091 Labs Reboot Plan

This repository contains the program for rebooting the 091 Labs Hackerspace.

Strategy

091 Labs needs to have a more professional image from the start of the reboot. Areas to consider are:

  • Value Proposition
  • Focus
  • Website
  • Media
  • Fundraising
  • Accounts
  • Constitution
  • Organisational Structure
  • Premises
  • Membership Drive

Value Proposition

What do we offer members? Why should they pay a membership fee?

Focus

What should 091 Labs focus on? Do we focus on technology based creative project or is there space for us to be broader (e.g. beer brewing, wood working, biohacking)?

Website

We need to revamp the website and get full control of the 091labs.com domain.

Media

We need media packs to hand out.

We also need basic elements of branding in an easily consumable form:

  • Logo files
  • Slide templates
  • Video intro animation & sound clip

Fundraising

We need funds to do this.

Accounts

Transparency of Accounting is essential, this was an issue before.

Stripe.com were contacted last year by Liam and said we could get a free "Non profit" account for 091 labs if we share our constituion. This would be a good route for collecting membership fees and then publishing csv exports online.

Constitution

We need to review and update constitution as appropriate.

Last years's version and the previous one are all here in Liam's Google Drive.

Organisational Structure

We need to review the structure of 091 Labs as an organisation.

Premises

We need a Premesis, preferably with a shop window front and fairly central. There are some places on Sea Road right now.

Membership Drive

We need members. A ball park figure for running clubs in Galway is €40 per month membership.