Member-Led Improvement Projects

WE WANT YOU to help make FCFL better with Member-Led Improvement Projects!

Propose and lead a lab improvement project and FCFL will PAY FOR IT - or simply VOTE for the projects you want most or would want to help with.

FCFL keeps its membership rates low because it is run by YOU, our members who volunteer to do things like reorganize, clean up, build things, or write the rules of how things should work. Propose anything you will champion to completion: e.g. a better dust collection system, scheduling system, designing a chore-board system, anything within budget.

Your Project Proposal should include:

Goal and outcome of project.
Project team Lead and additional FCFL members (if any).
Technical specifications of the project (measurements, assembly process, etc.)
Budget with materials used and cost estimate.
Rough timeline or estimated project duration.

The Fine Print:

Member pays for project materials and submits receipts at the end of the project. Any receipts not submitted 60 days after the project’s original estimated completion date might not be reimbursed.
Cost overage - Submitted receipt totals exceeding 120% of max budget requires board approval. No guarantee whether or not the Member will be reimbursed for the total amount spent, so please watch your budget!
Project timelines - Projects not completed and that exceed the Proposal timeline by three times will be considered abandoned and may or may not be reimbursed.

Things happen, but in all of the cases above, the board will review the circumstances and make a determination on how best to handle. Their determination will depend largely on the state of the project, quality of work, and communication from the Project Lead. The Lab board are volunteers who do this in good faith to support the continuation of the Lab’s mission.