WE NEED YOUR LOVE

Our Personals Ad: 100% volunteer-run concept shop and gallery without trust funds, grants, or loans seeks a little extra help to keep doing the good work we do, like representing local artists, taking long walks on the beach, throwing slumber parties, having charitable Naked Lady parties. ISO friendship, romance, casual encounters, with long-term relationship possibilities! We do not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, sex, marital status, political opinion, familial status, national origin, age, gender, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, military status, gender identity and source of income or disability status.

BUT FOR REALS, THOUGH

As Golden Rule struggles to keep its arms open to the community during a tough economy, we are in turn open to any donations from our supporters. We realize the times are tough, so we want to emphasize that all contributions--big and small, alike--will make a significant ripple in our pond. That said, we'd like you to remember that a donation smaller than the cost of happy hour dinner and drink could make the difference between life or death for us, and the more generous you are, the more generous we can be. Plus, as a testament of our appreciation, we offer generous discounts and other perks to those who spread their love!

Donate $20 or more, get 20% off for the month!
Donate $100 or more, get 20% off for the year!
Donate $1000 or more, get 20% off for life!

MONEY AIN'T ALL WE NEED

In addition to seeking cash donations to support our operating costs, we're pretty much willing to take whatever you're willing to give. If there's something you'd like to free yourself of, or a skill or resource you have that you think we could benefit from, let us know! Here's a list of some of our ongoing needs:

  • An old Mac laptop for consignment admin 
  • A battery for our 5-year-old off-site admin Mac laptop
  • A Cannon SLR for use on lookbooks, e-commerce, art archiving and documentation
  • A point-and-shoot digital camera for in-store volunteer use
  • An on-site record player
  • A digital video camera
  • Precise V7 black pens
  • Neehan Classic Natural White linen printer paper
  • Vellum legal envelopes
  • Ink for a Lexmark X5650 
  • Yellow rubber bands
  • Japanese paper tape
  • Brown shopping bags
  • MACO price tags
  • Ikea Boomerang Hangers
  • Printing for art cards, promotional posters, and other publication materials
  • Advertising space
  • Left-over food donations or catering sponsorship
  • Adult beverage donations
  • Cups, plates, napkins
  • A PA system for music events
  • Film for a a FUJIFILM Instax Mini 7S faux Polaroid camera


NO, WE'RE NOT A 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT, BUT . . .

We had might as well be. By this we mean two things: (1) We are a non-profiting for-profit in that we strive to cover our basic expenses and pay consignors, but have not yet been able to pay ourselves for our time or repay our cash investments, and (2) We embody non-profit ideals in our effort to represent a community of artists, consignors and designers, to provide valuable learning experiences to our volunteers, interns and followers, and we intentionally nurture a strong social support system through our business practices. So while you won't be getting a tax credit for your donation, you should be able to sleep better at night!