“If they are chosing you because you are the cheapest, the relationship is based on exploitation and that's no way to start a relationship.”
100000% this. Nonprofits or not, people who want special treatment (startups are notorious for this too) are not a healthy target for a sustainable community or business. If you’re already cheap and people won’t join unless they get a discount, consider raising your rates so that you have something to discount ;) On Aug 30, 2018, 10:36 AM +0200, Jeannine van der Linden <flexkantoorkame...@gmail.com>, wrote: > I do not have a blanket discount for anything except businesses structured > with multiple entities. > > We have in the past had a sponsored nonprofit: this is like the artist in > residence program, we give a nonprofit a free membership for a year. They > submit an application for the membership and the coworkers decide who gets > it. It's fun to do and a lot more engaging than a flat policy. > > There are several ways to approach this, so that it has added value for your > space and for your coworkers, and I would think about those things before > making a policy. If they are chosing you because you are the cheapest, the > relationship is based on exploitation and that's no way to start a > relationship. > -- > 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
