Media Package
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Links
This section should have links to articles from national media outlets about hacker spaces and the like. The idea is to show local media the scope and state of the movement, so they can have a perspective on what we are doing.
- Raising Geeks' overview of the Maker Movement
- March 2009 Wired Article on hackerspaces
- April 2009 Washington Post article on HacDC & the hackerspace movement
- August 2009 openNASA article on Hackerspaces & NASA
- November 2009 Wall Street Journal article on the hacker(space) movement
- November 2011 Forbes post on hackerspaces
- November 2011 NPR Article on hackerspaces
Print copy - Who/what we are
This is the place for us to collaborate on print copy verbiage about what the hackerspace movement is about and who we are. Feel free to post more than one example for each section.
100 word blurb
- KnoxMakers is a diverse group of enthusiastic learners and makers. Membership is open to the general public, and anyone interested in sharing a collaborative learning process is encouraged to apply. KnoxMakers is an East Tennessee MakerSpace and Hackerspace group formed from the popular global DIY movements established by Make, the same group responsible for the world's largest DIY convention MakerFaire. While many projects are focused on technology, a range of projects, workshops, and activities run the gamut from crafting with hand tools to the arts. KnoxMakers, located in Oak Ridge, allows registered members to share tools, projects, and learning experiences. (James's initial sample draft, 100 words)
500 word summary
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1000 word article
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Print copy - Grand Opening
This is the place for us to collaborate on print copy verbiage about our grand opening. Feel free to post more than one example for each section.
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100 word blurb
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500 word summary
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1000 word article
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Basic facts about us that might be important to include/mention
Organizational Info
- We are a chartered with the state as a non-profit organization, specifically a mutual benefit corporation.
- This means we are non-profit, which means we don't have to pay certain franchise and use taxes. However, when people refer to tax-exempt organizations, they are thinking of charities that don't pay sales tax on purchases and other things. We are not that kind of non-profit. Donations to us are NOT tax-deductible. We need to make that clear any time we solicit or accept donations, otherwise we are in violation of TN state law.
- We incorporated Jan 1, 2012.
- We have an EIN, but it's analogous to your personal SSN. We'll keep that non-public for now.
- We have not filled out any paperwork yet for FEDERAL non-profit status. In theory we have up to 3 years to do that, but we are going to take care of that before the year is out. This is the 501(c)(<number>) that people refer to. We are currently none of these.