Revision as of 16:17, 22 May 2017

IndieGoGo

Rewards

• $X (Any Amount): Invitation to Laser Cutter Party
• $25 (Availability: Unlimited): Vinyl Cut Sticker (Enabrintain has offered to do the first 40)
• $40 (Availability: Unlimited): Small lasercut acrylic keepsake, PLUS Vinyl Sticker
  • Gregabyte has volunteered to cut and mail these rewards. Cost would be taken out of funds raised.
• NEW $60 (Availability: Unlimited): Anyone who donates more than $60 will receive a t-shirt
  • ndesign has a deal to get 72 single color tshirts for $288. We would have to have 5 +$60 donations to break even.
  • If the run is too small, we can explore having greenpea press make them
• Recognition Plaque Mounted to Side of Lasercutter (Tyler and Norm have volunteered to create the plaques). Plaques can be ordered from a trophy shop if we want to prioritize having them out quickly vs. making them ourselves)
  • $1000 (Availability: 1). Top quarter of plaque, donor name in largest font, optionally displayed company logo
  • $500 (Availability: 4). Positioned under The $1000 donor. Second to largest font.
  • $250 (Availability: 10). Positioned under the four $500 donors. Third largest font.
  • $100 (Availability: TBD).
    • Positioned under the four $250 donors. Fourth largest font.
    • Ticket for a 1-on-1 Laser Cutter Tutorial. Can be given away as a gift.
      • Need to make sure we have a volunteer for this. Availability of this reward could be based on that volunteer's time commitment).
  • Any donor listed on the plaque will be invited to the unveiling of the plaque at the Laser Cutter Party.
• $5000 (Availability: 1).
  • Plaque featuring only this donor prominently mounted on laser cutter.
  • 20 person class on how to use a lasercutter and assemble the cut item. Good for a company team building exercise.
  • Invitation to unveiling of the plaque at the Laser Cutter Party
• $10,000 (Availability: 1)
  • Thank you with company supplied logo featured on front page of Makers Local Website for at least 2 years past arrival of laser cutter.
  • (largest?) Plaque featuring only this donor prominently mounted on laser cutter.
  • Laser cut acrylic thank you gift
  • Invitation to unveiling and presentation of gift at Laser Cutter Party

Note: Transportation costs to Laser Cutter Party not included.

Laser Cutter Party for all Members of Makers Local and Donors.

IGG Creation Tools

• SnagIt was used to do a full page scroll capture of the IGG draft
  • Click "Capture", go to screen you want to capture, click the yellow down arrow that will appear on the screen after 1-2 seconds.
• Owncloud

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Recommended Companies To Solicit

• eStreet Plastics (Tyler)
• Synapse (Tyler)
• SAIC (Jeff)
• Northrop Grumman
• Boeing (Suggested: Phil)
• LSYNC (Jeff) (provided a tour of its facility and laser cutter in early days of makeshop)

Not Yet Advertised To

• STA (Their logo is featured in the video)
• RocketRepublic (Michele has this approved, awaiting IGG launch)
• NACC (Michele)
• Facebook Video (vs. YouTube) with link to indiegogo campaign
  • Optional boost to have it seen more
• Makerslocal.org Blog Post
• Fliers (Tyler willing to design)
  • UAH
  • Bandito
  • Olde Towne Coffee

Advertised To

• General E-Mail List
• IndieGoGo: https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/laser-cutter-for-community-makerspace/x/14615467
• Reddit (Jeff will post with MakersLocal256 reddit account): https://www.reddit.com/r/HuntsvilleAlabama/comments/6co7mp/local_makerspace_crowdfunding_a_laser_cutter/
• NextDoor: https://heritageofmontesano.nextdoor.com/events/1245593/
• Geek Out Huntsville (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/GeekOutHSV/posts/1433988619973250
• Makers Local 256 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/makerslocal256/posts/1492296687488281
• Makers Local 256 Twitter: https://twitter.com/makerslocal256/status/866677001972744196