Fund-Raising for Animal Care Organizations offers detailed, real-world advice for nonprofit humane societies, animal shelters, wildlife rehabilitation centers, and other animal care organizations seeking to expand their universe of supporters.

Contributors include Karen Medicus, director of Imagine Humane (a project of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and PETsMART Charities); Vincent F. Connelly, president, Connelly & Associates Fund-raising; Caryn Ginsberg, co-founder, Priority Ventures Group; Judith A. Calhoun, CAWA, vice president of development/community relations, The Dumb Friends League, Denver, Colorado; Alice Tracy, Ph.D., director, Foundation Relations, The Humane Society of the United States; M. Christie Smith, executive director, Potter League for Animals, Newport, Rhode Island; and Julie Miller Dowling, former editor, Animal Sheltering magazine.

We now have a comprehensive guide to lead organizations through each step in the fund-raising process. More importantly, by helping animal care organizations raise funds, we will be helping them to educate a broader public and advance the cause for humane and sensitive treatment of animals.
     —Anita Nowery Durel, CFRE, Durel Consulting Partners
        President, Association of Fundraising Professionals (Maryland Chapter)

Fund-Raising for Animal Care Organizations is a comprehensive self-guided tour through the maze of fund-raising. Valuable for volunteers, staff, and board members, it does everything but raise the money for you.
     —Diane Allevato, executive director, Marin (California) Humane Society

Fund-raising strikes fear in the hearts of board members, staffers, and volunteers alike! Fund-Raising for Animal Care Organizations demystifies the process and breaks down this daunting task into practical, manageable steps. A must read for everyone engaged in friend-raising and fund-raising!
     —Jim Tedford, account director, Grizzard Communications

Julie Miller Dowling, editor
Fund-Raising for Animal Care Organizations
HSP Shelter Management Series
190 pages
0-9748400-2-5
8 1/2" x ll"
$44.95, softcover, plus $3 shipping and handling
Publication date: April 6, 2005

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