kothman1212 asked:


I volunteer at an animal adoption center super cialis in jackson wy and I need fundraising ideas because we are poor as hell! We are fairly successful adopting out dogs and cats and rodents, but we adopt them out about half the price of money that we actually put work into them. Recently I did a study on the place and raised 500 dollars and that was gone in two seconds for them! They need help… PLZ respond!

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5 Responses to “Fundraising for a non profit animal adoption center that is in a small but rich community?”

1. Kim7794 on November 20th, 2008 5:45 pm

   What kind of fundraising do you do now? Maybe you could put together a silent auction, get businesses to donate items to auction off, ask a local band or comedian if they will perform for free or give your org. a discount.

   There are so many ways to raise money. I have a non-profit cat rescue in Grand Junction, Colorado, and we are always looking for ways to raise money!

2. jadee_1977 on November 23rd, 2008 7:27 am

   Y’alls can always do things like silent auctions, have a bake sale, and when the weather gets a little warmer even things like car washes will work. Also do see if there is a local band that would be willing to do a charity type gig and have them play, charge tickets to see them and even sell like snack items, also will work if you can do it as a dance type thing too. Also try doing something like putting on an animal contest where it benefits you. Example would be like having several categories of most looks like owner, best trick, cutest, biggest & smallest. Have people pay a fee to be in the contest, have judges, and even homemade awards are awesome. Hopefully these ideas will help you!

3. Lizzy Kitty on November 24th, 2008 3:36 pm

   goodsearch.com is a SLOW, way but sign up anyways.
   Maybe donation box at petstores.
   Tell friends.
   Petfinder.com
   ask around your neighbor hood.

4. sleepycatz1972 on November 26th, 2008 5:35 pm

   • auctions (silent or live, although live brings in more money. if you start about 9 mos in advance you can get many many celebrities to donate items if you write them a nice letter explaining what it’s for. get a hall to donate a place, have hors d’oeuvres & drinks, charge admission. this is our shelter’s main fundraiser each year and it brings in about $50,000. it’s a lot of work from MANY dedicated people and takes almost a whole year to prepare for, but it is worth it.)
   • walk-a-thons (with prizes for the one who brings in the most money raised, youngest walker, oldest walker, etc…games & entertainment also helps draw people in when they’re done walking.)
   • pet photo contests (works really well if you have a website too)
   • get a restaurant to donate proceeds from an evening’s profits
   • host a comedy night with local comedians & charge admission
   • place small money boxes around town in local businesses for collecting change
   • dog bathing day – charge $5 to bath peoples’ dogs in the adoption center’s yard in small kiddie pools
   • host a low-cost rabies vaccine clinic & charge $15 per shot. buy vaccines thru a local vet & ask vets in the area to donate time to come administer the shots to paying customers. (the shots cost only about 1/2 of that so you’d still make money off each one given. most vets will buy the left over vaccines from you afterwards.)
   • have a yard sale with items people donate. it’s a lot of work, but it makes a ton of money with little cost to the center.
   • print flyers and distribute around neighbourhoods that you’ll be in their area on a certain date to collect any pop cans they’d like to donate. do it in small batches and give people a week’s notice and you can pick up a lot of money thru that too. ask a grocer to waive the limit for the center that day on the maximum you can bring in to redeem thru them.

   make sure that any event which involves live animals has release forms signed by anyone participating in it. no use raising money if someone sues you because their improperly restrained dog was injured at a dog walk-a-thon you held.

   there are many things you can do to raise money. some are easy and some require a lot of work and commitment. all are helpful. good luck with whatever you do!

5. Michael Ben-Nes on November 28th, 2008 4:38 pm

   What about online fundraising?
   Take a look at GiveStream. It offers a set of free and easy-to-use online fundraising and community-building tools that help nonprofits create their own branded easy giving center.

   I attached the link to the main web site and two links to animal related charity GiveStream Centers.