Consider:
- a gift in memory of your ferret
- a gift in memory/honor of someone
- a gift through your employer's charity - do they match funds?
- a gift through your bank's online bill pay service
- Volunteering your time
Thank You For Your Generosity!
Each purchase earns the GCFA a kickback %!
Monthly Expenses
RENT: $1200
UTILITIES: $940-$1800
FOOD: appx $500
LITTER: appx $190
CLEAN. SUPPLIES: $90
VET/RX: $2500
NEWSLETTER: $280
It takes a great number of people to make it possible to operate and maintain the shelter. There are those who devote time to volunteering services. Others donate time and money. It takes every one of them to make the shelter program possible. We want to take time to say “Thank you!” to them all. So Thank You!!
Food
*Please donate directly to our food account at Totally Ferret/Performance Foods:
Contact Liz at 1-877-545-5462, and tell her you wish to donate directly to the GCFA shelter’s food account. Visa and MasterCard accepted.
Or, mail you check or money order donation to:
Liz Lovins
Performance Foods
575 Burbank Suite H
Broomfield CO, 80021
(Make your check payments out to Performance Foods and note the GCFA’s account #50ILG0590).
Contact Liz at 1-877-545-5462, and tell her you wish to donate directly to the GCFA shelter’s food account. Visa and MasterCard accepted.
Or, mail you check or money order donation to:
Liz Lovins
Performance Foods
575 Burbank Suite H
Broomfield CO, 80021
(Make your check payments out to Performance Foods and note the GCFA’s account #50ILG0590).
Social
Have you become a member of Facebook, yet? Facebook.com is the top social networking website. You can make donations or just spread the word about us by joining our “Group” and/or “Cause” on Facebook. The more people that know about our organization, the likelier it is for us to gain new members and donations that would be so helpful to our 100% volunteer-staffed, non-profit ferret shelter and club.
Shelter
In Loving Memory
Give a gift in memory of your beloved and your message will be printed in the next issue of Off The Paw. Many donate in memory of their ferrets, but so many more also give in honor of a person that cared deeply for ferrets, the GCFA, animals in general and sometimes their gift is in remembrance of someone very special and dear to them.
Please use the donation button below - you will reach a point during the process where you can enter your "In Memory Of..." text.
Search
SEARCHING
iSearch, iGive.com and GoodSearch.com
– Break the Google habit! Do your internet searches using iSearchiGive.com or GoodSearch.com, choosing the Greater Chicago Ferret Association as your cause, and we make 1 to 2 cents per qualified search. This really adds up!Shopping
The GCFA has partnered with Benefit Wines for an exciting opportunity. The GCFA will earn 100% of the profits from the sale of our wine. These vegan friendly wines are produced using certified organic grapes by a fair trade certified vineyard. The monies generated by this project will help fund the monthly operating expenses of the shelter. 
eScrip
- With eScrip and the power of YOU, our group earns cash rewards when you do what you do anyway – shop! It’s free, it’s easy, and it’s rewarding!
GoodShop.com
– By shopping at any of over 1,000 stores through GoodShop.com, the GCFA earns up to 30% of that sale. Just type “Greater Chicago Ferret Association” into the box under where it asks “Who Do You Support?” Near the bottom of the home page is a button that says “Help Spread the Word,” which gives plenty of other easy ways to use this service and tell others about it.Ferret.com
– Do you have one or more ferrets for which you purchase items in bulk? If you shop at ferret.com from our website, we earn 9% of the cost of your purchase! Click on the ferret.com button above or the “links” page at our website, then click on the “ferret.com” button and start shopping. Ferret.com offers a flat shipping fee of only $6.99 – which is particularly helpful if purchasing bulky bags of food and/or litter. They also offer a 120% price guarantee. Of course, you don’t have to buy just your litter or food from there – they also carry all of the other usual ferret supplies such as cages, toys, bedding, etc.Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To ensure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the nonprofit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:
I. To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
II. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization's governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
III. To have access to the organization's most recent financial statements.
IV. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
V. To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.
VI. To be assured that information about their donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
VII. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
VIII. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
IX. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
X. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.
I. To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
II. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization's governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
III. To have access to the organization's most recent financial statements.
IV. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
V. To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.
VI. To be assured that information about their donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
VII. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
VIII. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
IX. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
X. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.
Mailing Address
Greater Chicago Ferret Association
PO Box 3
Lyons, IL 60534
PO Box 3
Lyons, IL 60534
Phone
708.442.8650