I offered up my first fundraiser with the dog rescue. It's not a big money maker, but it's a good start to see if this was a good idea. I made 3 different Valentine's about 20 of each design because I wasn't sure if this would be well received or not. So far it's not, but I do like that I have had 9 people donate. The cards I made were not flat and I wanted them different - 3D. What I donated was the cards and anyone who made a $5 donation I would mail the card for them. I paid for the postage and I wrote, address, and mailed.
Since I send Valentine's to family and friends, I thought this would do well. Small donation and you get something in return. This was a good test to see if handmade cards would generate any interest. Not saying I won't try again. But maybe a different approach or communication needs to be different. I think the rescue also needed to probably share and promote it more. I'm getting the idea they are short handed and so far I've only communicated with 1 person and she is probably spread to thin.
One of the fun ways I can help out is on the weekend you can go on a field trip with a dog or two. You can pick them up about 10am and return by 4pm. We have done this twice, we all loved it. Except Sammy, our dog is not suppose to meet the rescue dogs, so he hangs out with me or my husband while the rescue dogs get a nice quiet break from the loud rescue. We run them, walk them, spoil them, throw balls, snuggle, pet and let them chill. It's no cost to me, just my time. We also share on fb about the dogs hoping that the pictures and our personal reports on the dogs help them get adopted.

Thanks for all your ideas...still hoping to do more! Feels good!
Hello cherries,
I know we have alot of pet owners on here and today I went to pick up an auction item I won for local dog rescue. It was just a bag of old dog related scrapbook/card making items. I think I was the only one who bid on it. But I'm super excited about it. This was my first time visiting and it was heart breaking, so I let the gal know that I would love to help out. This was her first auction and since I've helped on few just this year with the school and my daughter's tennis team. I don't have alot of experience, but I want to help. I have a rescue dog named Sammy that won't allow other dogs in our house. But they had over 50 dogs looking for homes.
Now to the point of this post - I would love to hear about any dog fundraising you have seen in your area or ideas you might have since we have such a great community here I'd love to know what you have seen or heard about that I might be able to help do here.
I'm already planning to offer handmade thank you notes for them to send out (or maybe I will send out for them). Also, going to help onsite too.
Thanks all and HAPPY NEW YEAR!