Non-profits are allowed to sell products and services which is how we will generate revenue beyond donations and grants. We can sell FreeBoxes, IT consulting, IT support services and training. Our colo box and the Joomla web site projects are training for our volunteers. Once we know Joomla well enough, FGM can offer web services and charge for the services. Hopefully, our computer lab will generate enough income to sustain itself but that remains to be seen.
Tom john jones wrote:
youra mindreader tom i was just thinking about that, if the church doesnt have to pay out of pocket for utilities i dont see why they wouldnt give it to us rent free the question now would be how to maintain the utilities and generate income,would selling free boxes for donations be illeagle if we offered a good price for them?then take that money and use it for lodging?it aint like wed be stealling...guess well see....--- On *Thu, 9/3/09, Tom Brown /<tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote: From: Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: City Chapel walkthrough last night To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 12:29 PM I forgot to add that a portable lab based on laptops or small thin clients and not too large LCDs and a small but powerful server would be a different story. Then we could conduct labs as we conduct FreeBox classes, which is, wherever we obtain rent free space. We just need tables, chairs, electricity and sometimes an Internet connection.Tom------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Tom Brown *Sent:* Thursday, September 03, 2009 15:24 *To:* frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Subject:* [frgeek-michiana] Re: City Chapel walkthrough last nightThe meeting rooms are certainly suitable for periodic, even frequent, FreeBox classes, and I am almost certain the church will let us use the rooms for such. The rooms would also be suitable for a computer lab. However, I doubt the church will allow us to install a permanent lab in either of the meeting rooms unless we offer sufficient rent to offset the loss of space for other purposes. At this point in our development, a computer lab will be idle most of the time. I doubt we can afford rent if the lab is idle and doesn’t generate income.Tom------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *john jones *Sent:* Thursday, September 03, 2009 14:51 *To:* frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Subject:* [frgeek-michiana] Re: City Chapel walkthrough last nightso is it suitable for our needs? --- On *Thu, 9/3/09, Tom Brown /<tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote: From: Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [frgeek-michiana] City Chapel walkthrough last night To: "FreeGeek Michiana" <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 10:58 AM Pastor Troy Rife walked me through the City Chapel building. It was very quick as he was between meetings. I will sit down with Pastor Rife soon, probably next week, to discuss our mutual needs and interests. City Chapel has a large meeting room on the first floor and another on the second floor. The downstairs room has two smaller, office sized, rooms attached. A permanent computer lab/tech center may not be possible because various groups use the meeting rooms. However, Pastor Rife thinks the meeting rooms are ideal for FreeBox classes. The area of the building which would have made a decent recycling/refurbishing space and was previously occupied by IDT is now rented to another church, Crossroads Ministries (I think). Crossroads is remodeling their space. Tom ** This list is PUBLICLY archived. ** PLEASE don't post personal or sensitive information unless you wish for it to be in the public domain. To post to the list send email to frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx The archive is available at //www.freelists.org/archives/frgeek-michiana/ You may unsubscribe or change your list settings by going to the list website at //www.freelists.org/webpage/frgeek-michiana
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