Incorporation and Tax Issues

Thanks to Janet Barrick for providing most of these useful IRS links:

Tax Info For Business: Information for Tax-Exempt Organizations
Frequently Asked Questions About Tax-Exempt Organizations
Publication 557 Tax Exempt Organizations
Publication 526 Charitable Deductions
Tax Exempt Organizations Search.

Hal Hawley has graciously posted tax and incorporation information About Greyhound Friends Northwest (GFN)page.
 

Fund Raising Ideas

Through special arrangements by Cynthia Branigan, Macmillan Reference Books offers bulk discounts on the Adopting the Racing Greyhound and Reign of the Greyhound. Your adoption group can get either of these books (can even mix and match an order!) at a greatly reduced price. There is a minimum of something like 25 books. Call Libby Jones at 1-800-545-5914  X 4822 or Patrick Hickey at 317-842-4972 for more information.

Bob McKinnon, author of Moose, Bruce and the Goose graciously offers substantial discounts on his book to adoption groups.  Contact Bob McKinnon (maddog@valcom.net), 1608 7th Street South, Great Falls, MT 59405-4332

Jack & Amy Corrigan's Greyhound Manor Craftsoffers free patterns and instructions for making coats, quilts, signs and costumes to raise money for greyhound rescue groups.

The Greyhound Project offers the Celebrating Greyhounds Calendar for group sales. Contact Joan Belle Isle for details.
 

Promotional Materials

The ASPCA and The Greyhound Project, Inc. are sponsoring the airport poster campaign, with 60" x 40" illuminated advertisement posters promoting greyhound adoption in over 40 airports throughout the U.S.  Adoption groups can sponsor ads in their airports.

11" x 17 color posters are also available directly from The Greyhound Project.

Non-Profit Adoption Organizations can now receive Samples of  GREYHOUNDS ~ CHAMPION PETS the Adoption Guide and Magazine.  Published by Anton Straughan, with an Introduction by Cynthia Branigan (and Cover Photo of Ms Branigan  with Ajax and Marshmallow). Professional Layout, 9 x 12 slick stock, 12 Pages, 14 Authors, 19 full color Greyhound Photos. The Guide is designed to inform an Adoption prospect about Greyhounds as Pets, their History, their Characteristics, and the Adoption process. The goal is to make more Adoptions happen...the kind that stick....by Informing and Educating the prospective Adopter.  FAQs Answered!! E-mail your Non-Profit Organization's Name and USPSnail Address to Dan Ward at: GREYDOG4@JUNO.COM with..."Magazines" on the Subject Line.  An Adoption Support Service of Pro-Grey Allianceand The Greyhound Welfare Foundation, Inc.

The ASPCAoffers brochures promoting Greyhounds as wonderful companions for adoption. To obtain free of charge, please contact Jacque Lynn Schultz at 212-876-7700 ext. 4408.

Be sure to check out our extensive collection of royalty-free Clip Art

Greyhound Owners Manuals

Bob Checkaneck and the New Jersey Greyhound Adoption Program, Inc. offer their A Guide for the Care and Training of the Retired Racing Greyhound in Word 7.0 format.

Claudia Presto and The Greyhound Gang have placed their Greyhound Gang Manualonline.

Emergency Support

Doug Reinhart has been spearheading the effort to create an informal network of people to help transport individual dogs.

"WINGS FOR GREYHOUNDS, INC," is a 501 (c)(3) corporation formed in 1996 specifically to assist all greyhound rescue organizations with any greyhound transportation needs they may have. We are based at the Van Nuys airport in Los Angeles using volunteer flightcrews and aircraft, and are flying throughout the South Western states. As of this time we fly primarily in Arizona and California, but we are open to any requests for flights.

Due to current equipment limitations we can fly two greyhounds, possibly 3 on any one trip. We will soon be out fundraising with a goal of getting an
airplane which will enable us to handle between four and six Greyhounds per trip. Then we will be in a position to offer more help when and where it's needed. All trips are flown with a pilot and a co-pilot/Greyhound caretaker to provide the most comfortable and secure trip possible to the animals. Using the airplane we can cut long road trips down to a few short hours. We charge no fees for this service and all our funding comes from donations and sponsorship.

If you are inolved in Greyhound rescue and would like to talk to us, call (818)769-9248 or email Maggie McCurry. A descriptive brochure and dedicated website are in the works and will be available within the next couple of weeks.

They Run for Their Lives
We Fly for Their Lives
 

Organizational Support

Judy Tomlinson has written several articles of interest to adoption groups:
     Operating a Greyhound Adoption Program
     Making A Difference 
     Foster Program for Greyhounds: Our experience
              

The Greyhound Project is dedicated to supporting adoption groups and promoting Greyhound adoption. If you have any questions, ideas or special needs, please send a note to Joan Belle Isle (JoanB2@ix.netcom.com)

Nancy and Bob Checkaneck provide voluntary consulting services to assist adoption groups.
 

Internet Resources

Greyhound Rescue-L is an internet mailing list dedicated to adoption groups and rescue operations.

Please make sure that your group is listed properly in our Agency Directory. We will also be happy to provide links to your web page and/or include an e-mail address.

No web page yet? We'd be happy to get you wired!

Just send us the text and any graphics you would like to include and we'll be happy to post them. We'd like to keep the focus on promoting your group and its activities. Due to time and disk space constraints, please don't include information that will require an update every month and please keep the page size fairly small. Please keep in mind that this is not a pro- or anti-racing forum; We reserve the right to edit / remove any objectionable material. OK, enough of the DON'Ts! Here are a few examples of pages that I have set up: GPA-Maryland, Greyhound Rescue, Inc., National REGAP Network and NJGAP.


Want something a little more substantial or that you can maintain yourself? Most smaller Internet Service Providers are happy to donate or provide deep discounts on web sites for non-profit groups.