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	<title>Animal Shelter Tips Blog</title>
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	<description>Find funds, grants and volunteers. Involve kids and families to help homeless pets.</description>
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		<title>Find a Fundraising Partner to Help Homeless Pets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petlover</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[pet travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you planned any fall fundraisers? Find fundraising partners with other nonprofits or local businesses to reach more potential donors in your community. Homeless pets can help say thank you for the donations with postcards. Here are some ideas you might try.

Partner with a pet friendly hotel(s) in your area this fall to be a major sponsor and supporter of your shelter on a continuing basis. ]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Homes for Black Cats</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petlover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black cats are often the last to be adopted. Have you tried sponsoring special events to showcase these black beauties? Following are a few ideas your animal shelter or rescue might try to help find homes for these so called "less adoptable" pets. 
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		<title>How to Say More than Just Thank You to Your Donors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petlover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does your animal shelter or rescue get the most you can from your thank you notes to donors? We just received a thank you letter for a donation we sent to a no kill shelter in response to a challenge grant. Each note from this shelter skillfully includes several features to convince donors that donations are well spent while asking for more donations and the opportunity to stay in touch. Their thank you on a legal size sheet of paper includes:

--  A tear off form requesting “Another Gift to Help Animals in Need” with a return envelope included.

--  Suggestion to ask employers if they match or even double their employees’ contributions.]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Ways to Prevent Pets from Becoming Homeless</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petlover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pet food bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pet friendly housing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How often do you read a homeless pet story that could have been prevented? Here are some ideas for animal shelters and animal lovers to help prevent pets from losing their homes.

Pet owners should carefully screen the boarding facilities or kennels they use for their pets. I’ve seen several situations in our area where dogs escaped while being boarded. This has happened several times at one kennel in particular. Here in NM animal boarding facilities have little regulation, so it’s “buyer beware.”

Don’t depend on others to research your new address.]]></description>
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