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==Before starting a pledge== | ==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== | ==Setting up the pledge== | ||
Revision as of 15:11, 17 February 2011
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
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 :)