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<b><i>Noisebridge will never turn people away for lack of funds.</i></b> Because of this we ask for folks who want to see this social experiment continue support us in whatever way they can. | <b><i>Noisebridge will never turn people away for lack of funds.</i></b> Because of this we ask for folks who want to see this social experiment continue support us in whatever way they can. | ||
<b>tl;dr:</b> Up until recently Noisebridge has been largely self-sustaining with membership fees offsetting our monthly expenses. Unfortunately earlier this year we got hit with a number of back-to-back one-time expenses which have significantly drained our reserves to ~3 months of runway. | <b>tl;dr:</b> Up until recently Noisebridge has been largely self-sustaining with membership fees offsetting our monthly expenses. Unfortunately earlier this year we got hit with a number of back-to-back one-time expenses which have significantly drained our reserves to ~3 months of runway. This combined with a recent downturn in membership (recent economic downturn, reliance on word-of-mouth for people to find us, woodshop closure, etc) has put us in a precarious situation. | ||
== Recent Expenses == | == Recent Expenses == | ||
Total ~$50k (can we itemizes this a bit for transparency?) | Total ~$50k (can we itemizes this a bit for transparency?) | ||
TODO(various noisebridgers leading these efforts): Please help me fill in these sections. 🙏 | |||
=== Permitting/Zoning/Code Investments === | === Permitting/Zoning/Code Investments === | ||
short-summary of _some_ the hoops we've jumped through to make sure everything is up to code and all the paperwork for the property is correctly filed with the city. | short-summary of _some_ the hoops we've jumped through to make sure everything is up to code and all the paperwork for the property is correctly filed with the city. | ||
==== Expenses ==== | |||
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=== Woodshop Improvements === | === Woodshop Improvements === | ||
woodshop is great | The woodshop is great! So many people come to use this incredible resource but it was noisy and caused dust which made the rest of the downstairs space less usable. | ||
Earlier this year (before the permitting issue arose) we decided to invest some of our savings to build a wall with proper ventilation/filtration/sound isolation. | |||
We likely would not have started this project if we could have anticipated the permitting expenses... 😓 | |||
==== Expenses ==== | |||
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=== ADA Upgrades === | === ADA Upgrades === | ||
Our door is finally ADA compliant!!! We are still a capital-drive/grant away from installing an elevator/chair lift as previously envisioned but the new door/entrance system is fantastic. Thank you all who worked on making this happen & raising the funds for this effort. Most excellent | Our door is finally ADA compliant!!! We are still a capital-drive/grant away from installing an elevator/chair lift as previously envisioned but the new door/entrance system is fantastic. Thank you all who worked on making this happen & raising the funds for this effort. Most excellent | ||
==== Expenses ==== | |||
Construction+permitting: ~$10k (People who worked on this please correct me) | |||
== Current Fundraising Efforts == | == Current Fundraising Efforts == | ||
TODO(various noisebridgers leading these efforts): Please help me fill in these sections. 🙏 | |||
=== Membership Drive === | === Membership Drive === | ||
We have been relying solely on organic word-of-mouth to discover and join our community. We should encourage more excellent individuals to come use our space! People tend to feel Noisebridge is a space worth keeping around and are willing to help support that financially. | |||
=== GoFundMe === | === GoFundMe === | ||
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-noisebridges-lifechanging-work | |||
=== Holiday Party + Silent Auction === | === Holiday Party + Silent Auction === | ||
=== Donation Matching / Challenge Grant | === Donation Matching / Challenge Grant === | ||
Latest revision as of 18:27, 15 November 2025
Stub page - people with relevant details help please help me fill in sections! 🙏
Noisebridge will never turn people away for lack of funds. Because of this we ask for folks who want to see this social experiment continue support us in whatever way they can.
tl;dr: Up until recently Noisebridge has been largely self-sustaining with membership fees offsetting our monthly expenses. Unfortunately earlier this year we got hit with a number of back-to-back one-time expenses which have significantly drained our reserves to ~3 months of runway. This combined with a recent downturn in membership (recent economic downturn, reliance on word-of-mouth for people to find us, woodshop closure, etc) has put us in a precarious situation.
Recent Expenses[edit | edit source]
Total ~$50k (can we itemizes this a bit for transparency?)
TODO(various noisebridgers leading these efforts): Please help me fill in these sections. 🙏
Permitting/Zoning/Code Investments[edit | edit source]
short-summary of _some_ the hoops we've jumped through to make sure everything is up to code and all the paperwork for the property is correctly filed with the city.
Expenses[edit | edit source]
<placeholder>
Woodshop Improvements[edit | edit source]
The woodshop is great! So many people come to use this incredible resource but it was noisy and caused dust which made the rest of the downstairs space less usable.
Earlier this year (before the permitting issue arose) we decided to invest some of our savings to build a wall with proper ventilation/filtration/sound isolation.
We likely would not have started this project if we could have anticipated the permitting expenses... 😓
Expenses[edit | edit source]
<placeholder>
ADA Upgrades[edit | edit source]
Our door is finally ADA compliant!!! We are still a capital-drive/grant away from installing an elevator/chair lift as previously envisioned but the new door/entrance system is fantastic. Thank you all who worked on making this happen & raising the funds for this effort. Most excellent
Expenses[edit | edit source]
Construction+permitting: ~$10k (People who worked on this please correct me)
Current Fundraising Efforts[edit | edit source]
TODO(various noisebridgers leading these efforts): Please help me fill in these sections. 🙏
Membership Drive[edit | edit source]
We have been relying solely on organic word-of-mouth to discover and join our community. We should encourage more excellent individuals to come use our space! People tend to feel Noisebridge is a space worth keeping around and are willing to help support that financially.
GoFundMe[edit | edit source]
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-noisebridges-lifechanging-work