Suzi, Thanks for your inspiring note. You reminded me of when I lived in Hays, KS for a month. Hays is a city with 20,000 people, and 133 community groups! Those of us looking for a permanent space might want to consider being hosted by a space which is already owned by one of these groups.
As far as Raines' comment about working with non-profits when the coworking group is for-profit, there is not a single good reason for members of a coworking group to incorporate their group as either a for-profit or non-profit. I write this as someone who's incorporated and ran both for- and non-profits. So why not benefit from working with nonprofits and for-profits and all other groups and the services they can all offer, when you further their mission. -Alex Linsker Brooklyn, NY On Jan 28, 9:29 pm, Suzi Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks - > > Last week I attended a biz networking thingy to help talk up our soon- > to-launch coworking space, Group 88 (www.group88.us) in CT. I met > folks from a non-profit group called The Arc of Farmington Valley > -http://www.favarh.org. Their community of people with disabilities > help businesses coordinate large bulk mail projects. Because they are > non-profit, they get a big discount on bulk mail rates. > > This is just a fantastic program. When I talked to the organizers I > found out that they often need space to conduct their projects so I > offered up our conference room to use when it's free. I'm sure we'll > have bulk mail projects down the road for them as well. > > I bring it up in this group as a reminder that there are some really > great programs in your community that live under the radar. Reaching > out to community groups can be great for both sides - you could help a > group accomplish their goals and they might help your members in some > way. > > Some of the best ways to learn about community groups is through your > local Chamber of Commerce, your library's business resource guy/gal or > lots of times the admin office of your town/city is the best place to > start. > > If any other groups have had good experiences with community groups or > ideas to share - I'd love to hear 'em. > > Suzi E > Ambassador, Group 88 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
