Cats
- All In A Day’s Work
This post has been written by Myra Allison, Publicity Volunteer at Cats Protection’s Wrexham & District Adoption Centre The shop is often the first point of contact for any charity and in the Wrexham Cats Protection Charity Shop we aim to give a...
- A Day In The Life Of A Publicity Volunteer
This post has been written by Adrian Ragucos, Publicity Team Leader for the Brighton & District Branch of Cats Protection Hello! My role at the Brighton Branch of Cats Protection is to try and make sure that what we publish on our website, on social...
- Why Volunteers Are Vital To Cats Protection
This post has been written by Julie Meredith, Volunteering Development Manager at Cats Protection Volunteers’ Week is an annual opportunity for all organisations involving volunteers join together and celebrate the huge contribution and positive impact...
- New Year’s Resolution Ideas
After indulging over Christmas, many of us decide to get fit or stop smoking in the New Year. We’re inspired to learn new things, develop ourselves or change aspects of our lives. How about this year also making a resolution to help a good cause like...
- Find An Opportunity Is Now Live!
Find an Opportunity is our brand new volunteering website search. The search function allows you to find a variety of different volunteering vacancies in your local area. There's so much to gain by giving your time, energy, skills and enthusiasm...
Cats
How to support Cats Protection
Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving. After Black Friday sales and Cyber Monday shopping online, #GivingTuesday is a remedy to the pressures of Christmas spending and an opportunity to help the causes we all care about.
This year the campaign has been launched in the UK and is encouraging people, charities and businesses to donate time, money or their voice to help a good cause.
Here are three ways you can help Cats Protection on #GivingTuesday:
1. Fundraise
We do not receive any government funding, so our work helping thousands of cats each year depends solely on donations, which is why fundraising is so important to the charity.
You can sponsor a cat pen, leave a gift in your will, take part in a workplace giving scheme, sign up to our weekly lottery, offer a donation and so much more – read ways to fundraise here.
We welcome more unconventional ways of raising funds too – in the past we’ve seen sponsored speed-dating events, skydives, abseiling, firewalks and one supporter even launched the Cats Protection logo into space!
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| Andrew Doherty abseiling for Cats Protection's Belfast Adoption Centre |
2. Volunteer
We help over 500 cats a day on average and this wouldn’t be possible without the invaluable work of our 9,100 volunteers. Whether it’s caring for cats by fostering, neutering or rehoming; volunteering as an education speaker; fundraiser; charity shop assistant; helpline phone volunteer or website editor – there are many different roles available. You’ll make a difference, feel good, learn new skills and most of all have fun!
Sue Emlyn-Jones is a kitten fosterer for our Bridgend Adoption Centre. She says:
“It takes patience, a lot of time and commitment and endless cleaning of sometimes very mucky kittens – but it is so worth it. The difference just a few weeks’ of love and warmth makes the sleepless nights and the worry over these little dependent creatures, the very best role I could imagine.”
Find an opportunity to volunteer near you here.
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| Feeding a tiny kitten is just one part of Sue Emlyn-Jones' role as a volunteer fosterer |
3. Spreading the word
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| The Cat magazine - Winter 2014 |
One of our main objectives is to improve people’s understanding of cats and their care. We spread the word of cat welfare through national and regional press, TV, radio, our websites and more – and we even give talks to schools, community groups and the veterinary profession as well as taking opportunities to engage with politicians and decision makers.
But you can help us spread the word too – by subscribing to our official supporter magazine, The Cat, you’re helping us to help more cats. By ‘liking’ our Facebook page or retweeting our tweets, you’re getting the message out there and supporting our vital work for cats.
Anything that you can do to support Cats Protection this #GivingTuesday is much appreciated. Please leave us a comment to let us know how you support us!
Find out more about Cats Protection and the work we do at www.cats.org.uk
- All In A Day’s Work
This post has been written by Myra Allison, Publicity Volunteer at Cats Protection’s Wrexham & District Adoption Centre The shop is often the first point of contact for any charity and in the Wrexham Cats Protection Charity Shop we aim to give a...
- A Day In The Life Of A Publicity Volunteer
This post has been written by Adrian Ragucos, Publicity Team Leader for the Brighton & District Branch of Cats Protection Hello! My role at the Brighton Branch of Cats Protection is to try and make sure that what we publish on our website, on social...
- Why Volunteers Are Vital To Cats Protection
This post has been written by Julie Meredith, Volunteering Development Manager at Cats Protection Volunteers’ Week is an annual opportunity for all organisations involving volunteers join together and celebrate the huge contribution and positive impact...
- New Year’s Resolution Ideas
After indulging over Christmas, many of us decide to get fit or stop smoking in the New Year. We’re inspired to learn new things, develop ourselves or change aspects of our lives. How about this year also making a resolution to help a good cause like...
- Find An Opportunity Is Now Live!
Find an Opportunity is our brand new volunteering website search. The search function allows you to find a variety of different volunteering vacancies in your local area. There's so much to gain by giving your time, energy, skills and enthusiasm...