Check out the Desk Bee program at the HiVE in Vancouver: http://www.hivevancouver.com/programs/desk-bee/
It's a way to get people involved that can't afford to rent space but who would benefit from being there and a way to get help with space maintenance. :) They've been running it for years at the HiVE and while there is turnover, it's a good program. - Aaron Aaron Cruikshank Principal, CRUIKSHANK phone: 778.908.4560 e-mail: [email protected] web: cruikshank.me <http://www.cruikshank.me> twitter: @cruikshank <https://twitter.com/cruikshank> book a meeting: doodle.com/cruikshank <http://www.doodle.com/cruikshank> linkedin: in/cruikshank <http://www.linkedin.com/in/cruikshank> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 12:19 PM, Aloma Loren <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi guys, > > First of all I'm so grateful I can post here! > > We just celebrated our one year anniversary and it was really exciting. > This past year has been no less than extremely awesome. > We have met so many great people, we have over 45 members, representing > over 20 businesses. Our private offices are almost all full (only 4/24 > left) and I feel like we've really built a great community. > > However, I am feeling burnt out. My husband and I opened and funded this > ourselves. We knew from the beginning that it was not going to be one of > our most profitable endeavors (we run several other businesses as well), > but we ended up making enough to pay the basics and even adding new > furniture, etc as we went along. My husband spends most of his time running > the other businesses so I've done a lot of this myself, which is fine but > I'm anxious to lighten the load so I can focus on some of our other > businesses as well. The problem is that we still aren't making enough to > pay anyone to help. I don't even get paid and it's close to a full time job > to run a space like this especially if you want to keep active in the > community, be hosting events, collaborating with other organization, etc. > Not to mention just the upkeep of over 11,000+ sq ft! I'd like to start > asking members to pitch in but I'm wondering how other spaces operate. Do > you just hire someone to keep the space clean? Who deals with taking out > the trash, wiping down desks, etc? We need to figure something out. I want > members to feel some sense of ownership and pride for our space and I think > empowering them to pitch in a little here and there would really help. With > this many members it really wouldn't require much from any one person. > > This is a running tasks list of things that need to be done regularly that > someone could do in 2-5 minutes. > > Take out a bag of trash/recycling > > Wipe down a counter > > Sweep > > Spot mop (front entry or lunch room) > > Wipe down a few desks in the community space > > Straighten the pillow in the mini conference room > > Refill sugar/creamer at coffee station > > Vacuum a hallway > > Dishes (everyone should be doing their own, but sometimes there’s a dirty > glass that gets left by the sink) > > Put away clean dishes > > Clean out old food in the fridge > > > Any input is welcome. > > > www.eugenemindworks.com > > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
