Support Needed for Georgia Private Dog Rescue Group - Page 1

Well it's only 7days til the Great Texas Hold'Em game and the Quilt Raffle Now as most of you know Georgia is one of the worse kill areas in the Nation, as is most of the South. We need your help, We now have the 3000 sq ft building (former Portable Class Room); now we have to renovate it; new kennel runs, beds, etc. It ain't cheap folks (As those of you who have kennels know). Behlen Kennels 10X5X6 run $339 each. These are 1 5/8" Tube with 10Gauge Welded Mesh Panels. We well also have to do major plumbing but electricity and building are in great shape.

A little about our President and CEO. Judge Carla Brown has operated this Rescue for the past 3 years, all this time funding it herself, except what she could beg or borrow from friends, Vets, Lasr Hope Safe Haven, Sales Reps etc. Last year she rescued and found homes for 84 dogs, mostly GSDs. Her and her husband Butch Conway (Sheriff Gwinnett County Ga), own a horse farm, which is the location of the rescue, she has a full time asst who takes care of the horses and dogs (great deal for us). They rescue, house, retrain and socialize EVERY dog that comes into the facility. Her husband also runs 2nd Chance at the county jail (rescue dog training program for prisoners)

In these uncertain times, we are seeing more and more owner turn-ins. We rescued 6 last week. These dogs may be with us for 2-10 weeks depending on socialization and health. Heart worm is horrible here. These dogs may be adopted here or as far away as the New England states.

Please check out the site in my signature - we accept Pay Pal, Checks, or cash. We need the help of every GSD owner in the country, whether a member of the PC or simply a proud owner of a GSD.

If you are near Atlanta, come play some Cards. guarantee good food and great fun; who knows, maybe Carla will bring her SchH III with her. a great representative of the breed.

Thanks to all of you who have already bought tickets on the quilt, thanks again Pat Evans for the wonderful donation, it is beautiful. How about a pic of Bullwinkle on the next one, he,he. 

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Board Member Canine Pet Rescue
http://www.caninepetrescue.com/ 
 

Why don't you go beg on the street corner. What makes your rescue any different from any other? As you can see I don't believe in private rescues. Buy an ad.

How is your organization a "private" dog rescue?  Your organization is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3, and you are licensed with the State.  You are able to receive donations as well as offer tax deductions for donations through your 501(c)3 status; therefore, you are a public rescue. 

Unfortunately, e-begging is generally frowned upon in most internet communities.  Perhaps you could create a flyer for the events you are hosting instead of merely asking for donations? 

I'd be willing to volunteer my graphic design services for your organization in the future. 

I think you guys are being a little harsh. There's "e-begging" on this site all the time. So what if they announce a dang fund-raiser and the fact that they'd take donations if anybody had extra money floating around? Jeeze. It IS a private rescue if the govt. isn't running it.

Lordy, let them try to help out a few dogs. How is it going to hurt YOU? 

If a charity doesn't ask for donations and find creative ways to raise money how else will they survive?! They are doing a good thing and everyone here on this board should be thrilled that there are organizations such as this that are willing to help the endless stream of unwanted and surrendered dogs.  Why is it wrong to get the word out?  True, no one organization is better than the other for the most part, but since we can't save the world we should at least help some. JMO

beetree....I think part of your copy-and-paste from the 501(c)3 section must have been cut off.  The two bolded portions below contradict themselves. 

To be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, an organization must be organized and operated exclusively forexempt purposes set forth in section 501(c)(3), and none of its earnings may inure to any private shareholder or individual. In addition, it may not be an action organization, i.e., it may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities and it may not participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates.

Organizations described in section 501(c)(3) are commonly referred to as charitable organizations. Organizations described in section 501(c)(3), other than testing for public safety organizations, are eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions in accordance with Code section 170.

The organization must not be organized or operated

I did and I tried to fix it but when I hit the edit button it said, this page no longer exists! But here it is, so I give up... just google "who can be a 501 c 3" and you'll find the IRS site and the complete definition. Let's see if I can get the rest to take....

".....The organization must not be organized or operated for the benefit of private interests, and no part of a section 501(c)(3) organization's net earnings may inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. If the organization engages in an excess benefit transaction with a person having substantial influence over the organization, an excise tax may be imposed on the person and any organization managers agreeing to the transaction.

Yeah I think that last paragraph is in reference to those charities who do it in order to earn a living or buy themselves something. For example, I knew of one in Missouri that was raising funds so that the proprietors could purchase 40 acres of land with a house on it, ostensibly so that they could run their "refuge." However, they'd only ever had maybe 6 or 8 animals at a time in their "shelter" and were just trying to figure out a way to purchase land. They were using animals as an excuse to have a charity to have a fundraiser to drum up a down payment, if that makes any sense. Those people had never had a pit to poss in before that moment but felt that rescuing animals ought to put them into a nice chunk of land with a 3-2 house. Nice work if you can get it. They got all kinds of people to cough up large chunks of money and tried to play me for a sizeable endowment when I pretended to be interested.

NOT SAYING THAT'S WHAT THE TOPIC OF THIS THREAD IS DOING!!!