Following the excellent advice I received at the Internet Entrepreneur’s Club, I have started this blog as a place to talk about things that matter alot to me and that I hope to soon have a specialized website to help inform and promote the ways that animal rescue organizations can explore and optimize their fundraising capabilities. I have been involved in this field for some time as an eBay powerseller selling original animal art with nearly every auction contributing to various animal charities. I do this on my own and also within my affiliation with the eBay group, Art for Critters”. A4C’s sole purpose is to hold animal art auctions for animal charities. I am so very proud of my membership with them. And what beautiful art they produce!
I have the occasion to be in contact with many animal rescue people. They frequently seem to be at an impasse about methods to acquire funds for their needs. I also notice a little bit of short-sightedness, a reluctance to be open to possibilities. But I understand what that hesitancy is – the only thing that really holds people back from trying something, even if it sounds positive and it’s even being offered for free, is lack of knowledge and therefore a lack of confidence about making a decision. I read a book once by a religious leader, his name will come to me, and it was called “Possibility Thinking”. I made me realize that that is a good label for me, I really am a possibility thinker! I’m so open to good ideas, if anything, a few probably fall out due to overcrowding! For example, many rescue groups have highly useful images on their sites, that could be used to garner attention and money, used the right way. And one right way, is to allow a good artist (like me) to create art from those images and use that art in an auction on eBay that calls attention to the charitable cause. But there is more…. much much more……. and I will begin to address those things with each visit here. Do you have questions? Knowledge to input? I’d love to hear from you. My purpose here is to help animal rescuers, both individuals and groups, be able to do an even better job because they have more financial support. Oh, and in case you are wondering, yes I am one of those people, and I do have an animal sanctuary that I own with my grown daughter. It is called The Promise Animal Sanctuary, and we are filing papers to become not-for-profit. We support it through our own work, with very little outside assistance. This month, vet bills are high. We know how it is to be in the situation many rescuers are in. Let’s brainstorm, shall we? I’ve learned some answers and I know you have some too. Remember…… this is an abundant universe and there is unlimited financial abundance out there. All “It” needs is for the light to be held up so it knows where to go. We can help put up the signposts too.
