The Artisan's Asylum is limiting operations until April 7th due to COVID-19. They are open only to members, cleaning common areas regularly, and encouraging social distancing. Members are worried about safety and adjusting usage. The Asylum is facing large losses in revenue from cancelled classes and is considering cost cuts including staff reductions. They are seeking ways to innovate including online classes and new membership levels. The document provides ways for people to support the Asylum financially through donations or purchasing classes/memberships. It also lists potential volunteer projects like making face masks or shields and asks for help in medical/project contacts.

1. Artisan's Asylum in a
time of COVID
How we're doing, and ways you can help

2. WE ARE ON A DEEPLY LIMITED SCHEDULE UNTIL APRIL 7
Closed to the public
No events, public meetups
No new classes, tool training
S T A T U S : O P E N T O O U R M E M B E R S
Send recommendations and suggestions to member-services@artisansasylum.com
WE ASK THAT YOU AVOID ARTISAN'S
If you have ANY flu-like symptoms
If you have been in contact with anyone who has tested positive for COVID-
19
If your work is for pleasure and has no bearing on your income
(those of you working on medical PPE's exempted)
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO
Collect packages being mailed to you at the Asylum
Retrieve items needed for work carried out at home

3. WE ARE
Making cleaning supplies available to all shops
Wiping down common areas twice a day with diluted bleach
Asking everyone to observe social distancing
Encouraging excellent hand washing practices
W H A T W E ' R E D O I N G
Send recommendations and suggestions to member-services@artisansasylum.com
WE ARE NOT
Signing up new members
Running new classes before April 7
Allowing social gatherings, food

4. 01.MEMBER
SENTIMENT
Members are worried about their safety

5. 02.MEMBER
SENTIMENT
And even more about the safety of others

6. 03.MEMBER
SENTIMENT
And therefore expecting to adjust usage

7. 04.MEMBER
SENTIMENT
We can see this in access data

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05.
HOW WE'RE
RESPONDING
SEEK
Identify and collect useful
information to inform decisions.
SHARE
Communication useful
information that supports us.
ENGAGE
Connect and hear from you
to improve solutions.
Seek
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Engage
Decide
Decide
Implement changes on an as-
needed basis, and keep you
informed.
Wash. Rinse.
Repeat.

9. 06. KNOWN UNKNOWNS
LOSS OF REVENUE COST CUTTING INNOVATE
Reduction in class
registrations, translating
into a roughly 60 percent
loss in revenue for March.
Bracing for a 90-95 percent
reduction in class sales for
April, possibly May. That's a
loss of about $20,000 per
month.
Drop in 5 memberships in
March, our first month
of negative growth.
With the reduction of
income we've got to find
ways to cut our costs.
We know this will include
full-time staff. It will also
include part-time staff,
specifically our valued Shop
Leads.
These aren't easy decisions
to make; we've got to take
them in order to ride out
this pandemic outbreak.
There aren't a huge number
of ways for a direct service
organization like ours to
adapt our business model
on a dime. But there are a
few.
We're exploring:
Online classes
New membership level
Fee for service work

10. HOW YOU
CAN HELP
Support the Asylum by:
Paying 6 or 12 months of
membership or studio fees
Purchase gift certificates -
good for future classes, etc
Recruit new "Sustaining"
members
Teach an online class in
novel or unusual subjects
Make a donation online or
by check in any amount

11. 05.
WAYS TO GET
INVOLVED
DIY FACE MASKS
FACE SHIELD PROJECT
OPEN SOURCE VENTILATOR
WHAT ELSE??
WHAT 'S NEEDED
CONTACTS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD, PROJECT MANAGERS,
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS

12. THANK
YOU.
KEEP SAFE,
STAY HEALTHY