I totally agree with the white board idea. We've use chalkboard paint to paint some chalkboard squares around our space, including one over the mini fridge/kitchen area. We have a simple kitchen corner, but our members have been really great about pitching in, bringing in boxes of their favorite teas or coffee to share, or running to the convenience shop on the first floor of our building to pick up sugar, creamer, etc when it's out. Otherwise, an Office staff will check up on supplies and pick up more when we're running low. If you set an example by bringing in something to share (i brought in a large bag of my favorite loose tea, and occasionally bring in fresh baked cookies) then there's a good chance people will continue the favor. We also have a jar of change in the kitchen corner to supplement snacks funds, and people usually pitch in about 25 cents per cup of coffee. Our community is small, but so far this works well!
Katherine Sullivan Director of Creative Operations, The Office RW Kigali, Rwanda www.theofficerw.com www.facebook.com/theofficerw On Monday, March 11, 2013 9:01:35 PM UTC+2, Erica Douglass wrote: > > Hi! > > I just opened a coworking space here in Austin, TX (Opportunity Space > - http://opportunityspace.com.) We provide all dedicated desks and > free drinks and snacks are included as part of the monthly fee. > > I'm looking for a way to manage requests from our members for drinks, > snacks, and things like "We're out of sugar" or "Can you please get > some Diet Dr. Pepper instead of regular Dr. Pepper?" > > Email is obviously the simplest route, but I don't want requests to > get buried. Ideally, members could also vote on requests. > > What do you recommend? > > Thanks! > -Erica > -- > Managing Director, Opportunity Space > Get your own desk: http://opportunityspace.com/ > -- 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.
