The FI Collective Membership Charter

Hello potential community members!

We'd like to share our thoughts on how things work here, to make sure it works for you, before you commit to joining.

What is The FI Collective?

It’s a community space run by and for US, the members. The goal is to get some work done on our personal projects, but also to help each other, and hopefully the greater Longmont community and the world by putting our brainpower together.

What is it NOT?

It’s not a formal retail space or a traditional coworking business where you are the customer and we are the vendor. Although we owners will be funding the building and its maintenance, I’m hoping we can all chip in time when we’re around to keep the place tidy, empty the trash bins or vacuum the floors when they need it, bring ideas and spare materials and lend spare tools, etc. Sharing with the other members is what will really make this place fly!

Because The FI Collective is run entirely by “retired” people and volunteers, we try to avoid specific commitments and obligations. So, there are no fixed working hours or permanent staff. We may not be able to address every issue immediately, but so far in these first nine years of operation, things have gone pretty smoothly. As subscribed members, you’ll have access to the building on your own schedule, which helps make up for the lack of regular workers.

Payment:

The dues are laid out in our main page, and are most commonly paid in a one-year chunk.

You can unsubscribe from future renewals at any time, and in rare cases we reserve the right to cancel a member’s subscription in mid-term due to unusual circumstances. If that happens, we’ll give you a pro-rated refund. But to encourage commitment build up a strong group community, we ask that you only join if you’re fairly committed to staying a full year. Just the honor system here – no contracts of course!

Disclaimer and Release of Liability:

By using The FI Collective facilities and anything within, you assume sole personal responsibility for your own safety. If you drink too much and hurt yourself, or lightning strikes the building, or you hurt yourself at home with a piece of borrowed equipment, or heck, even if you fall off the roof or the roof caves in on all of us, you agree not to sue The FI Collective or any other member, ever. We’re all adults here and we are working together in a trusting relationship. If you don’t agree, the simple answer is not to become a member!

Many thanks and see you here!