Thank you for considering Animal Humane Society as a beneficiary for your fundraising activities. Please review the following guidelines and policies prior to submitting your event application form.

1.  Event application

• Your event coordinator should contact AHS in a timely manner (preferably four to six weeks prior to the event date) to seek guidance and request resources. Please complete our event application form prior to conducting your AHS fundraiser.
• AHS reserves the right to decline association with any event or organization for any reason.
• Event organizers are responsible for obtaining all permits, especially those for raffles and/or games of chance.
• Event organizers must obtain their own liability insurance to cover the event. AHS is not financially liable for the promotion and/or staging of third-party events.

2. Event agreement

• Upon approval, you will receive a signed copy of the application agreement for your records.

3. Event promotion

• The event must be promoted in a manner to avoid statements or the appearance of AHS endorsing any product, firm, organization, individual, or service.
• Animal Humane Society's name and logo must be used in accordance with our graphic standards.
• All promotional materials must clearly state the percentage of proceeds that will benefit AHS. A vague disclosure indicating AHS will receive “proceeds,” “profits” or “net proceeds” is insufficient. Your participants should know your intentions.
• AHS should receive a list of targeted sponsors for the event before they are approached to minimize overlap with other AHS events and/or fundraising campaigns that may be underway, if applicable.
• Third-party fundraisers cannot be held at any AHS location.
• AHS does not provide its database for promotion of an event.

• AHS can promote your event through our online Event Calendar.

4. Event requests

• While we may be able to provide guidance for your event, we don't have the personnel to handle the organizational and administrative tasks associated with third-party events. Therefore, you're responsible for all details of the event including: underwriting all of the related costs, recruiting volunteers to help out at the event, creating flyers to publicize the event, and working at the actual event.
• Due to the number of requests we receive, AHS cannot:
  • Send an AHS representative to participate in all events 
  • Distribute posters or literature for your event at our shelters
  • Supply adoptable animals for your event
  • Send emails to the AHS audience promoting your event  
  • Promote your event on social media channels
• AHS would be happy to provide the following with a two-week notice:
  • Informational brochures
  • Issues of Animal Tracks (our bi-annual magazine)
  • Temporary AHS tattoos
  • "My Heart Belongs to Animals" stickers

5. Event proceeds

• You must notify AHS if another organization also will benefit from this event or promotion.
• AHS cannot make any investment, pay for or reimburse any expenses incurred as a result of a fundraising event. This means that the event must pay all expenses prior to remitting the net revenue to AHS.
• AHS is not responsible for any financial loss and may withdraw support of any event should activities be discovered that undermine Animal Humane Society’ mission or reputation.
• Under no circumstances should third-party event revenue and expenses flow through AHS books. Only the final net proceeds from the event are to be processed by AHS.
• Please send any donations you've collected, along with a donation deposit form, to: Animal Humane Society, Attn: Donor Services, 845 Meadow Ln N, Golden Valley, MN 55422
• For security purposes, please don't send cash in the mail. You can drop off cash donations at any one of our locations.