KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN: LAUNCHING SOON
Learn Gemcutting: A Faceting and Lapidary Makerspace for professional hands-on Instruction (Las Vegas, NV)
CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVE
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To provide a Las Vegas, USA based Gemcutting and Lapidary Makerspace where students can learn the fine craft of faceting gemstones
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To provide a fun, friendly, collaborative, and hands-on learning environment.
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To offer beginner through advanced level courses to suit a variety of student goals and interests
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Professional/ career oriented interests
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Comprehensive training program for businesses wanting to equip employees with skills to provide them with in house lapidary services
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Cutting gems as a sustainable hobby
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Learning just for the fun/ experience (no intention of future pursuits)
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To offer skilled-trade education within a highly profitable and stable market
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To bring more skilled trade opportunities to USA
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To provide a central hub that connects various aspects of the industry
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To fast-track the trajectory of newly entering trade members
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Provide reliable facet rough sources to new cutters
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Provide industry connections for trade work
CAMPAIGN GOALS
Campaign Base-Goal: $18,000 (just enough to help us get started)
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Public facility for classes of up to 6 students (3 months - $6000)
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4x second-hand faceting machines: ($8000)
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4x standard workbenches: ($1000)
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Support equipment and accessories: ($2000)
Stretch Goal 1: $35,000 to unlock (this would really help us get moving)
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Public facility for classes of 6-8 students ($16,000/year)
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4x second-hand faceting machines: ($8,000)
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6x Uplift electric desk custom workstations: ($6000)
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Support equipment and accessories: ($4000)
Stretch Goal 2: $65,000 to unlock (this would have us cruising at full speed)
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Public facility for classes of 6-10 students ($20,000/year)
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6x New Ultratec V5 digital machines ($32,000)
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6x Uplift electric desk custom workbenches: ($6000)
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Support equipment and accessories: ($6000)
Stretch Goal 3: $100,000 to unlock (this is nearly our Dream setup)
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Public facility for classes of 6-12 students: ($24,000/year)
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6x New Ultratec V5 digital machines ($32,000)
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2x Sherline Super-6 Universal carving machines ($6,000)
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2x Ultratec fantasy machines ($8,000)
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10x Uplift electric desk custom workstations ($10,000)
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Support equipment and accessories: ($6000)
PLEDGE REWARD TIERS
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$1 - A sincere thank you for your support
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$15 - Gemstone sticker bundle, thank you note
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$50 - Learn Gemcutting T-shirt (choice of 6 colors)
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$100 - Learn Gemcutting Hoody (choice of 6 colors)
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$300 - A gemstone faceted by one of our students
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$500 - One seat to a 1-day experience
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$900 - One seat to a 2-day workshop
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$2,000 - One seat to a 5-day starter course
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$3,500 - One seat to a 10-day extensive course
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$4,500 - Three days of private 1:1 instruction
PATRON-PLEDGE TIERS:
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$1,000 - Donate an Uplift Desk adjustable workbench!
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Workbench will be fitted with a custom gold plated tag featuring “Donated by (your name)” engraved on it as a public display of your generosity and patronage
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$2,000 - Donate a 5-Day Scholarship
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Your donation will provide a fully-funded 5-day starter course for a student who has a genuine desire to learn the art of gemcutting but has been held back due to financial barriers
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$3,500 - Donate a 10-Day Scholarship
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Your donation will provide a fully-funded 10-day extensive course for a student who has a genuine desire to learn the art of gemcutting but has been held back due to financial barriers
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$6,000 - Donate an Ultratec V5 digital faceting machine!
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Machine will be fitted with a custom gold plated tag featuring “Donated by (your name)” engraved on it as a public display of your generosity and patronage
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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What do we want to do/ What will offer the community?
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Start Gemcutting school
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Who can benefit from this?
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All ages
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Hobbyists, Aspiring Professionals
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Where will it be?
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Las Vegas, NV
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Easy/cheap travel destination
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Also, free and for-purchase online offerings for non local members
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Why do we want to do this?
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Limited amounts of existing resources for teaching hands on technical skills, especially US based public facilities for a variety of high level lapidary skills
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Receive many requests to teach classes
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Have desire to pay forward knowledge that has been taught to me
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When do we want to do this?
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NOW!
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How do we plan to do this?
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We need your help!
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What do we need from you?
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Your support helping to kickstart this idea.
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• ⁃ Financial barrier to entry coupled with a lack of publicly available education makes it nearly impossible for new entrants to get started