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

[frankbn at nym.hush.com]

When is the next meeting about finding a space?

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017 05:39:15 -0800 "Mitch Altman" 
<maltman23 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>Dear friends and fans of Noisebridge:
>
>
>We need your help.
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>
>Despite our best efforts to fly under The Storm, The Great San 
>Francisco Reckoning has finally fallen upon us,
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>and Noisebridge is staring displacement in the face in 2018.
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>
>Noisebridge's lease will not be renewed by our landlords.  Come 
>August 2018, we will almost certainly be out
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>of our space at 2169 Mission St.
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>
>Noisebridge is committed to providing a home for hacking and 
>making in San Francisco, but staying in SF
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>doesn’t come cheap.  The price of space per square foot has more 
>than tripled over our current lease.
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>We don’t know where we’ll end up.  Only one thing is clear: in 
>order to survive, Noisebridge absolutely needs
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>to raise money at a much higher level.
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>Right now, we’re asking for donations.  A lot of donations.  More 
>donations than Noisebridge has ever gotten
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>before.
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>The best way you can help us out -- right now -- is to become a 
>monthly donor.
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>http://donate.noisebridge.net
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>Even if you can’t commit to a monthly donation, any amount you 
>give will help us build a war-chest to get
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>through our most difficult financial challenge yet.
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>http://donate.noisebridge.net
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>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.
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>
>We believe that San Francisco needs a hackerspace that is open to 
>as many people as possible as often as
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>possible. We also strongly believe that the residents and guests 
>of our town deserve a space to pursue their
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>hopes, interests, and ambitions at their own pace in a safe space 
>where lack of funds is no barrier to entry.
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>This is what Noisebridge provides. With your help we are going to 
>keep providing the best donation based space
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>for everyone’s technical and creative projects.
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>
>This won't be the last message you receive about helping 
>Noisebridge succeed in 2018 and beyond. And we
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>entreat you to spread this message far and wide -- because it’s 
>going to take a global village.
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>
>Thank you for all your support, and hack the planet,
>
>
>The   (Noisebridge Space Program)
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>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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