I have quite a lot of experience in deciding who does and who does not receive aid from our organization, Mercy Crusade of San Diego, which provides money for...
SARAH SEIDERMAN
sseider1@...
Feb 1, 2001 11:09 pm
1706
One way to avoid having to select participants yourself is to restrict your assistance to people who are one some kind of public assistantce (food stamps,...
Julie Levy
LevyJ@...
Feb 1, 2001 11:12 pm
1707
... Also, with 501(c)(3), you may be able to apply for some grants to help set up good programs in your area. It isn't hard, and I'll be happy to help anyone...
Jennifer Williams
vanbasti@...
Feb 1, 2001 11:14 pm
1708
We run a program year round that pays the entire cost of the spay/neuter for low income people. It is called SPOT - Stopping Pet Overpopulation Together. ...
Susan Feingold
feingold@...
Feb 1, 2001 11:17 pm
1709
Thanks to all for sharing your thoughts........I will try to broach the subject again as diplomatically as I can. There is another group in our area that does...
isisofdalmatia@...
Feb 1, 2001 11:18 pm
1710
Im assuming your doing your screening over the phone. Maybe you can let them know..they need to bring in something..like the paper from welfare...shows they...
rubyoh@...
Feb 1, 2001 11:22 pm
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Cheryl, The group I am with helps out our local shelter, we do not yet have one of our own. We have our own non profit statis. The money we raise can go for ...
G & S Electric Contra...
gseci@...
Feb 1, 2001 11:23 pm
1712
Does anyone have information where to go and/or search for grant opportunities for Non-Profits? Cindy Vernasco ... set up good programs in your area. ... ...
Roxie's Fund, Inc.
for.roxiesfund@...
Feb 2, 2001 4:49 am
1713
Nellie, We have had a Spay/Neuter program since 1980. We made screening easy - our program is based on marital status and income. We tell the caller our ...
Gloria Freeman
freemang@...
Feb 2, 2001 1:02 pm
1714
Hi. I must say that I TOTALLY disagree with the idea of making people show proof of income, tell about their jobs, etc. The goal we all have is to decrease...
Ami Jo Gibson
ajgib1@...
Feb 3, 2001 7:41 am
1715
Another category to allow: Someone who is altering a feral or loosely owned neighborhood cat. KIT...
Kitty Goodwin
casey92@...
Feb 3, 2001 7:42 am
1716
On the search engines, enter the following words or combos of them: Grants fund-raising animal welfare You will be surprised how many you find! That is how I...
Kitty Goodwin
casey92@...
Feb 3, 2001 7:43 am
1717
OK, everybody, what's the cutest name you've heard for a pet walk-a-thon fundraiser?!? Last year we held our first ever and called it "Walk for the Animals", ...
KEITH EVENSON
epd@...
Feb 3, 2001 7:49 am
1718
Thanks to all of you who participated in the Humane Network, Inc. (HNI) survey conducted late December. That information was very valuable. To finalize the...
Lisa R. Bichsel
lbichsel@...
Feb 7, 2001 3:47 am
1719
Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!!! A vet in our area got a grant to spay or neuter feral cats and it's saved me about $400.00. Nobody, well, maybe except...
ms810397
silverd@...
Feb 7, 2001 3:56 am
1720
Greetings, ... How about "Paws in the Park" or "Paw the Pavement" sort of thing? Our SPCA (well, "former" now...we moved:-) ) always just called it a "dog...
Deborah DeMaere
siriuspet@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:11 am
1721
Here are some of the ones that I know about: The Dog Jog Paws in the Park Walkin Waggers Paws Forward Cruisen Canines Marcia Columbus Dog Connection [Non-text...
copeland93@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:11 am
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I wanted to respond on the benefits of having a web site. I am one of the 5 directors of a rescue group in the North Georgia Mountains. Our County does not...
rita sislen
rsislen@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:14 am
1723
If you're ok with a simple web site, you might want to consider looking at Petfinder http://www.petfinder.org/ Even if you do want a more complex web site, it...
Jonathan Rosenberg
jr40@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:15 am
1724
Also- we have NO web presence and need to develop a web site. Any ... There is an Animal Welfare Organization called "MetroPets" www.metropets.org They offer...
Cindy
for.roxiesfund@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:33 am
1725
I've heard Strut Your Mutt Bark in the Park Taking into account synonyms and related words, how about working on the following (everyone contribute -- let's...
John Kochefko
kochefko@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:33 am
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The number one advantage of a web site is being able to show off your animals for adoption to those that probably wouldn't just drop by. You get much wider...
Tom Collinsworth
tomco917@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:35 am
1727
We had one and called it Walkin' and Waggin' Elizabeth...
Elizabeth Tolson
etolson@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:36 am
1728
Oh Yea--- Regarding the website, www.geocities.com has free ones that are very simple for the beginners and make wonderful ones for the experienced web...
Elizabeth Tolson
etolson@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:37 am
1729
In an ideal world, I would agree with you. However, very few groups are made of money. If they spend it all on people who could afford the vet bills...
A. Pirkle
stampincatlady@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:39 am
1730
The Humane Society in Boise puts on a walk called something like "See Spot Walk". As far as the website: this could be either beneficial or laughable. There...
Kristin Nelson
nelsonkh@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:40 am
1731
... First, I would say it has been worth it to us to spend the money to get our own domain - www.lser.org - it is short, easy for people to remember, fits on...
Jennifer Williams
vanbasti@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:41 am
1732
A group I highly admire... Adopt-a-pet Columbus and Spay Ohio have a policy of doing alters for a low cost, no matter who calls for the appointment. One of the...
Kitty Goodwin
casey92@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:43 am
1733
The cutting of the tip of the ear is not anything as serious as it sounds. They just take off a tiny little edge and it heals very quickly. When you consider...
SARAH SEIDERMAN
sseider1@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:46 am
1734
******************** I'm a new member here, but I would allow my cat's ear to be snipped if it saved him/her from being picked up and euthanized. Also, at the...