More than just cute.
Friends for the Dearbon Animal Shelter raised over $50,000 this year with its dog walkathon, Dearborn Mutt Strut. To date, that's a 67% increase over last year. Bad economy and all.
"Friends" is a smart organization that manages its cost effectively. Their software costs for their SWEET online pledge fundraising site was less than 4% of what they raised so far. That percentage will continue to decrease. By managing their expenses, Friends can actually use the money for what it was intended.
In 2008, Dearborn Animal Shelter took in 2100 animals, and adopted 1100. They reunited 227 lost animals with their families. Expect even more results in 2009. This is an organization whose bark IS as big as their bite and is worth donating to.
Friends for Dearborn Animal Shelter is an example of a smart, well run, and effective local nonprofit organization that gets results. Check them out at http://www.dearborn-animals.com/.
Including dogs in a walkathon is a great way to get additional participation and sponsors. It works extremely well when there is a tie betwwen dogs and the cause as in the case of Dearbon Animal Shelter. It is also nice to read that the cost of the online software was only a small fraction of the donations received. Congratulations!
Posted by: Roger Carr | August 29, 2009 at 11:06 PM