Hackspace 2.5/Fundraising/Meeting 2015-12-09

Meeting 2015-12-09

Note: * means "new"

One-time fundraising

Membership dues
- Increasing average
- Grow membership
  - Recruiting at events
  - Adverts in Left Lion, Nottingham Post
  - Make an effort to get media coverage for events
  - Mayoral visit
  - Robert Lewellyn
Workshops
- Tutorials
- Lectures / talks
- Renting out the classroom
Events (selling badges etc)
Snackspace
Donations boxen
Materials shop*
Member marketplace*
- HS branded clothing
- Patches / stickers etc.
- Sales of member-made things

Lottery grant application
- Sue Dickinson already did most of the paperwork!
- Applying for £9974
- Four month lead time to get money, in which time we might not be able to start work
- For: lighting, electric, int. doors, security, accessibility
- TO DO: send application to trustees for review / completion / sending!
Accessibility grant:
- Mouse: Ask David Hayward how it works as he was confident we wualify at the AGM
- Russell: to ask friend who knows about that sort of thing
Arts council grants
- Mouse: Ask Becky B about the process & document
- John Bell: Ask a friend who knows
Creative quarter grants
- James Hayward: To investigate with creative quarter people
Mouse: Arrange meeting to discuss sponsorship
Fundraising party
- Kirsty: Events team to organise
James Hayward: Raising average dues
Growing the membership
- Joe Naber & Froggy to co-ordinate membership Team / comms team / events team
More workshops
- Events Team already on it
Toby, Ian D: Make new fancy donations boxen
Materials shop & Marketplace
- Resources team?
- Daniel S: to add to agenda for member meeting
Put into the Xmas newsletter:
- Rewards pledge request
- Awareness raising about fundraising
- Get involved

Strapline: "Blank space to Hackspace"?
Toby: Look at crowdfunding blurb
Mouse: Which service to use
- Indiegogo
- Go Fund Me
- Just Giving
Rewards
- All: Want volunteers - edit wiki page
When: Launch at fundraiser party? (many ayes)
Mouse: What durations are permitted by different crowdfunding services? 3 months seems desirable
Mouse: Contact computerphile guy & setup meeting
Crowdfunding campaign as a recruiting campaign for "country members"?
Daniel & Froggy: Call meeting to decide layout / goals for new space
Rob: Timelapse of Saturday work