Fundraising Help

As we continue to deal with the new "normal", we are now faced with the task of figuring out how to fundraise during this weird and new time. We managed to squeeze in Light the Night just before the pandemic set in and are so very blessed to have had the opportunity to honor so many loved ones.


The question now is that the pandemic is going to create hardships for people. Everyone is being very helpful and understanding. But at some point, people are going to have to start making tough decisions. Those may very well include finding their senior horses a new home.


The problem is, we are full. We are trying our best to keep our numbers low for the time being because it just has to be with the way we have the Sanctuary set up right now. We need additional people behind the computers looking for grants if we want to open our doors to many more seniors. I hate saying no. It makes me physically ill to have to say no and every time we are asked, I crunch numbers and try and figure out in my head how we could make it work. And usually it's still a no.


That's where I need your help. With everyone at home, either under their own accord like we are or are sheltering in place because of mandates, more people are online. We could use your help. I'm feeling overwhelmed and there's even less time now than there was before to go in search of grants. There's some major props going out to all homeschooling moms!


Because we are a sanctuary rather than a rescue, we have even less opportunities to apply for certain grants (or at least those that I've come across). So I need your help in finding grants that we can apply for. I need your sherlock holmes skills in finding grants that we can apply for so that we can open our doors when the time comes. Typically owners don't have the funds to care for their horse any more so when they come to the Sanctuary, there's no money coming with him. And as most horse people know, the older a horse gets, the most costly they become.


Are you interested in helping? Please let me know! Bored of puttering online and not finding much activities to do? Binged watched everything on Netflix? We need you!!


Here's what we need!

• Research grant possibilities (you find the grant and I'll do the rest)
• Brainstorm fundraiser ideas (send me ideas and details and we can work together to figure out how to put it on)
• Help us get more followers on social media (we have a small number of followers and I'm so blessed to have each and every one of you but to fundraise online now, we need to have more followers)

Most of all, tell me what you want to see on social media. I'm winging it. When I asked, I was told, you want to see all of it. But....is there something more you want to see? Do you want Skippy to go on an adventure again? Do you want to continue with the story times? What other fun things can we do to educate and entertain while we are cooped up in our homes? I don't want to waste your time so tell me what you want and what would cheer you up on any given day?


I need your help and I'll most likely need your mad skills at the computer to help put some of this stuff in place. So if you're bored and want to help, please let me know. You can email us at borderlandshorsesanctuary@yahoo.com and we can figure out what you are interested in helping with and we will get you set! I'm so very excited to work with you and could really use your help. It doesn't matter if you aren't local to the Sanctuary. It doesn't matter if you are in a different state or even a different country. We can always use your help.


I know there are a bunch of blogs and Facebook posts that I read and never leave comments but I'm asking for your comments today (and tomorrow and the next day and the day after that). I value your input and want to make sure that what we do will not only interest you but others all around the world. So, please help us take away some of the stress and burden on the world by taking on some tasks that will reduce our stress and burden. Any takers?