View source for 2014/05/03 Omni Hackathon/Fund-Raising Workshop

=Fund-Raising=

==Questions==
* schedule of costs?
* schedule of revenue?
* do we need sprinklers / integrated fire alarm?

==Concerns==
* nature of build-out costs

==Known Needs==
* ADA 

==Resources==
* Owner will pay for 1/2 of capital improvements up to $50,000

==Ideas==
* Grants
* Kickstarter / Indiegogo

==Fundraising Basics==
* Start with:
** One clear goal 
** Specific needs and $ requirements
** Deadline

* Strategies:
** Inner circle - direct, personal asks - people you trust and have intimate relationships with
** Wider audience - people who catch wind of it, you don't have direct access to them for this goal
** Events and stunts - bumper stickers, fliers, bake sales, ways to reach strangers and get press


* 30%-60% of what you need for your goal you should already have direct access to.
** i.e. you should already have tested the waters
** Visibility of support - early support generates more faith in success

* Notes on Kickstarters (in general): 
** Products are usually more successful than causes
** In other examples of collectives using Kickstarters, private investors were largely the people "donating"
** Great marketing tool
** Kickstarter itself doesn't allow real estate projects - other crowdfunding platforms do
** What do we need to tell the audience, what do they want to know?

* Conversations with private donors:
** Elicit rather than solicit interest
** Meet them where they're at 
** Demonstrate pride and knowledge
** Find out if they have any advice and their opinions on the projects

==Examples of other makerspace crowdfunding campaigns==

* BioCurious pledged: 35,319 goal: 30,000 backers: 239 
** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/openscience/biocurious-a-hackerspace-for-biotech-the-community
* Hub Oakland pledged: 142,719 goal: 100,000 backers: 1294
** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/konda/what-makes-you-come-alive-bring-it-to-the-hub-0
* Hacker Dojo pledged: 53,655 goal: 30,000 backers: 762
** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/384590180/an-events-space-and-a-design-studio-for-hacker-doj
* LA Makerspace pledged: 34,204 goal: 15,000 backers: 465
** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tara/los-angeles-makerspace-a-family-friendly-innovatio
* Baghdad Community Hackerspace pledged: 29,471 goal: 27,500 backers: 671
** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bilal/baghdad-community-hackerspace-workshops
* Konbit Communitere pledged: 14,507 goal: 12,000 backers: 97
** https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/konbit-communitere
* FFL Fab Lab pledged: 13,670 goal: 20,000 backers: 16
** https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ffl-fab-lab
* Benicia pledged: 13,228 goal: 30,000 backers: 57
** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1053606583/build-a-makerspace-in-benicia
* Hackermoms pledged: 12,564 goal: 10,000 backers: 288
** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1569887044/mothership-hackermoms-the-first-womens-hackerspace
* Ladies Learning Code pledged: 10,772 goal: 10,000 backers: 188
** https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-make-ladies-learning-code-s-new-space-into-a-cool-resource-for-toronto
* Tampa Hackerspace pledged: 16,185 goal: 10,000 backers: 157
** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/123218300/build-tampas-first-hackerspace
* Danger!Awesome pledged: 36,737 goal: 35000 backers: 636
** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nadeemtron/dangerawesome-a-high-tech-hands-on-community-maker
* Houston Makerspace pledged: 10,045 goal: 10000 backers: 119
** http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/houston-makerspace
* PreFAB pledged: 15,821 goal: 15000 backers: 135
** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/894500964/lets-build-prefab-san-diegos-home-for-creatives-an