Builder Fundraising Toolkit
Fundraising at least $350 to participate in Women Build may seem daunting at first, but once you get started, you’ll see how quickly small donations add up. For example, if you get 10 friends to each contribute $35, you’ve made your goal! Below are sample communications you can copy and paste or change to make your own.
Check out our Women Build Resource page for more helpful information about this years build!
Matched Giving Social Graphics
Use the graphics and sample text below to help reach our fundraising goal. Click any image for a larger file to save and share.
This summer I helped construct the 2023 Women Build Habitat homes! We are so close to hitting our largest Women Build goal to date. And today your gift is doubled to help us get there!
Donate here: (Insert link to your fundraising page here or add it to your Instagram bio and tell people the link is “in your bio.”)
I am so close to my Habitat Women Build goal and today’s $10,000 matching gift will help me reach it. Will you help me with a gift of any size?
Donate here: (Insert link to your fundraising page here or add it to your Instagram bio and tell people the link is “in your bio.”)
I’m proud to be a 2023 Women Builder, not only helping construct two homes for hardworking women, but also raising the funds and awareness for affordable housing. Today you can help me do both! Every gift is doubled to help us reach our goal.
Donate here: (Insert link to your fundraising page here or add it to your Instagram bio and tell people the link is “in your bio.”)
As a 2023 Women Builder, I’m excited to share that we received a $10,000 match to help reach our 10th anniversary fundraising goal! Your gift has twice the impact.
Donate here: (Insert link to your fundraising page here or add it to your Instagram bio and tell people the link is “in your bio.”)
Offline Donations (Checks, Cash & In-kind)
Use the forms below to complete offline builder or team donations, or if an in-kind donor would like acknowledgement for their gift from Habitat.
Text Messages
- Hey! I’m excited to participate in the 10th annual Habitat Women Build this year. Along with my teammates, I will be building homes for two local deserving women. My personal fundraising goal is $X. Would you be willing to contribute a donation to fund my team’s day on the site? [personal link]
- You might have seen my posts about the upcoming Women Build – I’m pumped to get to the build site and make a home for two fantastic local moms! Would you like to make donation to help fund my team’s day on the build? [personal link]
- In X days I get to join my Women Build teammates in constructin 2 homes for 2 deserving local women. I’m still fundraising to cover my day on the build – would you be willing to chip in $x? [personal link]
Email Samples
Below are examples of emails you can send to friends, family, co-workers and other members of your network. Adapt one of the emails below to fit your voice and audience, then send away. Don’t forget to add your personal donation page link!
Don’t forget to say thanks!
- Donor Thank You Email Template
- Custom Women Build note cards (blank inside) are available for use. Please email womenbuild@indyhabitat.org to arrange a pick-up at the Habitat Main Office: 3135 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis.
Events
- Is your team hosting a fundraising event? Let us know here. Information you share will be automatically added to a spreadsheet for all builders to see.
- Are you interested in participating in an upcoming event? Check out a list of upcoming team-led events here. This spreadsheet will be automatically updated as we learn of new events.
Hear from last year’s Homeowners
Fundraising Best Practices Zoom
Meet our 2023 Homebuyer
The Miller Family
Terri is mom to daughter, Royal (2). She works for PLS Financial Services. Terri and her daughter currently live in a high crime are. “I don’t feel that it’s safe for my child to play in the neighborhood.” She is eager to create new memories with her family in her own space. “It will be so special when I am able to host my first gathering in my home.” Terri is currently in the Habitat Homeowner Education Program and is looking forward to building her home with the 2023 Women Build!
Read more about The Miller Family’s story.
Social Graphics to Share
Use the graphics and sample text below to help boost your fundraising efforts. Many times these posts serve as reminders to personal asks you’ve made or generate smaller, more timely gifts. Click any image for a larger file to save and share.
This spring I’m thrilled to get to help two women break the poverty cycle for themselves and their children by becoming homeowners through the Greater Indy Habitat Women Build! Will you help pay for some of their construction costs by donating through the link below? #IndyWomenBuild
Donate here: (Insert link to your fundraising page here or add it to your instagram bio and tell people the link is “in your bio.”)
This year I’m helping to build two homes with the Greater Indy Women Build! One thing I really love about this program is that future Habitat homeowners put in more than 200 hours of sweat equity before owning their home through things like homeownership classes and participating in homebuilding. Would you be willing to donate to help fund this year’s Women Build as we build homes for two women? #IndyWomenBuild
Donate here: (Insert link to your fundraising page here or add it to your Instagram bio and tell people the link is “in your bio.”)
Today’s the day! Over the course of the next four months, more than 500 women will begin work on building TWO homes for TWO awesome families. Join us by donating to help build dream homes for Trina and Shay! #IndyWomenBuild
Donate here: (Insert link to your fundraising page here or add it to your instagram bio and tell people the link is “in your bio.”)
The housing crisis is bigger than any one solution, but that doesn’t mean we can sit on the sidelines and do nothing. I’m excited to roll up my sleeves and help build a solution for two women in need through this year’s Indy Women Build and would be honored if you would consider donating to my fundraising campaign! #IndyWomenBuild
Donate here: (Insert link to your fundraising page here or add it to your instagram bio and tell people the link is “in your bio.”)
Thank you for your email! I’m out of the office today participating in the 10th Annual Greater Habitat for Humanity Women Build. We’re working to raise $350,000 to build two homes with women in our community. Will you consider donating to help create more affordable housing in Indianapolis? Click here to donate: INSERT YOUR FUNDRAISING LINK.
I can’t even begin to explain how amazing an experience it was to participate in the Habitat Indy Women Build today! With the help and guidance of Habitat staff and Tiger Team members, my team completed the construction tasks for the day and left knowing we made a significant impact. If you haven’t donated already, it’s not too late! And if you’ve already donated, thank you for making the dream of homeownership come true for two local families!
Donate here: (Insert link to your fundraising page here or add it to your instagram bio and tell people the link is “in your bio.”)
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