If your event is not a fundraiser, and you are seeking Champaign County Humane Society participation in an educational or community event, please click here to see our information on inviting a Humane Educator, or email our Event Coordinator with questions.
We love that you want to host an event to benefit the Champaign County Humane Society (CCHS)! We are an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and do not receive any government funding or funds from national animal welfare nonprofits. The animals we shelter depend on the support of caring individuals, like you! No matter how big or small your event, proceeds from your fundraiser will make a difference in the lives of animals.
Please tell us all about your planned fundraiser here! We always want to know about your efforts so we can:
- Share any the resources you need to be successful
- Help you avoid conflicts with events already planned or existing obligations of CCHS staff
- Help you publicize the fundraiser to our friends
- Thank you and your donors properly!
Importantly, we also want to give fundraisers the event guidelines. Because it's important for us to share our fundraising ethics with you, fundraisers will review and agree to uphold event guidelines before using our name or logo in any promotion. It might seem like a lot of information, but these guidelines help both you and the organization to stay transparent to donors, in compliance with laws and regulations, and fair to our fundraising friends. Depending on the size and nature of your event, we may want to formalize these guidelines with an agreement, but most groups and individuals just need a quick review of donor transparency, and a few best practices:
🐾Public fundraisers that follow these guidelines will be added to the CCHS online event calendar.
🐾Make sure your event has all necessary permits, licenses, or permissions, and complies with applicable laws and regulations.
🐾CCHS can't provide funding to get you started, but we understand recouping costs. Just be clear with donors about
🐾While we love attending your events when we can, our staff and volunteers cannot guarantee their time to your project! There's a place in the form below to discuss what you might need from us, and we'll help if we can.
🐾Be transparent in marketing. It's important to be clear about the portion or percentage of revenue which will benefit CCHS. We are so grateful for all time, effort, and funding to support the shelter. And donors are grateful to know how much they're giving directly to pets!
🐾We'll talk one-on-one about how tax attributions may differ based on the type of fundraiser you're hosting.
🐾Please don't use fundraiser proceeds to buy supplies, even if you are hosting a supply drive. We have tools and relationships that can help every dollar provide even more for pets. Please give any collected cash directly to us.
To be considered for an animal appearance, fundraisers will pledge a minimum donation amount of $500 from their organization or the event.
Please note: CCHS can never guarantee that animals will be able to attend events. The welfare of our animal residents is always our top priority and decisions to bring pets to events off-site are made on a near-term, case-by-case basis. If we are unable to provide an animal appearance, fundraisers will not be held to any pledges.
Submitting this form is not an agreement to uphold these guidelines, so please share your event information even if you have remaining questions about policies. However, please do not begin advertising until you are granted permission to use our name or logo, which will involve discussing these guidelines. Depending on the size and nature of your proposed fundraiser, you might be sent the full text of these fundraising guidelines as an agreement for your signature. We appreciate your support and enthusiasm for fundraising!
From all the pets and people at CCHS: thank you!
Events and fundraisers help spread the word about our mission to make the pets of this community healthy and in happy homes.
Please note again: fundraisers who do not comply with our guidelines do not have permission to use our name and logo in promotion. Permission to publish our organization's name and logo will be immediately revoked if a fundraiser is found to have violated any of the agreed upon guidelines. We are grateful for everyone's desire to support homeless pets with a fundraiser, and we provide the practices and tools to do so ethically.
Send any questions to our event coordinator, Elizabeth Young, elizabeth@cuhumane.org.