Intro
This is a new scheme. All visitors to PoC need to do to make money for cat charities is visit the site and write a comment – nothing else. PoC does the rest by donating money earned from advertising.
PoC has a history of giving to cat charities. I would like to build on this. You can see the donations made so far by clicking on this link: PoC Donations.
The Scheme
For every comment made by a visitor, PoC the website will give 5 cents to charity. The visitor visits and comments. PoC gives money to charity. It is a shared process. The idea is to encourage people to visit PoC which allows PoC to make more advertising money. Some of the money earned can be given away by PoC to cat charities. Should be Win Win! If it works.
How much will the scheme raise?
The average number of comments over the past year is 34 per day. At 5 cents that makes $1.70 per day. In a month that makes $52. PoC already gives $25 per month to Texas Maine Coon Rescue together with ad hoc donations.
The 5 cents per comment policy started on 19th June 2013 at 1 pm. At this time, the total number of comments from May 2012 is: 12,809. I will count from that number and make a payment to a cat charity once per month.
Anyone can check because comments are there for all to see.
Donations will be transparent. They will be recorded and published so there is no question of this scheme being anything other than a genuine way of benefiting cat welfare.
How to choose the charities?
The selected charities who benefit should be in countries from which most visitors to PoC come. The top four are USA, UK, European countries, India. I will select a charity from these countries that accept payment through manageable methods. The best is PayPal.
If someone has a preference just tell me. I’ll listen. Promise.
How long will this scheme run?
I don’t know. That is an honest answer. As long as it runs, cat charities benefit. It is up to visitors to PoC to decide how long the scheme runs. There are many reasons why it might stop. I want it to continue permanently.
PoC Membership Scheme
I am still working on a PoC membership scheme.
Just for the record 13,612 comments 3rd July 2013. So I can calculate numbers at the end of the month.
Hi Caroline, there are some anti declaw groups on face book you could join, the one I started is ‘The International Coalition Against Declawing’ which has members from all over the world, but Babz and I also help moderate others on there, the more you join the better. We share links to places to comment and educate about the cruelty of declawing and many of the members use my anti declaw posters and bookmarks to show people the horrible truth.
I always post links to articles on PoC too, to hopefully not only educate but to get more visitors here for Michael.
Also you could write an article here on PoC, just write it from the heart Caroline, how the thought of cats suffering because of being declawed makes you feel. I’m sure Michael would present it very nicely for you.
Every little helps don’t forget and the more of us fighting declawing the better 🙂
I didn’t know a great lot about it when I first started, so don’t feel you can’t help, just learn as you go along x
Ruth, I didn’t want to comment to you while in the confines of your MH, but I just want you to know, I appreciate you immensely. Here’s the thing that’s been bugging me: where do I start? TNR? Have been involved in that for yrs. I’m asking, this ‘declawing’ cruelty, where do I start? TIA, Cal
Lol, Ruthie, Monty’s Mom. You should have shoved droid in his face and said, “Husband, I appreciate you very much and your fireworks, but do you appreciate Me and my Monty?” Then, give him a gentle kiss and walk out to the kitchen with Monty. Who needs that in your face, when you can have a cat in there?
Do not fear nor worry, Ruth, Monty’s Mom, for there are a few of us avid meow and purr lovers who have a bit of “spare change” who do not know where to donate money and feel secure in that it is going directly to the cats, whether feral communities or domestics that need a helping hand. We, I feel, might be should be able to donate monies to PoC directly, so that we are assured that it is going to the cats.
Michael, again Obi wan Kenobi, I ask for your help.
Thank you Jackie. I will be donating to a different charity each month or so and will keep Cat’s Cradle shelter in Fargo, North Dakota and Puffy paws in Florida in mind. Thanks for visiting.