Donations and Fundraising

 

Why is it important to donate money?

 

Have you ever wondered why it is important to donate money to social causes or non-profit projects?

 

All projects need resources to be implemented. Ideally, each initiative should have funds allocated to it from its early stages or even before it is launched, and these funds should help to meet the objectives set by those responsible for it.

 

However, this is not always possible. Sometimes the requirements of the projects exceed the costs estimated at the beginning and new resources are indispensable. In other cases, especially when humanitarian emergencies occur, new efforts in that direction are needed.

 

 

The alternative is to donate money

 

Fortunately, there is an alternative to donate money for these causes; an action that year after year gains more followers in the world and that demonstrates that solidarity, altruism and empathy are current and very much-needed values.

 

Donations are a fundamental element in many projects, especially if the resources allocated for them or the institutional contributions do not manage to cover the needs that have driven them.

 

A donation is a contribution, generally individual, that seeks to boost and fuel initiatives of any kind. Those who make donations understand the importance of the work being done and therefore decide to donate money. Among the most significant reasons for this type of action, these two out:

 

A: Social commitment. Thousands of people make the decision to donate money to reinforce their social commitment. They recognize the existence of a problem or a lack in their environment that needs to be solved and they mobilize and act to achieve it.

 

B: Personal satisfaction. Feeling good about oneself is also another common reason for donating money. Or rather, the fact of knowing that somehow, we are helping to solve problems in the environment in which we operate and that we are mitigating their adverse effects.

PAWS FOR A HAPPY ENDING (VENEZUELA)

 

According to the NGO Red de Apoyo Canino, it is estimated that there are one million dogs on the streets of Venezuela (2017). Pet abandonment represents one of the hardest faces of the current economic crisis.

 

Patitas Final Feliz (Paws for a Happy Ending) is a shelter located in El Guapo, Miranda State, where there are 17 dogs and 2 cats. It is a project that arises from the initiative of 7 Venezuelan women from Caracas who found with much effort a way to get these little animals off the streets. The great majority of these animals were at risk of being poisoned because they were wandering in common areas of residential zones in the capital.

 

Under the care of Mrs. Petra and with an impeccable logistic organization from Caracas, these furry little animals receive their daily food and have enough space to run and play. Patitas Final Feliz Foundation also serves as a source of employment for the family that cares for them, who earn a salary for such work.

 

Through social networks, we help to spread information about dogs and cats in the street all over Venezuela, and we can proudly say that we have successfully adopted many homeless animals.

 

However, resources are scarce and sometimes it´s very hard to cover emergency veterinary expenses to attend new cases, medicines, food plates, cleaning products for the shelter and maintenance expenses of the land.

 

Any donation is welcome and will be infinitely appreciated!

 

You can track and monitor the work of Patitas Final Feliz on your Instagram account: @patitasfinalfeliz

 

If you donate money to the shelter or adopt an animal, and you agree to do so, you will be mentioned in the organization’s Instagram channel with a photo as a small thank you 🙂