On Aug 3, 1:01=EF=BF=BDpm, "Baha via CatKB.com" <u18616@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Yesterday there was a story in the local paper that the biggest no-kill
> shelter locally, Ten Lives, has had to start turning away cats due to
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rly
> insurmountable vet bills. Tenth Chance is in a deeper crapper, and also
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ust
> turn cats away. So people are dumping kittens at 2 AM on known
volunteers=
'
> doorsteps, and someone at Petsmart got pissed and complained about the
> fundraising efforts. Now the Tenth Chance people aren't allowed to
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ly
> ask for donations. We can put up all the signs we want, but can't
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t
> ask. On top of it, Tenth Chance was moved for their store shows...into
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e
> d*g area! I love the D-critters as much as anyone, but it's a hell of a
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lace
> to put cats for adoption.
>
> Part of Ten Live's problem is actually the gas crunch. They have a
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ate
> sponsor in Delta-Sonic. (Sorry, i don't know if this place is limited to
> Western NY or not. It's a gas-and-wash chain.) More people take the bus,
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the
> less buy gas, and fewer people in to buy the car-wash ticket bundle that
> benefits the shelter. Tenth Chance, however, may be the poorest of the
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nch.
> I try to crochet handbags and things to sell, but I can only work so
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..
> (Part of my recent absence from the board was spent playing with yarn,
so
> that the kitties can get their care.) But dammit, i am only one person.
I
> have four feet of hair, and I want to pull it out. It is time to
organize=
.. I
> have never done a full-out, butt-kicking fundraiser before. Any ideas on
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how
> to get one going? I'm ready to rip oiff the MD Carnival idea to get
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hing
> rolling.
>
> Blessed be,
> Baha
>
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Baha, I could write about this forever, but the first two things that
came to mind are rummage sales. It takes
several months to prepare; you have to advertise for people to donate
"stuff" first, and have a building available to store it in till the
actual sale. The fairgrounds board loaned us a building for the sale
this year, but usually it was at the shelter, which made the animals
more visible, and we usually got adoptions out of the deal too.
Besides the "stuff", you can have handmade stuff to sell; baked goods;
and some kind of lunch like
hot dogs/drinks. It's *hard* work and takes a lot of volunteers, but
we usually make at least $5,000.
It's better $$$$ if you can come up with something elegant to attract
large donors, too; like a dance, or charity auction held at your
country club or other really nice place. Arrange for them to do a
dinner (beg them to do it at cost)...and sell tickets for $25-$50 per
plate. Hire a nice band, and have an open bar. When folks
get tanked up, they bid better. All auction items are donated; artwork
does well, as does gift certificates, just *anything*. We usually do
about $30,000 on that one. (But it costs several thousand to put on,
you have to do it up ritzy, nice flowers, decorations, all that stuff)
Hey. I have a whole list compiled of fundraising ideas done in Word.
It's everything from cake walks to car washes to homemade dog treats.
I think I can just e-mail you the whole folder, if you want it.
Good luck! Start calling in markers on everyone you know. You can't
have too much help.
Sherry
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