Post by drprofessordanger on May 8, 2012 17:00:55 GMT -5
I have started this thread so that we can discuss finding sponsors for the group.
From David Wilkins:
I also found this while poking around meetup. Worth a read.
meetupblog.meetup.com/post/20410383025/how-to-obtain-a-sponsor
I am talking to organizers for Magic City Art Connection and the Moss Rock Festival about our group. Perhaps when we are a coherent and moderately funded entity we can get a booth to sell goods, solicit donations, and inform the public. Moss Rock would be an ideal venue since many of the attendees are interested in green tech and conservation.
In addition, I may be teaching basic soldering/electronics classes at a small startup school in town. They may make a good affiliate once we have a space, education ideas, and some higher tech equipment than what they will have on site. I envision that they would send people our way to learn about technology and it would be a good source of revenue for the space.
From David Wilkins:
Folks,
Steve Spicer had a good idea today. We should maintain a list of hacker friendly local vendors. Examples:
Best place to have powder coating done for small batches
Emergency source for electronic components
CNC machine that's available for small parts or on weekends
etc....
This might be a good place for fundraising or at the very least discounts on services in return for links on our site.
dhw
Steve Spicer had a good idea today. We should maintain a list of hacker friendly local vendors. Examples:
Best place to have powder coating done for small batches
Emergency source for electronic components
CNC machine that's available for small parts or on weekends
etc....
This might be a good place for fundraising or at the very least discounts on services in return for links on our site.
dhw
I also found this while poking around meetup. Worth a read.
meetupblog.meetup.com/post/20410383025/how-to-obtain-a-sponsor
I am talking to organizers for Magic City Art Connection and the Moss Rock Festival about our group. Perhaps when we are a coherent and moderately funded entity we can get a booth to sell goods, solicit donations, and inform the public. Moss Rock would be an ideal venue since many of the attendees are interested in green tech and conservation.
In addition, I may be teaching basic soldering/electronics classes at a small startup school in town. They may make a good affiliate once we have a space, education ideas, and some higher tech equipment than what they will have on site. I envision that they would send people our way to learn about technology and it would be a good source of revenue for the space.