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	Noisebridge is a physical space open and welcoming to all, providing infrastructure and collaboration opportunities for anyone interested in programming, hardware, crafts, science, robotics, art, and technology.		Noisebridge is a physical space open and welcoming to all, providing infrastructure and collaboration opportunities for anyone interested in programming, hardware, crafts, science, robotics, art, and technology.

	~~The basic rule of~~ Noisebridge is ~~“Be~~ excellent to each other~~.” Governance~~ of ~~Noisebridge is~~ consensus ~~based with a well developed methodology. The third concept that allows Noisebridge flexibility in operations is “do~~-ocracy~~;” the~~ people ~~of Noisebridge~~ are empowered to act ~~to improve~~ the ~~space and community on an individual level~~.		Noisebridge is a successful experiment in how people can live, learn and create cooperatively. Radically open and welcoming to all, Noisebridge is a diverse group of people organized around three core practices: (1) be excellent to each other, our first rule of behavior; (2) consensus governance; and, (3) do-ocracy. Our individual people are empowered to act for the good of all.

	Noisebridge ~~has been organized as~~ a ~~501(c)3 non-profit corporation~~ and ~~registered as an educational non-profit corporation in California since 2008. The organization has~~ a ~~functional board of directors~~ and ~~transparent financial controls including public reporting of financial status~~.		Noisebridge’s current space—5,000 square feet in the Mission District—is going away in August of 2019. After more than a decade of successful sustainability and growth, Noisebridge must find a new home so we can continue to offer our programs and resources to all, building a better culture for technology and ideas.

	Revenues are driven by monthly membership dues and donations. These fluctuate but are at		Revenues are driven by monthly membership dues and donations. These fluctuate but are at

Eric: Straight from the SK doc

2018-08-11T04:30:33Z

Straight from the SK doc

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Noisebridge is a physical space open and welcoming to all, providing infrastructure and collaboration opportunities for anyone interested in programming, hardware, crafts, science, robotics, art, and technology.

The basic rule of Noisebridge is “Be excellent to each other.” Governance of Noisebridge is consensus based with a well developed methodology. The third concept that allows Noisebridge flexibility in operations is “do-ocracy;” the people of Noisebridge are empowered to act to improve the space and community on an individual level.

Noisebridge has been organized as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation and registered as an educational non-profit corporation in California since 2008. The organization has a functional board of directors and transparent financial controls including public reporting of financial status.

Revenues are driven by monthly membership dues and donations. These fluctuate but are at
about $12,500 per month, up from approximately $7,000. Annual expenses are at about $125,000. The organization is financially healthy with positive cash flow and has accrued through accumulated surplus unrestricted net assets of more than 50% its annual operating budget. Noisebridge is in excellent health and has proven that its operational model can succeed.

Well developed descriptions of Noisebridge, its programmatic operations, governance and finances can be found at its wiki: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/About

Noisebridge is not only a physical space and shared resources. Noisebridge is the community of people who use the space. Noisebridge has sought to create itself as an open to all community.

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Eric at 04:34, 11 August 2018

Eric: Straight from the SK doc