How is the ACC doing?

[lprof]

With the increase of internet shopping these days (and the holidays right around the corner), you may want to check out iGive.com. You choose your cause (ACC is listed) and if you launch your shopping through the iGive website, a percentage of your purchase price will be routed to your cause. Percentages vary by store. I have used the website in the past for a different cause and it works wonderfully. At one point iGive had a downloadable add-on of some kind so that you didn't have to launch your shopping through their site, but it would still know you were an iGive shopper - don't know if they still have it or not.

I, too, have used http://www.igive.com/welcome/index.cfm for several years sucessfully. It is legitimate. Once you sign up, then shop, or even browse, through the igive site, your "cause" gets a donation. I did not find the ACC listed until this morning and I have now changed my "cause" to the ACC. The pennies do add up... igive donations have amounted to almost 5 millon dollars. Plus, for new sign-ups... $5 bonus donation: just make your first purchase* within 45 days of joining! That is a $5 donation to the ACC right away.
The Animal Care Center has a link to igive as well...
http://stjohnanimalcarecenter.com/help.html
Please check it out... a safe, easy, no cost to you, way to help.

[mkb]

I did some grant writing, in another life, so to speak. It has been a while. The challenge is not in the writing itself, it is in finding entities that give out grants. The grant(s) would need to be tailored to the entitiy being asked for money. Some even have a very specific RFP (Request for Proposal) that identifies what needs to be included in the grant application.

If someone has time to research government agencies or foundations that give money to organizations like ACC, that would be the first step. I'm wondering if pet food companies might have foundations that can be approached for grant funds.

[marys]

Here's a link to a list of organizations who may be able to provide grants.

http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2animal.htm


Mary S

[b-as-u-r]

For some reason my security will not let me access the article-what did it say? Just a brief description would be great. Also anyone in city or county government, such a city superintendent-ours is also writing for grants would be another possibility. Just a thought.
mricco

Go to "The Humane Society" home page/then "Programs & Services"/then "Financial Assistance Resources"