How do I raise money for an animal shelter?

We all hear the heartbreaking stories of abandoned or mistreated animals, left alone and hungry by the owners they loved. There are ways for you to help these neglected animals in their time of need without adopting or fostering the animals in your home.

Launch your own charity fundraising campaign

Anyone can launch a charity fundraising campaign on mycause for their favourite charity or cause. Campaign creators can also raise funds for two charities within the same fundraising campaign, giving you the option of fundraising for an animal shelter and an animal charity at the same time. The campaign can include text, images and video to show your potential donors why animal welfare is your chosen cause.

Support a charity fundraising campaign

Fundraising campaigns are created by charities every day to raise funds for a charity-specific cause. Australian charity Bali Dog Adoption and Rehabilitation Centre (BARC) often creates fundraising campaigns for malnourished or abandoned dogs.

BARC received over 60 donations for their fundraising appeal to save neglected puppy farm dogs in Indonesia, raising over $4200 to assist the dogs suffering from horrific wounds and afflictions. By sharing a charity’s fundraising campaign on your social media accounts, you are increasing the reach of the campaign and hopefully giving more people a chance to support the charity. 

Create charity gift cards

Charity gift cards are also a great way to show your support during Easter, Christmas or an upcoming birthday. If your friend or family member has a particular charity that they love to support, then give them a gift card for that particular charity. Australian charity Maggie's Rescue, for example, gives donors the change to create a card for religious events or birthdays. You can select from a range of designs, then write a personalised message on the card.

Pledge your birthday

If animal welfare is the cause close to your heart and you support a particular charity or animal, then why not pledge your birthday to the cause? If you create a birthday pledge campaign for your charity, you can have the birthday campaign open during the party, giving your friends and family members the opportunity to assist your favourite animal shelter in lieu of a gift. These donations are also a great way for friends and family living overseas or interstate to show their love and support for you on your special day.

Participate in an event

Why not join in an event or create your own? By running, riding or hiking for your cause, you can gather donations in the lead up to the event and on the big day, providing your friend, family members and wider community with multiple chances to support your efforts. By providing updates on your training before the event and a wrap-up once the event is over with the fundraising link, you show your online community just how dedicated you are. This dedication will show just how sincere you are and will encourage your community to support your cause.

For more information on how to create a successful crowdfunding campaign, please go to our blog article, which has tips that will help you prepare and promote your campaign. Raise funds for an animal charity or start a crowdfunding campaign today to support the conservation of native wildlife and help abandoned animals find their forever home.