I read through the whole thing, then noticed the image attachment and completely lost it. Hahaha Good show!
On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 2:49 AM, Justin Lacko <[email protected]> wrote: > SkullSpace is the #23456460650 site on the web and serves 5 different > people every month - with maybe some page views. > > Commerce is fine. Advertising is not evil. But it doesn't belong here. Not > in SkullSpace. > > SkullSpace is something special. It is like a library or a public park. It > is like a temple for the mind. It is a place we can all go to think, to > learn, to share our knowledge with others. > > When I founded SkullSpace, I could have made it into a for-profit company > with advertising banners, but I decided to do something different. We've > worked hard over the years to keep it lean and tight. We fulfill our > mission efficiently. > > If everyone reading this donated, our fundraiser would be done within an > hour. But not everyone can or will donate. And that's fine. Each year just > enough people decide to give. > > This year, please consider making a donation of 50 kr, 100 kr, 150 kr or > whatever you can to protect and sustain SkullSpace. > > Thanks, > > *iago[x86]* > SkullSpace Founder > > > On 28 March 2014 05:40, Colin Stanners <[email protected]> wrote: > >> So, yearly fundraising campaign? >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Benjamin Bergman <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hello SkullSpacers, >>> >>> Attached to this email is the information which I presented at our >>> last meeting regarding the previous year's financial status. When we >>> moved into our new space in November of 2012, we knew that we would >>> see a net loss over the next year or so due to the large jump in rent. >>> In the short term, the plan was to smooth this out a bit with some >>> members donating regularly above and beyond their regular dues. The >>> long term plan was to increase our membership and events until we >>> eventually were covering our costs again. >>> >>> As you'll see from our income statement, we had a net loss for the >>> year. It was probably a bit higher than expected, likely due to a >>> sudden, unexpected Hydro bill as well as fewer regular pledged >>> donations than were expected. >>> >>> You will also see attached is a cash flow projection for the next >>> year. This projection assumes we do the exact same thing as last year >>> (ie. same amount of fundraisers with the same costs and profits, same >>> rent and utilities, same maintenance expenses, etc.), just smoothed >>> out throughout the year. The only exceptions to this are our dues and >>> insurance. >>> >>> In the projection, our insurance cost is spread out over 12 months >>> starting in June, meaning it will continue to eat into next year's >>> budget as well. Last year we paid our insurance all at once at about >>> $2000 in June, but this year we will need to spread it out in order to >>> avoid going into the red mid June. >>> >>> The dues in the projection are based on today's member count (roughly >>> 65 members) as opposed to the average of dues from last year. There >>> has been a great trend recently of new members seemingly every week, >>> so hopefully that continues throughout the year. >>> >>> As you will notice, the projection shows our bank balance going below >>> $0 before the next AGM. As such, we need to take some actions to >>> improve our cash flow. Some of our current suggestions are: >>> >>> * More socials - perhaps two or more this year instead of just one >>> like last year >>> >>> * Gift card fund raiser - you all buy groceries and gas anyway, right? >>> 3% could go to SkullSpace! >>> >>> * Recurring donation pledges - if you are not currently giving a >>> regular donation or would like to increase your monthly donation >>> amount, please talk to a board member >>> >>> * Raising member dues - this is a last resort option and we will only >>> do this after thorough discussion with the membership >>> >>> PLEASE consider giving a regular donation and updating your PAD. If >>> everyone gave an extra $5 or $10 per month, most of our financial >>> struggle would be over. (Thank you to those members who are already >>> regularly doing this.) >>> >>> At SkullSpace 1.0, our financial mandate was to maintain three months >>> of expenses in our bank account to cover any unforeseen expenses. As a >>> short term goal, I would like to see us regularly having a net profit >>> each month instead of a loss, but by the end of the year I hope we can >>> replenish a portion of our emergency fund so we can have a strong >>> financial base to enable us all to engage in awesome projects and >>> events through the space long into the future. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > -- ) thor.robinson; ) icon/phreshlyspun/ppca/skullspace -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GMU/O/AT/! d- s+:+ a C++++ UL++++ P L+++@ E---- W@ N! o K? w--- O- M-- V? 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