Woven, an Oklahoma City-based organization that provides legal and financial education and services to the national gay and lesbian community, is looking to expand its reach. Right now, it is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to fund the creation of a smartphone app that accesses a national directory of LGBT-friendly businesses across several industries, including health and wellness, real estate, event planning, retail and more.
Woven’s newly appointed president, Allison Cofer, believes that this app will fill a market need in the LGBT community.
“I know that there’s a great word-of-mouth in the community for business services and professionals,” she said. “I think that something like this nationwide, there’s a definite need for it, and it’s something that’s affordable.”
Woven’s goal through this Kickstarter campaign is to raise $15,000 for the development and release of the app by next spring. According to the campaign, “[the app] will utilize the user’s GPS information and provide a map showing the nearest businesses or service providers of a selected category. Then the user will be able to contact his or her selected business or service provider.”