I live in one of the countries in Central Asia. It break my heart to admit that, but unfortunately very few people care about animals here. There are shockingly plenty of cases of violence and sadism towards dogs and cats.<p>Luckily, there are a few shelters that really do whatever is possible to save animals from dying.<p>The sad thing is that the shelters, and the one I'm volunteering in, do not have any support except for private donations. I personally donate on a regular basis to cover the debt for the food and products. In general, on average the shelter only gets $80-100 which is obviously not enough to feed thousands of dogs on a regular basis.<p>If you have such experience, is there a feasible way to collect international donations? If so, what would you recommend?
Run a YouTube channel focusing on success stories. Show animals you have rescued. Show the work that goes into caring for them, and the happy lives they lead. Make it something an animal lover will want to see. Post regularly.<p>Then once or twice a year—but not all the time or it’d be too annoying-host a fundraiser to help pay for rescue work.<p>In other words let people feel involved through your channel and updates. Then they will be emotionally invested like you are, and pay to keep things going.
It might be good to state which country you're working in, since the local laws, regulatory requirements, and political situations may affect how donations are collected.<p>Without knowing which country you're doing your good work in, I have some generic recommendations based on my time in Tajikistan & Azerbaijan - if the organisation is registered as a tax-deductible charity and has a notable presence in the local community, it shouldn't be too difficult to get some funding from local big businesses.<p>This way they get a boost in their positive public image while enjoying some tax benefits, and you get the much needed cash flow.
I live in Asia, and there are many active dog shelters. I have been a constant donator to them as well.
Yes, they do get considerable donations but only enough to make the animals live. If they get more, they can definitely improve the living conditions for them.<p>They do accept donations through paypal.
As we have UPI systems, I do payments through UPI.
Yes and many people profit from it, if you need viable examples just use the geographic location of Bali, Indonesia.<p>The way they do it is the same as any content production house. The story is the hook and the patreon and sponsorship is their way of getting financed.<p>There was also another shelter in NYC doing this as well, but I felt they were doing better with it and animals were getting proper care.<p>I would also model it among successful sass models because what you want is a subscription based income and patreon is easy for that. I really do believe some production houses do it for the content and have the animal care/recovery second.<p>I don’t want to link directly as I feel many really are the above example but if you join Bali Facebook groups and then browse the instagram you should get a quick idea of how it works.
I worked for a cat shelter in Malaysia, besides local donations they got the majority of their funding through GoFundMe, paired with updates and campaigning on Facebook etc. Personal contacts and trust played a big role in this, the manager was an American expat and hosted a bunch of volunteers every month (that's how I got in there) to gain some exposure.
Maybe you could ask a guy in Thailand, he's running "tiger cave temple dogs" (name on Facebook).
He posts photos of the dogs and his work everyday, asks for donations and I think it works because you can see what happen with your donations. Also he gets food from expats who are living there. Maybe he can give you some more information. :-)
I'd seek out and talk to rescue organizations that operate in Asia and adopt out dogs to the US or Europe. Learn how they operate, and start by emulating them.<p>I personally know two people who have gotten dogs from Asia via this type of organization, so they shouldn't be <i>too</i> hard to find.
Humane Society International might be helpful, as they are very organized and effective where they can operate.<p>And what’s going on that animal abuse is tolerated by that society or population?
I've seen it done in Phillipines with a support from western Youtuber from Poland. It worked and helped a lot. On Phillipines dogs are also treated very badly.