Mother's Day - a day made to celebrate Mom's everywhere. Why not use this special day to build some awareness, raise some funds and promote pet adoptions at your animal rescue, sanctuary or shelter! There are a lot of great ways to create a little extra attention around this holiday and we are ...read it all!
Easter Rescue Fundraiser Ideas
Easter is coming quick and with visions of bunnies, chicks and all things fresh and new like Spring and flowers in bloom - it is a great time to get thinking about a fundraiser for your animals shelter. Unfortunately, this time of year we see a lot of fundraisers - most notably by photographers ...read it all!
5 Valentine’s Day Rescue Fundraiser Ideas
Tapping into holidays is a great way to promote your shelter or rescue - and bringing on the creativity can make all the difference in making your fundraiser a success! Valentine's Day is one of the best holidays to be creative because it focuses on love and relationships - and who is more loving ...read it all!
Sick of Fundraising – Well, Why Not Try Scrip Fundraising!
Fundraising is probably the most difficult part of running a rescue or shelter. Having heard so many say they are sick and tired of fundraising - we know it is an issue many face in the animal rescue world. Because of this we are always on the lookout for great new fundraising ideas that any ...read it all!
13 Cat Shelters That Will Make Your Heart Go Meow!
So what do you get when you get a group of architects together to do something amazing? You get 13 unbelievably cool cat shelters that not only look amazing - but raise money for charity! FixNation is the organization that was the recipient of the donations earned from the sales of these cat ...read it all!
Give Back By Getting Married At An Animal Sanctuary
An interesting Facebook post inspired us to do some research to see if there were opportunities to help animals - by getting married! If you are an animal lover who really wants to do something unique to help animals - there are some opportunities for you to enjoy your wedding day with ...read it all!
How Animal Rescues Can Earn Free Amazon Gift Cards
Can you imagine earning FREE Amazon Gift Cards just for a few minutes of your time? Well - it can happen! And of course you could stockpile these cards to get yourself something wonderful - but we hope this post will inspire you to do good in the world by giving back to those that need these gift ...read it all!
#GivingTuesday – Time To Get Ready
#GivingTuesday is an alternative to the Black Friday and Cyber Monday trends that we all know and love. It debuted in 2012 and over 10,000 non-profit groups have taken part in this event while tens of millions of dollars have been raised. Pretty impressive in only a few short years. Blackbaud is ...read it all!
Calendar Fundraisers For Animal Shelters – A Step by Step Guide
Prior to starting CharityPaws, my side gig was photography, it is used to be a career, but I went back to doing it as a passion - and then just used my skills for shelter shoots to help homeless animals find homes. One year, with the support of my local animal shelter, I attempted the big task of ...read it all!
Can Your Website Impact Your Donations?
User Experience - that is a term well used in the web design and development industry, but one not many animal charities think much about. Because animal charities have limited funds to start with - the last thing they can do is worry about the website structure and layout as most groups find the ...read it all!