All Posts Tagged With: "fundraising"
Increase Dollar Donations from Donor Requests
Are you maximizing your time and expense when you ask for donations to your animal shelter or rescue? Do you know why one donor request works better than another? Who donates the most?
Should your letters be long or short? Email or print? Analyze the results of letters or email you send to better understand what works and what doesn’t. Be flexible and willing to change what’s not working and do more of what does work. Following are some ideas to generate more cash.
7Oct2009 | Continued
Earn a Cash Grant for Your Animal Shelter or Rescue
You can help your animal shelter or rescue win cash grants just by voting in the Shelter Challenge sponsored by the Animal Rescue Site and Petfinder.com. This contest runs until December 20th. Continue reading for the details of the program and ways you can ask your community to vote.
6Oct2009 | Continued
Planned Giving for Animal Shelters and Rescue Groups
Your animal shelter can be the recipient of a legacy of love and financial support from animal lovers who remember homeless pets in their wills, estate plans, trusts, and retirement accounts. Often these gifts are substantial and give the financial boost needed to buy property for a new shelter, add on to your current building, buy a mobile adoption unit, etc. How can your shelter be remembered in the wills of animal lovers in your community? Following are some ways to encourage end of life giving.
24Sep2009 | Continued
Holiday Adoption and Fundraising Ideas for Homeless Pets
Animal shelters, animal rescues and animal lovers should start planning now the holiday rundraising and adoption activities for homeless pets. Following is a list of things you can do right now to get ready for holiday events. Think of ways to include families, kids and singles in establishing holiday traditions that can be repeated in years to come.
9Sep2009 | Continued
How Kids Can Increase Black Pet Adoptions
Statistics show that black dogs and cats are often the last to be adopted and in many shelters are euthanized more frequently. Kids can become black pet ambassadors. They can develop activities specifically for black pet adoption at school, church, the local shelter, kids’ sports’ teams, etc. Examples could include the following:
23Aug2009 | Continued
How Shelters Can Find Homes for Black Pets
Animal shelters and animal rescue groups can help black pets’ adoption chances by bringing awareness to your community of the plight of homeless black pets. Many animal lovers are probably not aware of the “black dog syndrome” or never thought about the superstitions concerning black cats. Organize black pet adoption events and activities in your community to help these wonderful pets find their forever homes using these ideas:
23Aug2009 | Continued
Fundraisers for Animal Shelters and Rescues: Finding More Small Donations
If the size of donations to your shelter or rescue has become smaller, try to think of fundraising ideas to increase the number of donors. Every donation, no matter what size, is very important to maintain routine services. Animal lovers, including kids, can help plan events like the ones listed below.
10Jul2009 | Continued
Fundraising with Food: Five Ideas to Help Homeless Pets
Animal lovers and animal shelters can help raise money by organizing food related fundraisers. Families, neighborhoods, church groups, or school groups can coordinate these activities to help homeless pets in their communities. Instead of asking attendees to pay to attend the events below, they could be asked to bring a specified amount of pet food (ask the local shelter for the brand and type of food they need). Could you organize one of the following activities for your community?
11Jun2009 | Continued
