THE MONEY edition)


Ok, I think my point got missed here.
I'm saying that I'm *not* a heavy user of the space, but want to automate the process of me chucking $5 in the hat. This would dodge the nasty potential that someone could be taking my $5 after it goes in. Lastly, it gets nb one step closer to having a steady income stream. 
I think $80/mo is an unreasonable expectation for someone who comes by the space 2-3 times a month IMO, but think something greater than $20 but less than $80 would fit my bill perfectly. Something tells me that I may not be the only one that feels this way. However, right now, there is no way to have a recurring payment of any amount over $20 if you aren't a de facto member. I'm saying that's lame, and we should probably do 2 things:
1) Come up with a way to automatically donate some amount over $20/mo to nb in a recurring fashon without being a consensus member. I don't care if I'm called a member, an affiliate member, a goat herding member, or a donkey dong member. Ideally, this wouldn't be a quantized value either.
2) When you see some recurring faces in the space that aren't members, let them know about the option to start giving money on a recurring basis without having to go through hazing. Believe it or not, a lot of non-members don't regularly attend Tuesday meetings, so are generally not aware of the options to make recurring payments (me being a prime example...people always talked about membership, but almost never ever brought up affiliate membership).
When I get out of an airport, and in front of a computer, I'd be thrilled to try and add additional links to the pay pal recurring payment thing on the wiki if it is soemthing that is easy to do.

On Nov 24, 2010 1:28 PM, "Shannon Lee" <shannon at scatter.com> wrote:

Actually, a point worth making here explicity:


While becoming a "Member" means that you get to take part in decision-making ("The Consensus Process,") paying dues need not be tied to that process.  Paying dues or "making regular donations" need not be tied to this process, but should instead be thought of in terms of "keeping Noisebridge afloat."


If you are a regular user of Noisebridge, $80/month is the Suggested Donation Amount, if you are a Fully Employed Hacker, or $40/month if you are underemployed / a student / an artist / etc.  If you are not a regular user, in the sense that you just come in from time to time, consider chucking $5 in the donation bin when you come by.  


Really, the $20 affiliate membership is aimed at people who do not use the space, live in a foreign country, and mostly participate via the mailing list and/or IRC.


In short, the "levels of membership" as I understand it:


* Full Member: $80 or $40 /mo depending on need plus the Hazing ("Membership Process")
* Affiliate membership: $80 or $40 or $20 depending on your level of participation.


To re-iterate, if you are a regular user of the space, it's expected that you're contributing financially toward its upkeep.


If you know someone who is an awesome addition to the space, and who totally makes the space better by their presence, you should consider sponsoring them to a Starving Hacker membership.  I have been paying a Starving Hacker's dues for a while now; I think it is a great way to help someone contribute.


--S





On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Sean Cusack <sean.p.cusack at gmail.com> wrote:

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> I have an additional I-likey-tha-cash idea too:
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> Can there be additional levels of affiliate ...
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