Alex and Rachel, We haven't decided to go virtual or physical yet. The plan is start with a simple sign in sheet after they have been in the space the first time. A low tech way is sometimes the simplest way. They will have a physical to identify themselves as a member. I don't want the person to have to check in with a person because all of the spaces are staffed 100% of the time, like Creative Density. I am here 80% of the time but am out for a meeting or running an errand once or twice during the day.
I am looking for a simple check in service similar to the reward programs like Spot On that are popping in retailers. Passport holders will simply swipe a card or type in a pin at an iPad or something up front. If we find something in the next two months then we will just launch with that. This will track everything and provide some data about time, how frequent someone uses a space, which space, etc. The purpose to make it easy for companies to buy multiple memberships and allow workers to find the best community for the individual. It makes things simple for everyone. $15 for each day pass to the space owner, $350 to $400 for a passport. This is not designed to be a project to scale to huge numbers, really over 150 passport holders or so, because we want it to the be local. Once we let it get too big then we have to worry about member distribution, passport holders taking over too many spaces, and the logistics and policies that came with a larger program. This is a local venture to support remote workers and help Denver coworking spaces meet their financial obligations. As for fundraising for Denver Coworks we seeked sponsors for Denver Coworking week and raised around $1500. This money went to t-shirts, bbqs, and left a bit in the pot for the group's future activities. We are debating whether new members should pay a joiners fee of $100 to $200 to contribute to the pot but we don't want to shut new spaces from joining the group knowing that money is an issue. We also are getting request from real estate groups and businesses that want to speak to the group and we will charge them a fee to do so. We are also debating an annual fee for being part of the group, sponsors for events and the entire group. We don't have many financial obligations but a small pot of money would give us the freedom to raise awareness together with a campaign. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
