What is the best idea for fund raising for an animal charity?

Question

I am looking to man a stall and wondered what pet things you would buy from it if you came. I am making cat nip toys. Pet blankets. Handmade funny pet soaps. Breed plaques. Rescue dog poems framed. A pet calenda. Have you got any more ideas that you and your pet regulary use or like that I could make. Or any other fund raising ideas

Answer 1

Homemade treats would be good for any animal.

Answer 2

Collars, Leads, Pet bowls, Pet toys. What about more items that people can buy for themselves?
Key Rings? Bed throws? (Get pet images printed on them) Picture frames? Jumpers/ tee shirts with pet pictures on? Socks? Stationary? Fridge Magnets? Dog Tags? Cups? Gift cards? I also think the brick-a-brack idea is great, like hold a little car boot sale.
Fund raising idea's? Sponsored dog walking? Child face painting? You could paint their favourite animal. Animal fancy dress party? Each guest must pay a small fee which goes to your charity? Maybe your local youth club or hall would let you use their space for a night?
Good luck to you!

Answer 3

Have A " Pets In The Park" Day At Your Local Park , Have Stalls And Stuff Full Of What Your Making.
Pets In The Park : Hand Out Leaflets , Put Up Posters And Stuff.
It Means : Everyone Brings Thier Pet To Da Park :P

Answer 4

Hi, Pet treats, Ping Pong Balls (cats love em they drive em crazy) Also go to your local Asda every year they have a pet food collection go with a letter from a registered pet charity and ask if your charity could be considered to receive some of the pet food.I know because i work at an Asda and promote this every year. Make your letter to the Events Co-Ordinator. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

I used to work for a charity animal hospital. We held Open Days at the grounds and I was put in charge of the tombolas. To acquire prizes I emailed or wrote to every local and national business, supermarket, theme park I could think of. Response was always generous. The tombola alone would easily raise a thousand. People go mad for it!
We did calendars too and offered people the chance to have their own pet featured in it. For a fee, of course.

Answer 6

Toy boxes, dry food dispensers, bowls, collars, brushes, unusual animal ornaments.

You could do a raffle, or a tombola always goes down well at those events. Maybe a sponsored dog walk? Face painting for the kids?

Good luck, hope you raise lots of money for them. What a nice person you are to give up your time. xxxx

Answer 7

Hand-made cards with puppies and kittens on are popular. You could also ask around friends or family to see if they have any unwanted animal ornaments. Also buy some rope as thick as you can, tie knots in both ends of short lengths and sell as dog toys. Have a look in your local pet shop for ideas for more toys that you can make yourself.
Good luck with the stall I hope you make lots of money!

Answer 8

We do things for Limerick Animal Welfare also, these are great ideas, We often do sponsered walks also and do collections in local supermarkets, with their permission.. Have competitions like, what tricks and funny things your pet can do. It would get more people involved, especially children..
If I was at your stall, the stuff you mentioned, I would definitely buy. Sounds great.
Wishing you the best of luck in this.. Hope it works out well for you..

Answer 9

I worked with helping shelters for over twenty years, small cheap items go fast and people think htey are really helping and sometimes buy two or three. Christmas ornaments go good at sales and if your are near a college Cliff Notes books sell good. Selling live fish is a bad idea, hair barrettes and ribbons sell also. Good luck

Answer 10

I was wondering about cards? You could use cute photos & just print them.

Or, if you have some cash to spend up front, why not get some plastic blanks ... you can get blanks for keyrings, coasters, rulers, etc. & print off a photo to put inside them - perhaps backing it with the name of the charity?

The sort of things that I mean are here:
http://www.tazbar.com/Search/Search.aspx?q=blank&desc=False
The keyrings are probably under 30p each, including P&P

You could possibly also sell them blank - suggesting that people put in their own photo & name & address to attach to a dogs collar?

Finally, you mentioned plaques .. what about plaques with hooks in them that you could hang a dog lead on?

Good luck with your stall

Answer 11

What about an animal olympics event when the weather gets better - charge for entering & get companies to sponser the prizes. if you got other animal charities interested you could perhaps have it nationwide & have a grand final... good luck xx