The First-Year Fundraising Bundle for Animal Rescues | Playbook, Workbook, 20 Templates & 90-Day Checklist
The First-Year Fundraising Bundle for Animal Rescues | Playbook, Workbook, 20 Templates & 90-Day Checklist
You started a rescue. Now you need to fund it.
Most fundraising advice is written for established nonprofits with donor lists, development directors, and grant writers. You don't have any of that. You have a mission, a few committed people, and animals already in your care.
This bundle is built for exactly that situation.
Four pieces that work together as a single fundraising system — designed so a brand-new rescue can go from "I have no idea where to start" to a working donor base, monthly giving program, grant pipeline, and year-end campaign in 90 days.
What's inside
01 — The First-Year Fundraising Playbook (Word doc, 24+ pages)
A complete guide covering the fundraising mindset, calculating real first-year costs, building a donor base from zero, launching a monthly giving program, applying for your first grants, running a year-end campaign, and avoiding the legal pitfalls that sink new rescues. Twelve chapters that read like a working book, not a listicle.
02 — Planning Workbook (Excel, 9 tabs, 218 formulas)
Budget tracker, three-tier goal calculator, donor CRM, recurring donor tracker, campaign planner, grant tracker, personal launch list, and event ROI calculator. Everything auto-calculates. Built to be your operating system for year one.
03 — Donor Communication Templates Pack (Word doc, 20 templates)
Launch announcements, thank-yous for every gift size, year-end appeals, monthly giving asks, lapsed donor reactivation, grant cover letters, business sponsorship outreach, and a social media post library. Ready to copy, paste, and customize.
04 — First 90 Days Quick-Start Checklist (PDF, 4 pages)
Week-by-week checkboxes across three 30-day blocks: Foundation, Launch, and Build the Rhythm. Designed to print and tape to your wall.
Who this is for
• Rescues in pre-launch or year one
• Founders who've never fundraised before
• Small teams that need a system, not theory
• Anyone who has paid for vet bills with their own credit card and is ready to stop
Who this isn't for
• Established rescues with a development director already in place
• Rescues looking for a grant-only solution
• Anyone expecting a one-click magic fundraising fix
Format and delivery
• 2 editable Word documents (.docx)
• 1 editable Excel workbook (.xlsx)
• 1 print-ready PDF
• Instant download after purchase
• Personal-use license for one rescue organization
What buyers are using this for
Setting realistic year-one budgets. Calculating fundraising goals. Tracking their first 100 donors. Writing their first thank-you letters. Launching monthly giving programs. Applying to their first grants. Running their first year-end campaigns. Not paying for vet bills out of pocket anymore.
Save $19 vs. buying separately ($48 total).
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FAQ Q: Can I edit the files? Yes. The Playbook and Templates Pack are Word documents; the Workbook is an Excel file. Customize everything — your rescue's name, branding, voice, numbers — to make it yours.
Q: Do I need to be a 501(c)(3) to use this? No. The bundle is designed for rescues in pre-launch through year one. The Playbook discusses what to do if your 501(c)(3) status is pending and includes the right language for donor communications during that period.
Q: How is this delivered? Instant download immediately after checkout. You'll receive a link to download the four files. Save them to your computer; they're yours to keep.
Q: What's the license? Personal-use license for one rescue organization. You can customize, print, and use everything internally. You cannot resell, redistribute, or share the files publicly.
Q: I have a slightly older rescue. Will this still help? If you're in years 1–3 and don't yet have a development director, a working donor database, or a monthly giving program — yes. The systems in this bundle work for any small rescue building out its first real fundraising program.
Q: Do you offer refunds? Because this is an instant-download digital product, we don't offer refunds once files have been downloaded. If something doesn't work as described, please email us — we'll make it right.
Q: Can I buy just one piece instead of the bundle? Yes! Each piece is available individually. The bundle just saves you about $19 vs. buying them separately. |