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==(5 min) Financial Update - Josh== | ==(5 min) Financial Update - Josh== | ||
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February is an improvement in just about every area over January, some of that is a result of late membership dues being paid. | February is an improvement in just about every area over January, some of that is a result of late membership dues being paid. | ||
Class/Workshop income is up and Board Donations helps a ton. The latter will show more so in next month's report. | Class/Workshop income is up and Board Donations helps a ton. The latter will show more so in next month's report. | ||
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- No longer come to AHA, but we have not collected keys. | - No longer come to AHA, but we have not collected keys. | ||
- Come to AHA once ever couple months | - Come to AHA once ever couple months | ||
- Come to AHA Regularly | - Come to AHA Regularly</pre> | ||
* Martin: How do you pitch raising money for the space? | |||
** Membership is an extremely hard sell given the number of open hours | |||
** Post finances more publicly | |||
** More Member only events | |||
** Selling it from different points of view: | |||
*** Getting Membership = 24/7 Access | |||
*** Donating to promote a community workshop | |||
*** Sponsors and/or Members | |||
**** Can we write up some "Become a sponsor" email? | |||
** Review events we are going to for | |||
*** Likelihood to get members | |||
*** Likelihood to get people excited (ie: if it's stressful and it doesn't get members, why do it? vs. if it's AWESOME) | |||
*** Likelihood to cost tons of money | |||
** Spreading the word to local places w/high concentrations of geeky ppl. | |||
*** Adam suggests North Campus/Engineering. | |||
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* Thoughts on moving non-paying members off the AHA Shop Members List | |||
** Might make the paying members feel more special | |||
** Might remove valuable input from the list by removing alumni | |||
** Change the language so that you can only get access to the list by becoming a member | |||
*** Doesn't mean we have to remove them once they end membership, we just don't advertise that. | |||
==(5 min) Facilities Update - Josh== | ==(5 min) Facilities Update - Josh== | ||
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# Get Pictures + Post on Lockers | # Get Pictures + Post on Lockers | ||
# Get Profiles updated on AHA Website? | # Get Profiles updated on AHA Website? | ||
==Random Action Items== | |||
* Josh or Larry: Talk to Greg about Polaroid. | |||
* Larry: Will write a "Become a Sponsor!" document |
Revision as of 19:21, 12 March 2014
Meeting attendees: Nate Yost, Larry Works, Dana Nelson, Tyler Worman, Martin Sager, Adam Funk, Josh Williams
Meeting starts at: 19:12
Meeting ends at:
(15 min) Open For All!
- A woman from the UM Computer Science Club called and is interested in getting their club involved in the community. Wants to check out the space. She has our contact info.
- Dana: Kits for Newbs!
- EMG SpikerShield (works with Arduino)
- EMG Spikerbox (Free via Dana Hookup!)
- Makey Makey
- Button Maker T150 w/supplies to make ~100+ Buttons (Arriving next week)
- ButtonGuy.net = Instructions!
- Thinking: Suggested Donation of ~$5 p/3 Buttons
- Still have Fabric stuff, need to make kits
- Screen Printing Stuff!
- Need bigger sink setup!
- Until then, screens have to be made at Dana's House
- What next: Poster/Banner for promoting the kits (at AHA, at events, etc.)
- Nate: Making sure money gets spent towards kits/promotion of kits
- Josh/Dana meeting next week to promote access to kits, info, etc.
- PenguiCon, to make buttons!
(5 min) Financial Update - Josh
February is an improvement in just about every area over January, some of that is a result of late membership dues being paid. Class/Workshop income is up and Board Donations helps a ton. The latter will show more so in next month's report. Creating a simple projection based on the past 2 - 6 months of income and expenses, we will go broke sometime between July & August - http://goo.gl/gjFpQg - This is a more realistic projection than last month's update - We lose approximately $375 p/month. See attached February, along with January/February Comparison P&L Files for details. Account Balances as of 3/12/2014 Total Cash: $3339 (TCF, Paypal, Cash on Hand) Owed/Reserved: $1527 $800 - Temp cash infusion from Larry for 501c3 Filing. $233 - Reserved for Awesome Foundation / AHA Kits) $494 - Uncashed iQguys checks (Provided to last week, they are out of town) ============ Net Cash: $1812 (Total Cash - Owed/Reserved) Back Membership Dues Owed: $0 - $500 depending on how we deal with it. See "Contact" section of members. Some of these members: - May have paid but was not properly recorded - No longer come to AHA, but we have not collected keys. - Come to AHA once ever couple months - Come to AHA Regularly
- Martin: How do you pitch raising money for the space?
- Membership is an extremely hard sell given the number of open hours
- Post finances more publicly
- More Member only events
- Selling it from different points of view:
- Getting Membership = 24/7 Access
- Donating to promote a community workshop
- Sponsors and/or Members
- Can we write up some "Become a sponsor" email?
- Selling it from different points of view:
- Review events we are going to for
- Likelihood to get members
- Likelihood to get people excited (ie: if it's stressful and it doesn't get members, why do it? vs. if it's AWESOME)
- Likelihood to cost tons of money
- Review events we are going to for
- Spreading the word to local places w/high concentrations of geeky ppl.
- Adam suggests North Campus/Engineering.
- Spreading the word to local places w/high concentrations of geeky ppl.
- Thoughts on moving non-paying members off the AHA Shop Members List
- Might make the paying members feel more special
- Might remove valuable input from the list by removing alumni
- Change the language so that you can only get access to the list by becoming a member
- Doesn't mean we have to remove them once they end membership, we just don't advertise that.
(5 min) Facilities Update - Josh
(10 min) Member Meeting: Goals!
- Get Pictures + Post on Lockers
- Get Profiles updated on AHA Website?
Random Action Items
- Josh or Larry: Talk to Greg about Polaroid.
- Larry: Will write a "Become a Sponsor!" document