Thank You For Helping Us Support Creativity!
Technocopia is a 501(c)3 non-profit makerspace in Downtown Worcester dedicated to nurturing community by providing tools, instruction, and workspaces to create. If you’re interested in helping us improve access to making, there are so many ways you can do that! Each step you take to help support us gives us a little more power to give back to the community. Every little bit meaningfully helps, so thank you for any help you’re able to give!
Sponsorships & Donations
Become a Donor
If you are interested in your business supporting makers in Massachusetts, corporate donations or sponsorships are a fabulous way to do so. Our donors often help us with being able to help us upgrade our space or make costs for our members more affordable!
Donate Supplies
Our members often need supplies, both for utilizing tools and for food and drink while they work. Donors who are able to donate supplies allow for us to give supplies to our user base, and in some cases allow us to open entirely new shops like our TotalBoat Resin area!
Things You Can Do
You don’t have to spend money to help support our community, there are so many options for being able to engage with Technocopia on your own terms. Take a look through the different ways you can help us out!
Skill Share With Your Community
If you'd like to support Technocopia Makerspace, sharing your skillsets with your community is a big help! Instructors are contractors at Technocopia, paid per hour of classes they teach when students sign up for classes.
Get Connected To Our Network
We have a stable platform through our Eventbrite and email list, which provides a small but consistent pool of potential students.
Collaborate To Create Multi-Disciplinary Classes
Technocopia’s existing instructor pool is very close-knit, and we all work together to make classes better by mixing mediums. Teaching classes at Technocopia means that you can chat with other instructors, and brainstorm ways to incorporate each of your skillsets into a new class together.
Support The Space And Your Wallet!
Although the Volunteer Membership program is new, and not very glamorous, it has already provided a wonderful relief to our staff and instructors, which in turn makes it so more people are supported in Technocopia Makerspace. Volunteers sign up for two shifts per month, and pay a lower cost for membership.
The most common shift is for deskie work during our community events and classes, but if you have a special interest such as tool maintenance, social media support, joining our street team, tabling at events or running a club, we're happy to work with you to get you set up as a volunteer.
Your first month will be as a regular member, but after that you can sign up for our volunteer member orientation and sign up for shifts in your second month! To get started, learn how to become a member!
Guide the Strategic Direction of Our Makerspace By Joining The Board!
We are looking to expand our board of directors in order to ensure we are continuing to future proof our organization through board engagement. We’d love for you to be a part of it! If you are an engaged maker, community builder, or are involved in the arts & culture sector, we’d absolutely encourage you to apply to join as a board member. We also have an opening for the Treasurer position on our board!
To apply as a board member, send a resume and cover letter to [email protected]
Donate Equipment To Supply Your Community With More Tools
Beyond our wishlist, getting equipment that allows us to expand our offerings is extremely helpful! Many of the pieces of machinery we have in Technocopia were donated, and allows our community to expand the new skillsets they can learn.
If you have some equipment that you think we can use, please get in touch!
