Fundraising for animal sanctuaries and shelters

Money raised through fundraising provides vital funds to animal sanctuaries and shelters to enhance and expand the welfare and support that they provide for the animals in their care.

There are many ways for animal sanctuaries to raise funds, some of the most common being revenue from visitors, adoption packs, raffles, donations from individuals, traditional fundraising events, fundraising from personal challenges and gifts in memory.

All of these fundraising activities are valuable and as an animal sanctuary or shelter it is worth taking time to explain what’s involved with these activities and to promote them. You can promote fundraising using posters in your sanctuary and using leaflets & flyers. Setting up a page on your website is also a great idea. This page should include all the essential details and give tips on the best approach.

There is also a very valuable way of generating helpful recurring funds that many animal sanctuaries are taking advantage of… a charity lottery. Lotteries allow animal care charities to raise money from the public in a way that has broad appeal. The added incentive of a prize enables sanctuaries and shelters to engage with those who may otherwise not donate and gain new supporters.

Woods Valldata provides an off-the-shelf charity lottery that is ideal for animal sactuaries and smaller charities, called Affinity Lottery. Woods Valldata has helped numerous small charities raise significant amounts of money through Affinity Lottery, and it has the advantage of being simple and inexpensive to set up and run.