On Monday, March 17, 2014 14:20:31 gs volt wrote: > 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 mean the gnucash ledger that we've been keeping for the last 2.5 years? Because we do keep a record of every penny spent and earned. > > "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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