Recent Articles
Ten Ways Kids Can Use Facebook to Help Homeless Pets
Most teenagers spend a good part of their days using Facebook and texting their friends. Take advantage of these social networking skills by asking animal loving teenagers to help homeless pets. These volunteers can contribute to the shelter’s Facebook page or set up their own page for pets using these ten ideas.
10Jun2010 | Continued
Grant Sources for Animal Shelters and Pets in Need
Check out these grant sources for your shelter as well as pets and humans in need in your community. Helping local pet owners take care of their pets when they can’t afford to may prevent these pets from becoming homeless.
The ASPCA offers many grants including emergency and disaster response grants, equine funds grants, grants to fight animal cruelty, grants for farm animals, grants for animal shelters and animal control agencies, grants for non-sheltering animal welfare organizations, and grants for spay/neuter programs. You’ll also find tips for grant seekers and a list of previous grant recipients on this page.
2Jun2010 | Continued
Find More Donors with an Open House
Have you tried an open house as a way to introduce animal lovers in your community to your animal shelter? Open houses can be done with minimum effort. Animal lovers who have never donated may attend and become donors. Current donors may donate even more once they see you are spending dollars wisely and taking good care of your resident pets. Eight tips for making your open house successful:
13May2010 | Continued
Seven Fundraising Ideas for Kids to Help Homeless Pets
Animal loving kids can provide the energy and ideas to supplement your fundraising events to help homeless pets. If you don’t have a kids’ board of directors, organize one. Work with them on their ideas on the best ways to involve kids in your community. Here are a few ideas for kids plus links to more kid related articles.
29Apr2010 | Continued
Find a Community Grant for Your Animal Shelter or Rescue
Finding a grant for your animal shelter or rescue group could provide a valuable financial boost when your donations are down. Community foundations may offer a source of funding you haven’t tapped into. Find a list of foundations in your area on the Council on Foundations website.
22Apr2010 | Continued
Easy Ways to Increase the Size of Cash Donations
Increasing the size of your cash donations by even 10% could be the difference between life and death for some of your homeless pets. Try generating more dollars with these ideas.
Challenge grants in which a large donor agrees to match every dollar donation up to a certain amount can be extremely effective. Here in New Mexico a charitable trust and foundation agreed to match each dollar donation to the Equine Protection Fundup up to $10,000. When donors understand their money may be doubled, they tend to respond. Be specific if there’s a time limit on the challenge grant and mention the foundation or trust making the offer.
14Apr2010 | Continued
Plan Ahead to Pay for Pet Medical Emergencies
How sad that so many pet owners surrender their pets because they can’t afford medical care for them. I recently heard of a couple who took their dog to our emergency vet clinic after he was severely cut by fencing on their property. They couldn’t afford to pay the bill and surrendered him to the clinic. A kind soul who worked there called a small animal rescue group who quickly stepped in and raised funds for the two surgeries needed. Planning ahead on how to handle these medical emergencies can help reduce the number of pets who become homeless or euthanized due to lack of medical funding. Here are a few more sources of financial assistance for medical treatment.
6Apr2010 | Continued
Fundraising Activities for Singles to Help Homeless Pets
Has your local shelter or rescue group sponsored any fundraising events for animal loving singles? What about establishing a singles “friends” group at your local shelter or rescue group? Or contact singles groups in your community for ideas on animal related fundraisers they’d like to participate in. Here are some fundraising ideas that offer outdoor and learning activities in exchange for donations to help homeless pets.
30Mar2010 | Continued
