Justin, What are the requirements for membership?
1. $35/month 2. living human being 3. ? 4. ? 5. ? Thanks, Philip On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Justin Herman <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Alexander for the detailed overview! I feel your concerns are > just and warranted! > > I do want to add that if you are not a member yet and on this list you can > help support Akron's *ONLY Makerspace *Community by becoming a member. > Not only can you assure that the space can grow, get new toys, and offer > more services to the community, BUT also help steer the space by gaining > voting rights. > > We have come a long way since the inception of the group but there is more > to do. > > For less than a few dinners eating out or a couple cases of beer, you can > help to keep SynHak alive and strong! > > https://synhak.org/wiki/Membership > > > > Stay Excellent! > > Justin > > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Alexander Golightley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Howdy Hakkers! >> >> The meeting with the Akron Business Accelerator Group is tonight so here >> is an in depth look of our finances. I realize that there are a lot of new >> people on the list with our most recent press in the ABJ so I will try to >> explain everything so everyone can understand. We want each one of our >> members to understand our financial situation. SYN/HAK runs on a policy of >> complete transparency so if I over explain things in this email I apologize >> in advance. >> >> We have $3426.86 at the moment. Please keep in mind that I still need to >> pay for one more month of internet service at our current location. >> >> We have 17 paying members right now including 1 suspended membership, 11 >> Budding Nerds, 3 Serious Geeks, 1 Uebergeek, and 1 Benefactor. This means >> that we make a maximum of $905/mo and a minimum of $814.50/mo. >> >> Why do we have a minimum and maximum? Because we discount our members who >> pay for three or more months at a time by 10%. The maximum amount that we >> make is assuming no one takes advantage of that discount. The minimum is >> assuming every single member takes advantage of that discount. The truth of >> the matter is that about half of our member do this. >> >> Our board discussed before we moved into our current location what the >> budget should be. We, obviously, do not want to spend all of our money on >> rent, utilities, etc. We also need to be prepared for sudden drops in >> membership. The board decided that a minimum 20% buffer would suffice. This >> would make our current budget for rent, utilities, internet and all of that >> good stuff be $651.60. Right now, we spend $598.85/mo. >> >> Just to be clear, I figure out what we can afford based off of what we >> make minimum. I realize these are conservative estimates but I would rather >> make estimates that are on the low side than the high side. I don't want >> SYN/HAK to go bankrupt because I budgeted too much money for things like >> rent. The extra money that we end up making goes to things like safety >> equipment and other necessities for the space. >> >> If we did end up getting a place where we spend $650/mo we could lose up >> to 4 Budding Geek members and still stay in the black. Anymore, and I will >> be getting really nervous. >> >> If anyone has any other questions, please don't hesitate to reply to this >> email or get directly in contact with me. I will not be able to make it to >> the meeting tonight because I have to work but I will make sure to be >> checking my email obsessively so I can answer any questions in a timely >> fashion. You are also free to call or text me if it is very urgent. >> >> Thanks, >> Alexander Golightley >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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