Our new crowdfunding campaign went live today on StartSomeGood! We are raising funds to support our new social enterprise, Herban Crafts. The first two versions of our DIY crafting kits shipped today, and are available in our Etsy store. Sales from the kits will help support the social mission of Herban Crafts. Our social mission is to help address the problem of unemployment, a contributing factor to homelessness, by offering a hands-on job and social skills training program for homeless women living in transitional housing with the goal of fostering economic independence.
Our StartSomeGood campaign has a goal of raising enough money to cover salaries for our part-time job skills facilitators for one month and production of 400 kits, the profits from which will cover their salaries for an additional four months.
Our awesome team of job skills facilitators!
I hope you will check it out, share the link with your friends and contribute if you can. We only receive funds if we meet our goal. We are offering some great rewards for donations starting at just $5.00 (I have listed them below, so you can see how awesome they are 
You can also sign up on the site to volunteer or support our efforts in other non-monetary ways.
StartSomeGood is a peerfunding platform for social entrepreneurs to launch and grow innovative ventures we need to improve our communities and our world. They were the winners of this year’s William James Foundation’s Sustainable Business Plan Competition. Here is a video featuring StartSomeGood co-founder, Tom Dawkins, talking about this crowdfunding site’s mission and offering some very helpful tips for those of you who plan to start your own crowdfunding campaign.
I hope you will check out our story on StartSomeGood. Here are our donation levels and corresponding rewards:
$5
Your name will be listed on the Herban Crafts website. You’ll get kudos on our Facebook page and Twitter feed, along with our undying gratitude! + You’ll receive a free download of the full version of “Going For It” by Wytold from his album “When Fulvio Finds Celeste,” featured in our video.
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$10
Everything included in the $5 reward + a handmade upcycled Herban Crafts bottle cap magnet.
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$25
Everything included in the $10 reward + a two Herban Crafts lip balms
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$50
Bud – Everything included in the $10 reward + your choice of one (1) Herban Crafts kit!
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$100
Everything included in the $10 reward + your choice of two (2) Herban Crafts kits!
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$180
Everything included in the $10 reward + your choice of four (4) Herban Crafts kits!
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$250
Everything included in the $10 reward + your choice of six (6) Herban Crafts kits!
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$500
Everything included in the $10 reward + your choice of twelve (12) Herban Crafts kits! Perfect for a party activity, or bridal party gifts!
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$1,000
Everything included in the $10 reward + your choice of twelve (12) Herban Crafts kits! AND you will receive a feature article in our blog singing your praises. PLUS, you’ll be invited to an exclusive Herban Crafts launch celebration dinner party in DC or NYC, date and place to be determined.
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