I sometimes get asked questions like - do we have to keep a record of where we spent any monies, to which my official response always is:
"YOU SHOULD ALWAYS LEDGER/BOOK-KEEP ETC. ANY RECEIVED MONIES YOU HAVE SPENT ON WHATEVER EXPENSE" That way, if it's 2am in the morning and you can't remember 'what the heck did we spend X on, you can find more information. Or you have 2 days to present a log to an external entity like IRS, you don't have to think. I really do like things that don't make me think, actually. I do mean 'whatever', I should emphasize too. -G On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 1:34 PM, a l <[email protected]> wrote: > That sounds like a fun idea Craig. So do you envision some sort of > Hack-a-thon? Should there be any guidance as to the subject of the > projects, like 'make some green energy device/source' or 'create something > that helps your community'. I'd be down for helping in the planning and > background of this project. I might not be able to commit to the actual day > but let's see where things lead. > > > Omar: > I think you misinterpreted the source of the drama. Not from deciding how > to spend the grant but rather from how people try to further the idea and > community of SynHak and whether or not their actions and ideas mesh with > everyone else's. > > Though you bring a up a good point, before people propose dispensation of > grant money they should be able to describe the direct benefit to the > community ie; supplies for a class, grants for students, research into a > socially relevant field. > > regards, > Andrew L > > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Omar Rassi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm not exactly why there is drama surrounding the grant. The award >> letter was very clear: >> >> ""The Knight Foundation Donor Advised Fund of Akron Community Foundation >> awarded your organization a $15,000.00 grant to support the downtown Akron >> tech and non-tech hacker space." >> >> "This grant must be used for charitable purposes, and neither Akron >> Community >> Foundation nor the fundholder may receive any goods or services in >> connection >> with this grant." >> >> The letter: http://i.imgur.com/l5Xnoq7.jpg >> >> It's to support Synhak, a charitable organization. the money is to be >> used for charitable purposes. Providing reliable computers for use by the >> public for *FREE *to do research or coding, is that not charitable? >> Granting $150 to a hacker's project, is that not charitable? And crashing a >> student's science fair with $500 and saying "here, see what you can do with >> this?" is a wonderful idea! How about improving/repairing the 3D printer >> that is insanely cool and brings people in to Synhak and could come with us >> when we set up a booth? There are so many possibilities that fall under >> charity that there shouldn't be any drama about what to do. There is plenty >> of money and I'm sure there is more on the way. This Tuesday would be a >> great opportunity to break out a white board and brainstorm. :-) happy >> hacking! >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 12:37 AM, Craig Bergdorf <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hopefully when this drama about what to do with people trying to help >>> synhak the best they can that are wired differently than others finally >>> ends, I think the knight foundation needs more discussion the the mailing >>> list. >>> >>> >>> >>> My idea: >>> >>> What about a $500 challenge for a few selected from some type of >>> application process or crashing a local science fair to pitch "the science >>> fair project i wanted to make but didn't have the money to do it" (yes this >>> has some baggage on my end, why I would be more than willing to organize >>> it). It ends in a 15 person event where each person makes what they wanted >>> to AT SynHak and a mini-mini-makerfaire is held (also at SynHak), >>> showcasing "look what I can do with $500". It is not only a publicity >>> event for us and the Knight foundation, but a chance for younger inventors >>> to be seen, heard, and express what they wanted to. This also helps give >>> some direct experience to those involved for the formation of the lil* >>> later this year. >>> >>> >>> >>> What's wrong with this? >>> >>> What's better? >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >
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