FAQ

The only way to reserve your shift is by first raising your $350 minimum. At that point, you’ll be automatically emailed a link to register for the day of your choosing (as long as there are still shifts available). 

The faster everyone on your team can reach their fundraising minimums, the better chance you have to build on the same day.

If you fundraise quickly, you shouldn’t have a problem registering for the same day. We’ll do what we can to move shifts around so that a single person isn’t left out, but we can’t guarantee anything! The number of shifts available each day is set to ensure every participant has safe and meaningful work to do.

No – each person is required to raise the $350 fundraising minimum.

Some people or businesses might wish to donate to your team to show their support, without designating it to a particular individual. That’s totally fine, but remember that these donations to the team don’t count toward any one person’s total, so you still each need to raise your $350 apart from any team donations.

If the donation should be for an individual but was made to the team by mistake, please contact us and we move it to the individual's fundraising page.

Every dollar raised for Women Build goes towards a current Habitat build project. 

We build rain or shine, and sometimes in the snow. Come prepared for any weather - this is Calgary!

We provide all the tools and safety equipment you’ll need, including hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toe boots and work gloves.

We also provide coffee, snacks and catered lunch, but feel free to bring anything else you’d like to eat or drink, or any safety gear you’d prefer to use (boots, tool belt, protective eye wear etc.).

We’ll have water, but feel free to bring your own bottle. Other than that, we got you.

Check out this blog for 5 things to know to prepare for your Women Build day!

Dress appropriately for any weather and the possibility that the mornings will be much colder than the afternoons. Work clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty are essential, long pants are required, and long hair needs to be tied back. 

Yes, to a point. There will be a sign-up sheet at registration so as you arrive in the morning, you can select which crew you’d like to work on (first come first serve). 

Yes! There is absolutely no experience necessary. After the morning safety briefing from our awesome site supervisors, you will be working in small groups with our crew leaders (experienced volunteers) who will work side-by-side with you all day.

You’ll be on the tools from the get-go, but you’ll never be asked to do anything you’re not comfortable with.

If you think that you’ll be limited in the level of physical work you can do, feel free to contact us and ask. That said, it’s likely that we can find some modified duties to utilize your other abilities.

Just let your Crew Leader know when you are put into groups, and they will not ask you to do anything you’re not comfortable with or able to do.

We have delicious options from some generous community supporters. Each day there will be meat, vegetarian and gluten-free options, so please email us if you have any further restrictions or allergies.

Yes. You can make a donation to a fundraiser on a team or you can make a general team donation.

All donations should be mailed to:
Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta
Suite 210, 805 Manning Road NE
Calgary, AB  T2E 7M8.

Please make all checks payable to: Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta.
Please make sure that in the memo it says Women Build Presented by TC Energy and who the donations should be credited to.

Click on the home page and begin typing the first or last name. Your options will display as you type.

Any donation made online should post immediately. If an online donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact us.

If you check this checkbox, you will be charged the amount indicated next to the checkbox. This amount will also be visible to the non-profit. However, on the fundraising page, your intended - initial donation amount will be displayed.

All monetary donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Any donor who mail a donation over $20.00 and provide an address will receive a receipt via mail once the donation has been processed. 

Yes, anyone who donates online, regardless of the amount, will receive a receipt via email.

A Tax ID number identifies Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta as a registered charity in Canada. The Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta Tax ID number is 13582 0496 RR0001

When you make a donation online, you can designate what you want to appear as your recognition name on the participant's Honor Roll. This may be your name, or it could be something such as "From the whole Wolf family" or "in memory of Aunt Cathy."

You can't enter a check online. What you can do is enter a check as a pledge. This can be done in the fundraising section of your headquarters page. The status of the check will be pending until the check is received by Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta.

Any donation made online should post immediately. If your donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta.

As your donors make a contribution, they have the option of whether or not they want to appear in the Honor Roll.
 

Log in with your email and password to visit your headquarters page. Select My Fundraising Report on the left side. You will then find a list of all of your donors as well as a list of all donors to your team.

To easily send thank-you emails to donors, follow these steps:
1. Log in to your fundraiser dashboard by clicking the "My HQ" link in the top right
2. Click "My Fundraising Report" in the left sidebar
3. Locate the donor/donation you'd like to thank, and click "Send Email" (If the donor didn't submit their email address, this option is unavailable.)
4. Type the message in the pop-up window, and click "Send Email"

A personal URL is a shortened link to your team or personal page that you can send to friends and family in emails. A personal URL will look like this https://my.habitatsouthernab.ca/women-build-2020/ben.

When a donor makes a donation online, s/he can enter text to appear on the fundraising honor roll. This may be the donor's name, or it could be something like "From the whole Wolf family" or "In Memory of Aunt Cathy".