Category: Giving Back
Donating, fostering, and volunteering with local cat rescues.
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Understanding a Rescue’s Annual Report: Where Your Donation Actually Goes
How to read a nonprofit’s Form 990 and annual report to see where your donation actually goes.
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How Companies Can Partner With Local Animal Rescues
Corporate partnership models for animal rescues, and what a company gets in return.
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Auction and Raffle Fundraisers for Animal Rescues: What Works
Real auction and raffle formats that raise money for cat rescues, and how to run them.
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Cat Rescue Transport Networks: How Cats Get From Overcrowded Shelters to Empty Ones
How organizations move tens of thousands of animals a year from overcrowded shelters to areas with adopter demand.
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Workplace Volunteer Time Off for Animal Causes: What to Know
What workplace volunteer time off (VTO) is, and how to use it to volunteer at an animal shelter.
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Grant Funding for Animal Rescues: Where to Look and How to Apply
Real grant funders for animal rescue nonprofits, where to search, and what applications need.
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How to Start a Cat Rescue Nonprofit
The real steps to starting a 501(c)(3) cat rescue — board, incorporation, EIN, and 501(c)(3) application.
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Are Pet Rescue Donations Tax Deductible?
What actually qualifies as a tax-deductible donation to an animal rescue.
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Volunteer Opportunities Beyond Fostering
Fostering isn’t the only way to help a cat rescue — direct care, transport, events, admin work, and advocacy all…
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Sponsor a Shelter Cat: How It Works
How cat sponsorship programs work, and what your sponsorship actually funds.