Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Should individual "sponsorship" be allowed of community property?

[Mac & Sandy Thomson (ganesh]

We've used private donations to fund numerous projects without any ill
effects, IMHO.  Most of the privately funded projects have been "luxuries"
such as the CH sound system, home theater, exercise equipment, ping pong
table, etc.

If the community wants something and someone is willing to pay for it, that
seems to benefit the community even if it might not be the community's top
priority.

Some people have more time to give; some people have more money to give.
People with time to give, give it towards where they feel drawn.  Why not
the same for money donations?  I think the only problem would be if someone
wanted to spend money for something the community might not want -- a
trampoline, for instance.

My 2¢ worth,
Mac

-- 
Mac Thomson

Heartwood Cohousing
Southwest Colorado
http://www.heartwoodcohousing.com


"Have the gumption to live differently AND the sense to let everyone else
live differently."
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On 09/20/03 Diane Simpson wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> We recently went through Value Engineering and here is a question from our
> group that came out of that process. (In which we found out we could not
> afford everything that we wanted) You can reply to me or to the list,
> however you prefer. Thanks,
> 
> Diane Simpson, JP Cohousing in Boston Mass.
> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
> 
> 
> Should anyone be 'allowed' to just pick an item and sponsor it?  For
> example, what if there was a person who wanted to just pay to put the
> walkways in.  And what if that money comes in earmarked for walkways  but
> the soundproofing is still not funded.  Should we just accept the gift? Or
> make some sort of policy that says we will accept gifts but only to fund
> the items in the VE priority order. (But what if a person can't afford to
> pay for soundproofing but is happy to fund the
> fireplace....see the problem?) What have other groups done?

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