I think that one of the places that you will want to do research is to look at the work of http://www.nonprofitcenter.org
And specifically look at http://www.marinspace.org as a place to see how non-profits can work together. This is a different path than the CoWorking path, where you coordinate the existing non-profits to amplify services as opposed to establishing a new organization to provide different services. It is worth the compare and contrast style analysis and will focus issues for you. On Jan 29, 2008 7:12 AM, Suzi Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Much obliged to you both for your comments fellas. > > I have to say I'm not really sure what glitches we'd run into by > offering up our space for non-profit use - they currently conduct > their bulk mail projects at various locations so I don't think they're > infringing on their own guidelines. As far as our situation goes, we > are for-profit and the Group 88 space is in a building that is > privately owned by the gal/business who's embarking on this venture > with me, so no issues there. > > I will look into the logistics further though. I will also look into > hooking up with other community groups that will be good fits for our > space and culture. Our members will come first, for sure, but I think > we can benefit from making connections with our local community and > encouraging activity in the space. Because we are in the 'burbs, I > think we need to make some extra efforts to build awareness. I want > our space to be hopping with cool folks and lots of energy! > > Should be interesting - I'll have more to report when we launch this > spring. > > Thanks again! > Suzi > > On Jan 29, 4:05 am, Alex Linsker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Suzi, > > > > Thanks for your inspiring note. You reminded me of when I lived in > > Hays, KS for a month. Hays is a city with 20,000 people, and 133 > > community groups! Those of us looking for a permanent space might > > want to consider being hosted by a space which is already owned by one > > of these groups. > > > > As far as Raines' comment about working with non-profits when the > > coworking group is for-profit, there is not a single good reason for > > members of a coworking group to incorporate their group as either a > > for-profit or non-profit. I write this as someone who's incorporated > > and ran both for- and non-profits. So why not benefit from working > > with nonprofits and for-profits and all other groups and the services > > they can all offer, when you further their mission. > > > > -Alex Linsker > > Brooklyn, NY > > > > On Jan 28, 9:29 pm, Suzi Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi folks - > > > > > Last week I attended a biz networking thingy to help talk up our soon- > > > to-launch coworking space, Group 88 (www.group88.us) in CT. I met > > > folks from a non-profit group called The Arc of Farmington Valley - > http://www.favarh.org. Their community of people with disabilities > > > help businesses coordinate large bulk mail projects. Because they are > > > non-profit, they get a big discount on bulk mail rates. > > > > > This is just a fantastic program. When I talked to the organizers I > > > found out that they often need space to conduct their projects so I > > > offered up our conference room to use when it's free. I'm sure we'll > > > have bulk mail projects down the road for them as well. > > > > > I bring it up in this group as a reminder that there are some really > > > great programs in your community that live under the radar. Reaching > > > out to community groups can be great for both sides - you could help a > > > group accomplish their goals and they might help your members in some > > > way. > > > > > Some of the best ways to learn about community groups is through your > > > local Chamber of Commerce, your library's business resource guy/gal or > > > lots of times the admin office of your town/city is the best place to > > > start. > > > > > If any other groups have had good experiences with community groups or > > > ideas to share - I'd love to hear 'em. > > > > > Suzi E > > > Ambassador, Group 88 > > > > -- John Sechrest . Corvallis Benton . Chamber Coalition . 420 NW 2nd . (541) 757-1507 . [EMAIL PROTECTED] . . --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
