Thursday, March 29, 2007

How YOU Can Change a Life in 10 Minutes or Less

In response to a question posted on our volunteer forum, I've come up with a short list of things you can do to help Coastal Pet Rescue without giving up too much time:

1. Pick up an extra bag of pet food or a toy when you do your monthly shopping for your own pets. (Copy paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies are also welcome.)

2. Visit CoastalPetRescue.org once a week to see our pets for adoption and forward info to your email list.

3. Send us a donation through PayPal (donations@coastalpetrescue.org). We know how to stretch our funds, and even $10 can help us buy food for a foster pet for a few weeks.

4. Purchase a gift card at WalMart, Pet Supermarket, or Pet Smart and drop it in the mail to us.

5. Post a link to our adoptable pets page on your website or blog.

6. Add our website address to your email signatures to show you support Coastal Pet Rescue.

7. Use GoodSearch.com for all your search engine queries.

8. Ask businesses you use if they support animal welfare. Suggest that they make a contribution to Coastal Pet Rescue to continue to receive your business.

9. Cut out and mail us coupons for free or low-cost pet products (PO Box 30462, Savannah, GA 31410).

10. Stop by any of our events and let our volunteers know you appreciate the work they are doing.

1 comment:

Michael Ben-Nes said...

Hi Lisa,

If you are interested in a new alternative for online fundraising, take a look at GiveStream ( http://www.givestream.com ). 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.

Please let me know if you have any questions.