On Wednesday, October 30, 2013 12:10:40 PM Justin Herman wrote: > Philip, > > The MOST important thing about being a member is not $ but rather being > Excellent. > > Students are can get a membership for $15 a month. Non students can become > a member for $35 a month > > To apply for membership you need to apply before a meeting. Get a sponsor > (someone who is already a member). And attend a meeting where the
two sponsors, actually > membership can get to know you. The membership will discuss and vote and > you will have your answer that day. Next pay your dues on time and you are Close. The whole process is outlined on the membership page on the wiki, which I've copied here: -----8<----- To apply for membership, you need the following: * The application form * Two sponsors * A good reason to apply # Fill out an application form from the back of the [[Binder]], or [http://static.synhak.org/documents/latex/membership-form.pdf here] and persuade two other members to sponsor you. # Return it to the secretary # Secretary processes the paperwork ## The secretary then asks for a meeting interview date, which must be at least 3 days in advance. ## Your application is announced to [email protected] and [email protected] and added to the agenda for the [[Next Meeting]]. # The Meeting Interview ## During each meeting, outstanding applications are read aloud and noted in the minutes ## You or your proxy will attend the meeting requested, where the meeting may ask you questions. Feel free to attend a meeting to see what kind of questions :) ## After questions, the meeting will ask you to leave while they discuss acceptance. ## Once your application is accepted, pay your dues to the [[Treasurer]], and your form will be given back to the [[Secretary]]. # You are not a member until dues are paid. If you do not pay dues within 30 days, you are not a member and must re-apply. -----8<----- Since that is one of the few official policies we have, it can only be changed or exceptions granted through the proposal process which can take a minimum of one week. > a member. Super easy! > > More details are here and on the wiki. https://synhak.org/wiki/Membership > > I hope this helps, let us know if you have any questions. > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Philip P. Patnode <[email protected]>wrote: > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
