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We hope that you, the reader, will join us in making this shop a reality.
We hope that you, the reader, will join us in making this shop a reality.
[[Category: Maker Nexus]]

Revision as of 17:55, 22 January 2018

(Information about the Maker Nexus organization's makerspace will be provided here. If you register with this wiki you can click the star at the top right to "watch" this page. If you do this then you will get an email whenever this page is updated.)

The Town Hall

On January 19, 2018 we held an open town hall meeting. (Thanks to Hacker Dojo for hosting us.) About 80 people attended - the room was packed with some people sitting on the floor. The 6 member Maker Nexus (MN) board has been working on this plan for the last 9 weeks; we started the day TechShop closed. We've had the help of several other people. Now is the time to find out if the community wants what we have all been working so hard to create.

At the end the crowd was upbeat and very positive about the plans we presented. To get the shop open we need a minimum of 150 members and $125,000 in donations.

The Organization

We are a California non-profit. We are applying for 501(c)3 certification as a charitable organization.

Our officers' biographies are public.

How to Help

More Details

You can review the slides we presented here.

(Live steam was removed because it was just too hard to watch sideways.)

If you are into finance details, you can review our current financial model.

The Takeaway

The slides are packed with information, but for those who need the quick summary:

  • Non-profit organization
  • Shop between Redwood City and San Jose
  • Targeted April opening
  • Limited machines, adding more as quickly as money allows
  • Paid staff members for support & maintenance
  • $150/month membership & $1,000 donation
  • Everyone has to pitch in to make this work

We hope that you, the reader, will join us in making this shop a reality.