Crafting for Charity: Etsy for Animals
After I did last week’s on Etsy for Charity, one of the organizers dropped me a line and suggested some more possibilities for me. So cool!
Etsy For Animals: Artists helping Animals
Just what it sounds, this week’s charity feature is a group of Etsy sellers who donate to animal charities. EFA chooses a monthly charity to support. In February they focused on the Redwings Horse Sanctuary in the UK. In March they’re supporting the Visakha SPCA Cow Sanctuary.
How does it work?
Well, members donate items to the shop. 100% of the proceeds from the items in the shop benefit the monthly animal charity. Simple! Perhaps you’d be interested in 3 fantastic kissing cows cards? A lovely charm-and-button bracelet? The cutest dog in the cutest floral dog sweater ever? They’ve got it!!
But there’s more:
Many of the members of Etsy for Animals sell things in their own shops that benefit animals too - each one is different, and chooses their own benefits - including vegan and vegetarian folks, or just plain people who love animals. Nice leads to people who care, though.
Links to know:
- Etsy For Animals main website, including links to the monthly charity, the membership list and the list of charities they support.
- Etsy for Animals Shop - 100% to the animals!
Busy Woman:
Thought I’d also note that both Etsy for Animals and Etsy for Charity share a generous and apparently tireless organizer, Michele of the mvegan5 Etsy shop. 10% of her sales go to the Etsy for Animals charity of the month.
10 Comments
feel free to leave a few words of your own...Michele Glick — Thu Mar 6, 2008 at 4:20 am (link)Thank you so much for featuring us!!!! ;)) How sweet! I will pass on to our 400 something members! Hugs! Michele
Angelique — Thu Mar 6, 2008 at 8:53 am (link)Etsy for Animals is such a wonderful group of dedicated and talented artists. I am happy to see they are getting the recognition they deserve and am proud to be a member:)
ThePeachTree — Thu Mar 6, 2008 at 10:06 am (link)Great article! You’ve inspired me to do the same!!
Lissa Lush — Thu Mar 6, 2008 at 11:39 am (link)Thank you so very much for featuring Etsy For Animals! I’m very proud to be a part of this inspiring and compassionate team.
Marjorie Dawson — Thu Mar 6, 2008 at 1:58 pm (link)An amazing group of people. Congratulations to everyone involved. Everyone should go check out EFA and its wonderful sellers!!
Congratulations Mchele.
Eileen Weintraub — Thu Mar 6, 2008 at 2:56 pm (link)Dear Friends: We are very happy to hear that you are supporting out charity this month for our animal shelter in India! We will look forward to your help in March as we badly need support to help our animals. Please check out our web site:
http://www.viskahspca.org
or
http://www.vspca.com
Michele — Thu Mar 6, 2008 at 3:47 pm (link)Another member of etsy for animals thanking you so very much for featuring us!
The animals are the ones who benefit.
Susmitha — Fri Mar 7, 2008 at 1:18 am (link)Thanks so much for featuring our wonderful EFA group here!!
Our leaders are so tireless and generous in their time and efforts. It’s a privilege to be a member of this group!
Eileen Weintraub — Fri Mar 7, 2008 at 9:00 pm (link)FYI, our friend just posted your web site and efforts on many “tribes” at:
with many thanks and hope for a great month to help the cows!
Jess — Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 6:39 pm (link)This is a great write-up, I just joined the Etsy for Animals team today, and I have to say I think it’s just fabulous to be able to combine my passions in this way!
Jess
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