This resource guide is for animal advocates looking to get funding in the first 1-3 years of their work. It assumes that you already have an idea and a strategy for your charity. It covers the absolute basics and provides a list of opportunities and the contact details of some consultants who can provide some customized help.

This doesn’t contain everything you need know and we don’t claim it’s a fundraising bible, but we hope that it will help some of you get initial funding for your project!

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Please Note: Before you start fundraising for your project, it’s important that you carefully think about cost-effectiveness and check that you aren’t duplicating efforts. You can ask if anyone knows of similar projects in our #03-help-requests Slack channel. Sign up here if you’re not on our Slack.

If you would like to contribute to this wiki or suggest making any changes, please submit a resource here, email us at hello@joinhive.org, or DM Kevin Xia on Slack. Want to learn more? Join our #s-fundraising channel on Slack!

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Acknowledgements❤️️

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⭐️Start here: Fundraising for your project 101

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📝Fundraising databases and other opportunities

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🎓Upskilling in fundraising: resources and courses

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👩Fundraising professionals that can help you (pro-bono and paid)

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🤖Using AI to help you fundraise faster and better

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⁉️Community FAQs

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