text: When you design a shirt, keep it simple. Look at other campaigns already running and find out what you like and don't like. Be sure to run everything by the rescue.
  Use colors that people will actually buy and wear. I've seen too many fundraisers with a plain white shirt. You need to have more options than that, and Customink allows five colors and styles (example: sweatshirt, t-shirt, etc.) Personally, I'm a spiller, so I would not buy anything white. I can't be the only one.
  Don't put anything on the back of the shirt if you can help it. This reduces your profits. Also, don't use more than one font color if you can nor upload a design for the same reason. It is quite easy to put together a design with their website.
  Customink allows you to get a check via mail or via Paypal. The payment usually arrives in two weeks after the campaign ends.
  You do not need to be a registered organization to use Customink. This is awesome, because which rescues have the money to get registered? Very few.
  Adoption—the hill at the top of animal rescue. You found an animal that grabbed at your heartstrings and you adopted. You should feel good.
  Be sure and let your animal decompress for at least two weeks, if not a month. Just like when you started any new job, you need to time to adjust. The existing animals or people needed time to adjust. It's not fair for the animal to give them any less time. I have seen plenty of accounts where some adopters give up after only a few days. Don't do this. You deserve a chance, and so do the new animal.
  As I mentioned in the fostering section, do separate your animals from the new animal for about two weeks. They need to get used to each other.
  Also, don't adopt if you feel like an animal is disposable or you will take them back to the rescue or shelter if you move, have a baby, or can't afford them. You can prepare for these things, so please be responsible. If you can only keep a dog for a short time, please just foster. Rescue contracts do have a stipulation where you need to bring the dog back if anything changes. Do follow this stipulation.
  Get preventions for your animal, including flea/tick and heartworm preventions. This will save you hundreds of dollars down the road and will keep your pet's health.
  Get your animal microchipped if they aren't already. Update the information every time you move. The rescue or shelter should have the contact information to the microchip company for you to do that.
  Spay and neuter your animals to reduce the number of homeless animals. Spaying and neutering also reduces many types of cancer, increases their lifespan, and can reduce marking, to say the least. Please do it! This is me begging you.
  Donating is pretty similar to fundraising, so I'll keep this one short. You can support the rescue by donating money, or by going to various events that the fundraising committee puts on. This can be through dances, dinners, and silent auctions. The rescue benefits while you party and drink wine? Sure! I've also found some pretty good deals from silent auctions through rescues, including about half the price for gift certificates. It can pay to donate.