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March 10, 2009 by Alex Hillman

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Update: IndyHall Membership Drive 2009

Filed under: Announcements, Community Support, coworking, From the Business Side, In The News, Independents Hall, Kudos

Last weekend, Geoff and I put out a call for new, upgraded, and pre-payment of IndyHall Membership in order to show the level of commitment from the community needed to grow IndyHall to the next stage of it’s evolution.

We put a very short deadline on this, since our efforts are moving quickly, and asked that people step up by the end of the day on Monday, March 9th.

That was yesterday. And everybody want’s to know how we did.

The Results

We did pretty well.

13 New Members (all levels)
4 Upgrades (all to full time…are there any basic members looking to go lite?)
9 Pre-paid current members

Many members, existing and new, also pledged their support for the move by prepaying anywhere from 2 to 12 months!

This is all in three days. It’s all thanks to every one of you. Well done.

But it’s not over.

Now What?

You said you wanted IndyHall to grow. You proved it to us by opening your wallets, which really means a lot to us and this community. We welcome all of the new members, and look forward to having you joining us very soon.

Geoff and I are going to be taking the next steps towards the new space, and making each step forward with your backing and support to guide us. We’re also thinking carefully about the use of 32 Strawberry St, and a variety of models to continue to make it a community resource and sustain the property there.

Most Importantly:

The membership drive isn’t over. We’re still signing members at all levels, and the more commitments we have before May 1st, the better off IndyHall will be. We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us, and we need as much support as we can to make it happen.

Keep your eyes peeled here (and on twitter) for more news as it comes forward. We’ll keep you updated at every turn.

And thank you.

  • http://twitter.com/polexa Powen

    Geoff and I are going to be taking the next steps towards the new space

    So… maybe the numbers are still inconclusive, but have you “decided” to go ahead with the new location? Or is it still pending some other developments?

    Forgive me for my impatience but I’m really looking forward to being able to join the community at IndyHall!

  • http://girlscantell.typepad.com sara girlscantell

    congratulations! this is no small feat, and i can’t wait to see what’s in store for 32 strawberry st. the momentum indy hall has is totally amazing and inspiring.

  • http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com Alex Hillman

    @Powen,
    There are two developments still in progress as we continue to sign new members towards our breakeven point:
    1) The terms of our lease with the new space, and doing due diligence with our new prospective landlords. They’ve been very responsive, but we’re still talking.
    2) Evaluating options to sustain our lease at 32 Strawberry St. We have no desire to break a lease, and instead want to take advantage of the location for other purposes. As with the new workspace, that operation needs to be sustainable as well.

    We’ll be sharing as much as we know, as we know it.