Handy Women

AustinWomen Design Build

$1,500

Raised of $3,450 USD

Fundraising ended on Apr 24, 2012
29 supporters
43%%

About This Project

At
Women.Design.Build we work to foster a community where the women of Austin can collaboratively build skills, friendship and confidence through design and building activities.  



Today, we would like to take
our mission one step further
by offering our resources to single mothers of the Saint Louise House (SLH) community: a nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing and essential services to mothers and children experiencing homelessness in Central Texas. Saint Louise House “believes
in women -- in their power to transform their lives, their families and the Austin community”. A partnership with St. Louise House is both natural and needed, as we are both strongly invested in the empowerment of women.



With the funds raised through this campaign, we hope to offer
a Handy.Women Program
that will teach SLH residents how to use basic hand
tools and tackle common home maintenance projects. By empowering single mothers to feel confident when addressing these projects, they will save money, be able to provide a safer home for their family, and will be prepared to exercise their newly acquired
skills in their future place of residence.

Use Of Funds

$3,450 Tipping Point Goal

At our tipping point goal of
$3,450,
we will be able to provide 15 women
with a set of hand tools, provide basic maintenance classes, compensate instructors, and cover basic operating costs.  



At our final goal of
$4,860,
we can offer the course in Spanish and have enough funds to develop a replicable and sustainable program that can expand into more advanced topics and reach more communities of single mothers across the city of Austin. 


Although we are under the fiscal sponsorship of the Austin Community Foundation,
we are unable to recognize your contributions through Start Some Good as tax deductable.  We are very sorry for this unfortunate circumstance and hope you still decide to support this wonderful program! 


$4,860 Stretch Goal


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$25.00

Because you're so great you will receive an awesome laser cut thank you postcard by the wonderful ladies at MAKEatx!

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$50.00

Just to give you a push on that handy project you've been working on, you will receive a Women.Design.Build sketchbook (also laser cut by MAKEatx), $10 off a $30 purchase at McCoy's Building Supply, and a laser cut postcard.

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$100.00

So you can do that project in style, you will receive your very own WDB edition laser etched hammer (you guessed it, also by MAKEatx) along with a $10 off McCoy's coupon and a laser cut postcard.

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$250.00

We'll set you up with a whole set of hand tools including a WDB edition hammer all contained in a one-of-a-kind WDB + McCoy's tool bag ... and a post card!

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$500.00

You and 5 friends get a private Handy.Women class at McCoy's where you will learn all the tips and tricks that will help you complete your handy projects. You will also receive one set of tools and a postcard. (p.s. men are always welcome too!)

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$1,000.00

You will receive a private class for you and 5 friends, a tool kit, postcard, AND get to have a lovely meal in Austin with the Women.Design.Build team where you can pick our brains about anything from building chicken coops to maintaining cars!

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