Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: how to handle "donations"

[Elizabeth Magill (pastorlizm]

We have a team for each room and they can say no.
We also generally say that if something is in a room the team that
handles the room team can get rid of it.

This doesn't really stop people from doing it, but gives a strategy to deal.
The side affect is that we have SO MANY teams!
-Liz
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On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 7:02 AM lisa pletka via Cohousing-L
<cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
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> I'm wondering if other communities might have some advice on how to fairly
> and efficiently handle "donations,"  things like used pieces of furniture
> which one member is convinced will fit perfectly with the decor in your
> commons room, or worse, anonymously deposited in one of your public spaces?
> We have a policy here about our membership having to approve any donations,
> but that seems time-consuming at a board meeting for a small item like a
> table. How does your community handle these instances?
>
> Thanks,
> Lisa P.
> Santa Rosa Creek Commons, CA
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