Real shops and studios
Wood shop, metal and welding, CNC, laser, 3D printing, electronics, plus audio, video, graphics, and business studios. Professional-grade tools, not classroom props.
501(c)(3) nonprofit · Sedona, Arizona
Learn to build.Build a living.
MakerCraft gives underserved adults access to real maker shops, hands-on training, and a pathway to sell what they create. We serve the homeless, veterans, and anyone rebuilding their career through the power of making.
Who we serve
Three people walk through the door
- 01
Homeless and displaced adults
People rebuilding from instability who need tangible skills that lead directly to income, not just a certificate.
- 02
Veterans in transition
Service members moving to civilian life who bring discipline and work ethic but need a hands-on trade and a community.
- 03
Career changers
Adults who are underemployed or stuck in dead-end work, looking for a new path built around something they create with their hands.
The gap
The problem we solve
Traditional workforce programs hand people a skill and a certificate. MakerCraft gives them a shop, a product, a storefront, and a business.
Education that builds
Structured training across woodworking, metalwork, electronics, textiles, leatherwork, design automation, AI tools, business, and entrepreneurship. Every lesson produces something real.
A path to income
Makers sell through MakerCraft's physical storefront, online marketplace, and their own storefronts, building real income from what they create.
How it compounds
The MakerCraft flywheel
A self-reinforcing cycle. Each step fuels the next.
- 01
Train
The School provides hands-on education in maker skills, digital tools, and business fundamentals.
- 02
Build
Makers create real products with real market value using professional-grade shop equipment.
- 03
Sell
Products go to market through The Shop, the online marketplace, and individual maker storefronts.
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Share
Media amplifies maker stories, the community grows, and success becomes visible to the next person walking in.
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Scale
Revenue, visibility, and proven outcomes attract more makers, more funding, and more locations.
The whole picture
More than a workshop
MakerCraft is a complete ecosystem: physical spaces, online community, marketplace, and mobile app working together.
The School
Hands-on training in maker skills, digital tools, and business fundamentals. Structured curriculum designed by a credentialed educator with 28 years in technology and security leadership.
The Shop
Commerce and production. Makers sell through a physical storefront, online marketplace, and individual storefronts.
Media
Storytelling that amplifies maker success. Content distribution, social media, video production, and brand partnerships that grow the community.
The App
The digital thread connecting the ecosystem. Mobile and web platform combining social engagement, educational content, discovery, and commerce.
10+
Shop and studio types
15+
Technology disciplines
5
Maker levels
28
Years founder in tech and education
Help someone build a future
Every dollar funds equipment, shop space, curriculum, and mentorship that gives someone a real path from learning to earning.