501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Sedona, AZ

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

Homeless & Displaced Adults

People rebuilding from instability who need tangible skills that lead directly to income, not just a certificate.

Veterans in Transition

Service members moving to civilian life who bring discipline and work ethic but need a hands-on trade and a community.

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 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.

Real Shops & Studios

Wood shop, metal and welding, CNC, laser, 3D printing, electronics, plus audio/podcast, video, graphics, and business studios. Professional-grade tools, not classroom props.

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.

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.

04

Share

Media amplifies maker stories, the community grows, and success becomes visible to the next person walking in.

05

Scale

Revenue, visibility, and proven outcomes attract more makers, more funding, and more locations.

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More Than a Workshop

MakerCraft is a complete ecosystem: physical spaces, online community, marketplace, and mobile app working together.

Education

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.

Marketplace

The Shop

Commerce and production. Makers sell through a physical storefront, online marketplace, and individual storefronts.

Amplification

Media

Storytelling that amplifies maker success. Content distribution, social media, video production, and brand partnerships that grow the community.

Platform

The App

The digital thread connecting the ecosystem. Mobile and web platform combining social engagement, educational content, discovery, and commerce.

10+
Shop & Studio Types
15+
Technology Disciplines
5
Maker Levels
28 yrs
Founder in Tech & 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.