[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge has lost our lease -- you can help

[jim]

I just got this email today.

I'd like to help and have suggestions.

and questions:
* will there be a Tuesday night meeting on 12/26?
* when is the next Noisebridge Space Project meeting?
* is there a dedicated mailing list for this problem
   -- ?*@lists.noisebridge.net
   -- slack.com/?*
   -- meetup.com/?*



On 12/18/2017 11:23 PM, Mitch Altman wrote:
>
> Dear friends and fans of Noisebridge:
>
>
> We need your help.
>
>
> Despite our best efforts to fly under The Storm, The Great San 
> Francisco Reckoning has finally fallen upon us,
>
> and Noisebridge is staring displacement in the face in 2018.
>
>
> Noisebridge's lease will not be renewed by our landlords.  Come August 
> 2018, we will almost certainly be out
>
> of our space at 2169 Mission St.
>
>
> Noisebridge is committed to providing a home for hacking and making in 
> San Francisco, but staying in SF
>
> doesn’t come cheap.  The price of space per square foot has more than 
> tripled over our current lease.
>
>
> We don’t know where we’ll end up.  Only one thing is clear: in order 
> to survive, Noisebridge absolutely needs
>
> to raise money at a much higher level.
>
>
> Right now, we’re asking for donations.  A lot of donations.  More 
> donations than Noisebridge has ever gotten
>
> before. The best way you can help us out -- right now -- is to become 
> a monthly donor.http://donate.noisebridge.netEven if you can’t commit 
> to a monthly donation, any amount you give will help us build a 
> war-chest to get
>
> through our most difficult financial challenge yet. 
> http://donate.noisebridge.net
>
> In addition, if you can provide resources, skills, and experience 
> towards fundraising on the order of six
>
> figures or more, we’d really like to talk to you.
>
> We believe that San Francisco needs a hackerspace that is open to as 
> many people as possible as often as
>
> possible. We also strongly believe that the residents and guests of 
> our town deserve a space to pursue their
>
> hopes, interests, and ambitions at their own pace in a safe space 
> where lack of funds is no barrier to entry.
>
> This is what Noisebridge provides. With your help we are going to keep 
> providing the best donation based space
>
> for everyone’s technical and creative projects.
>
>
> This won't be the last message you receive about helping Noisebridge 
> succeed in 2018 and beyond. And we
>
> entreat you to spread this message far and wide -- because it’s going 
> to take a global village.
>
>
> Thank you for all your support, and hack the planet,
>
>
> The   (Noisebridge Space Program)PS: Noisebridge is a 501(c)(3) 
> nonprofit organization, with all the good things that entails. Tax 
> deductions,
>
> employer matching, fuzzy feelings!
>
>
>
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