; (2) issue guidelines for the sustainable operation of fab labs; (3) serve as a resource for organizations and communities seeking to create fab labs by providing information, assessing suitability, advising on the lab lifecycle, and maintaining descriptions of prospective and operating sites; (4) accept funds from private individuals, organizations, government agencies, or other organizations; (5) distribute funds to other nonprofit organizations to establish and operate fab labs as members of the corporation; (6) facilitate communication between other nonprofit organizations seeking to join the corporation with operational entities that can source and install fab labs, provide training, assist with operations, account for spending, and assess impact; (7) communicate the benefits available through membership in the corporation to communities and the public; (8) facilitate and participate in synergistic programs, including workforce training, job creation, researching the broader impacts of such programs, and the production of civic infrastructure; (9) amend a constitution and bylaws for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs; (10) choose directors, officers, trustees, managers, employees, and agents as the activities of the corporation require; (11) make contracts; (12) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the corporation; (13) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure its obligations by granting security interests in its property; (14) charge and collect membership dues and subscription fees