December 9, 2012Comments are closed.council pound, fundraising, RSPCA
… it hurts a kill shelter’s bottom line; Melissa M No thanks Steve, don’t think I’ll be sending any money to you this year. For all the other animal lovers out there think wisely about where your donations go and how they are used. For more info, if you haven’t already, watch the insight program […]
Continue readingMarch 14, 2011Comments are closed.attitude, fundraising, marketing, new media
I received this email last week; You could really help a dog we have in care at our shelter at Armidale in northern NSW in need of surgery before we can make her available to be adopted. Neither the shelter nor our RSPCA branch, who are providing support, can afford the amount needed so we […]
Continue readingFebruary 19, 2010Comments are closed.fundraising, volunteers
Give some volunteers posters and shopping lists and get them out their doing the food shopping for you! EZ Food Drive Success 400 pounds of pet food collected in three hours Focus on Felines Campaign specialist Shelly Kotter, along with Shannon Riddle, Four Directions community cat program coordinator, and a handful of volunteers spent half […]
Continue readingAugust 29, 2009Comments are closed.fundraising, marketing
One of the things they talk about repeatedly in ‘donations 1.01 class’ is letting people know what you’re looking to spend their donated money on. This set of videos from the RSPCA UK does that, but also gives a glimpse into the life of an animal shelter worker and puts a personal face to the […]
Continue readingDecember 19, 2008Comments are closed.fundraising
The Network for Good has released an Online Fundraising Survival Guide that’s really fantastic; This is obviously a very scary time for fundraising – perhaps the most terrifying that many of us have ever experienced. But even when the economy looks bad, your online fundraising and marketing doesn’t have to suffer. Downturn or not, it […]
Continue readingOctober 31, 2008Comments are closed.fundraising
I spent yesterday at the Givewell Nonprofit Finance Forum, the topic dubbed ‘best practice financial management for nonprofits’ with a hundred other groups all wanting the answer to the same question; how do we fundraise when people are watching their life savings vanish in front of their eyes? The news is grim, with the speakers […]
Continue readingOctober 28, 2008Comments are closed.fundraising
Sasha Dichter’s inspirational piece In Defense of Raising Money: a Manifesto for NonProfit CEOs says we should stop apologising for raising money to continue our work; Convincing the most powerful, resourceâ€rich people you know that allocating some of their capital to the issues you’re addressing matters. You’re devoting your life, your spirit, your energy, your […]
Continue readingAugust 1, 2008Comments are closed.fundraising
Here’s the thing – most people are busy. They want to help pets, but they don’t want to have to dig through horror stories, wait on the phone for you or visit your shelter and help. They’re the interested outsiders looking in; they do want to help, they just feel like they haven’t got the time. […]
Continue readingFebruary 15, 2008Comments are closed.fundraising
Anyone who’s ever taken their dog into work will know just what fantastic treat it is – people just go gah gah! So an inventive dog rescue group in the USA has come up with a great idea to take advantage of this for valentines day; dial a doggy delivery. A handler and well mannered […]
Continue readingFebruary 12, 2008Comments are closed.fundraising
A well presented annual report is a sure fire way to showcase your achievements and generate support in the community – think of it as one great big advertisement for all the great work you do. If your group has never put an annual report together, or if yours is feeling a bit flat, then […]
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