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==Setting up the pledge==
==Setting up the pledge==
* Create a link to your pledge on the [[pledges]] page using <nowiki>{{pledgefor|</nowiki>''what you want''<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
* Create a link to your pledge on the [[pledges]] page using <nowiki>{{pledgefor|</nowiki>''what you want''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> on the [[Pledges]] page
* Click the red link to your new pledge page - you can use [[PledgeTemplate|this template]] to help you add the right content
* Click the red link to your new pledge page - you can use [[PledgeTemplate|this template]] to help you add the right content
* Notify the [http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space mailing list] of your pledge, including a link to your pledge page.
* Notify the [http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space mailing list] of your pledge, including a link to your pledge page.
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==Purchasing==
==Purchasing==
* Ask Russ to get the Hackspace wallet out :)
* Ask [[User:Russ|Russ]] to get the Hackspace wallet out :)
==Wrapping up==
==Wrapping up==
* Move your pledge to the 'completed pledges' section.
* Move your pledge to the 'completed pledges' section.

Latest revision as of 14:28, 1 July 2014

Before starting a pledge

  • Check that there is demand for the item you wish to buy on the mailing list and on IRC.
  • Wait a few days - you may find that a member already has a similar item that they'll be willing to donate.
  • If you think there is suitable demand then set up a pledge.

Setting up the pledge

  • Create a link to your pledge on the pledges page using {{pledgefor|what you want}} on the Pledges page
  • Click the red link to your new pledge page - you can use this template to help you add the right content
  • Notify the mailing list of your pledge, including a link to your pledge page.

Collecting money

Well done - you've reached your target! Soon you can buy things. First you need to get the money together:

  • Money should be paid into the same Hackspace account into which members pay their subscriptions. Items will then be purchased from this account.
  • Create a short reference for pledgers to use when transferring money. This will be used to correlate bank account credits to their respective pledges. Some examples:
    • ROUTER, PCBETCH, LASERCUT
  • Mail the list and call in the pledges.
    • Be sure to include the reference and mention that money should be paid into the Hackspace account.
    • Ask pledgers to mark their pledge as 'PAID' on the wiki page.

Purchasing

  • Ask Russ to get the Hackspace wallet out :)

Wrapping up

  • Move your pledge to the 'completed pledges' section.