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February 2016 - Member Meeting
State of the space
- We’ve grown and stabilized at ~35 members. We’re stable enough to pay the rent and utilities, but would like to continue growing so the space can afford more toolage, possibly a bigger space someday.
Space finances
- On the edge of profitable, just in the black. Lower utilities have helped.
- Need members who are still paying $37.50 to update their subscriptions to $40/mo
- $1,000 from the John Deere Foundation, will use for the garage buildout.
Art show recap
- Significant interest in our space, tools, and group. Would like to replicate this success with other events.
Future events
- Kids’ racing? See Dave’s previous post to the list. Would need mentors.
- Line tracking robot workshop
- Woodworking workshops?
- More interest groups and recurring meetups
- Tim is bringing back microcontroller night
- A 3D printing group was suggested, but no one would agree to lead it
- Ham radio group, and offer VE testing?
Garage buildout
- Need walls, need good lighting. Suggested we use fencing, and securely wall off a smaller section for tool storage.
- Electric
- Need heavy metal work tables
- Move one of our security cameras to the garage
Marketing the space: What will help attract new members?
- Continue to push photos, project writeups, events to social media
- Send flyers to companies
- Break room flyers to advertise individual memberships
- Different flyers to advertise corporate memberships
- Booth at farmer’s market?
- Can show cutting boards, other things we can make, and hand out flyers
- Free to register as a non-for-profit, if we advertise but don’t sell.
If we were to move to another space, what part of town?
- Several votes for in / near downtown.
- Noted there are many potential members living on the west end.
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