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Post by lauren on Jul 2, 2015 14:59:49 GMT
I'd like this thread to address some of the comments I've heard floating around about everyone's vision for the cafe area. Frankly, I'm inclined to picture something almost exactly as we currently do things, except that the counter will be connected to the kitchen, and we can pick out what furniture we like. However, I'm always inclined to do as little as possible to keep budget down, and I recognize that there is a lot of value in expanding beyond that. So I know that my vision isn't necessarily the best vision  What do people want to see? Are these things we will use now, or is it only for future plans? What are the essentials, and what's just extra? |
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Post by Corissa on Jul 2, 2015 18:48:16 GMT
As Mike has been working on potential budgets, he has been categorizing projects/expenses into tiers as a tool to help think about priority, cost, and how far the budget can go. ( Disclaimer, the following is my interpretation of what Mike has told me about his thought process, but not about the specific priority of "Tier" of any item. I do not claim the following is a representation in any way of his thoughts, or those of any board member.) - Tier 1 are safety concerns
- Tier 2 are truly bare minimum--as in it would be difficult/impossible to have church without these things
- Tier 3 are the things needed for the "basic functionality" Dave described at the meeting Saturday, the level where we can do all the things we do well and without lots of hassles
- Tier 4 are "Premium" projects/items that would make things nice/special or allow us to do things a step beyond the basics we do now
- Tier 5 are the "Dream" improvements, the things that would make the space *really* nice and are "someday" projects that would allow us to do something more than one step beyond what we do now
In my opinion: - Tier 1 kitchen improvements are fixing wires hanging out of the walls (as Lauren noted in her Hospitality proposal)
- Tier 2 kitchen improvements are a good sink, a refrigerator (possibly an extra large one), some counters & cabinets, and some basic partitioning of the space.
- Tier 3 kitchen improvements are more counters & cabinets, a microwave and oven, and more substantial separation of the space (completely walled off?)
- Tier 4 kitchen improvements are more aesthetic improvements, and possibly an expanded kitchen area (second stove? second refrigerator? other kitchen equipment?)
- Tier 5 kitchen improvements would be a full "Coffee Bar" set-up and aesthetic.
As for Hospitality (Cafe) area, to me: - Tier 2 is tables that we can use for other things & chairs we already have
- Tier 3 is nicer, dedicated tables and chairs
- Tier 4 is more aesthetic improvements, maybe more seating
- Tier 5 is anything else required to make it the ultimate Coffee Bar/Cafe area
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Post by Corissa on Jul 2, 2015 19:52:34 GMT
One other quick comment. I only mentioned the big things here, but there are lots of other, small, things that would fit into the tiers too. So, for instance, a fire extinguisher for the kitchen would be Tier 1. Trash cans would be Tier 2. Bagel knives would be Tier 3. A bagel toaster might be Tier 4. A fancy coffee machine might be Tier 5. (Just as examples...)
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Post by Elizabeth on Jul 3, 2015 21:04:28 GMT
For fundraising purposes, we must define things as high up the tiers as possible. Even though the higher tiers represent higher costs, the plans for them tend to elicit bigger gifts. Remember the biblical example. People gave so much that Moses had to ask them to stop. We need to cast the vision for the topmost of what God is calling us to do while also planning the bare minimums.
Tiers 1 and 2 tend to be harder to raise money for. At WBC we started with Tier 0, an undeveloped piece of rural property. It took a lot of creativity to get people to donate for that when they knew a huge building campaign was coming right on its heels. In the same way, we will probably do rolling fundraising campaigns without much of a break in between to finance our continued development of the space as we use it.
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