[Tastebridge] management of tastebridge donations

[jim]

    hey, frantisek! what was the name of that place 
in berkeley that made such good and interesting food 
where you volunteered? 



On Mon, 2011-07-04 at 05:17 -0500, algoldor at frantisekapfelbeck.org
wrote:
> Quoting cynthia lee <cynthia.jeanne.lee at gmail.com>:
> 
> > Is there a policy that has been decided on by consensus and/or discussed and
> > agreed to? I would like a policy of leaving paper receipts for removing
> > funds for supply costs/reimbursements. Has the kombuchi costs been recovered
> > and reimbursed?
> >
> 
> Hi Cynthia&all,
> I've left SF in December 2010. Till than I was basically collecting  
> donations for Tastebridge and deciding what to do with them, open to  
> suggestions, however it was mostly me making them :-)) I think people  
> kind of felt that I do it all, it was not optimal another more open  
> system would be better I think.
> 
> I'm not sure what is the policy now, I think Ricky and Miloh would  
> know better.
> 
> My idea in the past especially concerning the brewing was to cover the  
> costs of ingredients and equipment for experimenting by  
> selling/getting donations for part of the product (kombucha, ginger  
> ale) etc. from the Noisebridge community which drinks it and also from  
> events like 5 min of fame, free markets etc. It worked on a basic  
> level, lots of improvement could be done. You should end up with  
> surplus money for more projects and some extra drinkable product which  
> you could take home, so you drink for free to a degree.
> 
> It would be great to have a page with current budget, past expenses  
> and proposals for future spending. However note that it takes quite  
> time to take care about that, "treasurer" position is quite demanding  
> sometimes.
> 
> Anyway best of luck, keep me posted,
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Frantisek
> 
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