You’re Invited to Become a Rescue Buddies Founding Partner
Help your rescue earn ongoing support, discover practical fundraising resources, and give your supporters new ways to help animals.
Rescue Buddies is welcoming animal rescues to join our Partner Program as we get started.
As a Founding Partner, your rescue receives complimentary membership access, a special recurring commission rate, and exclusive launch opportunities.
Founding Partner invitations are available for a limited time.
What Is Rescue Buddies?
Rescue Buddies creates fundraising systems, resources, and memberships designed to help animal rescues raise money and make fundraising easier.
Our memberships give animal lovers enjoyable activities, practical resources, and opportunities to support the rescues they care about.
Through our Partner Program, rescues can earn recurring income when supporters join through their referral link.
But commissions are only part of the benefit.
We also give rescues resources they can use themselves, and help supporters take the initiative to fundraise independently.
→ Learn About the Partner Program
What Your Rescue Receives as a Partner
Complimentary Membership Access
Every approved Rescue Buddies Partner receives complimentary access to Fun Buddies and Fundraiser Buddies.
Fun Buddies offers a growing library of animal-themed activities, printables, interesting facts, games, and other enjoyable resources.
Fundraiser Buddies includes everything in Fun Buddies, plus fundraising ideas, basic instructions, templates, printables, and practical tools.
New content is added monthly, creating growing libraries of materials your rescue can explore and use.
More Ways for Supporters to Help
Your supporters don't have to wait for your rescue to organize another fundraiser.
Through Fundraiser Buddies, they can discover ideas and resources to help them organize their own fundraising activities in support of the animals they care about.
That means more opportunities for people to help your rescue without adding another fundraising project to your workload.
Recurring Membership Commissions
When supporters join Rescue Buddies through your unique Partner referral link, your rescue can earn recurring commissions on their eligible membership payments.
Our standard Partner commission rate is 50% after applicable platform and payment processing fees.
Founding Partners receive a special 60% recurring rate, which they retain while they remain Partners.
Exclusive Founding Partner Benefits
In addition to everything above, Founding Partners receive three special launch benefits.
1. Ten First-Month-Free Fun Buddies Offers
Your rescue receives a unique coupon code allowing 10 supporters to join Fun Buddies with their first month free.
You can share these offers with volunteers, fosters, adopters, longtime supporters, or anyone you'd like to introduce to Rescue Buddies.
Each supporter receives:
First month: FREE
After the first month: $12 USD/month
Payment information: Required at signup
Renewal: Automatic unless cancelled before the next billing date
Supporters who enjoy their membership can continue, helping your rescue build recurring membership income.
Free members enjoy the same membership benefits as paying members, including participation in Members' Choice voting.
Each qualifying redemption also earns your rescue an entry into the Founding Partner Gallery Draw.
2. Founding Partner Gallery Draw
Every qualifying new Rescue Buddies member your rescue brings into the program during the promotional period earns your rescue one entry into a random Gallery Draw.
That includes supporters who join through your Partner referral link and those who redeem your special first-month-free offer, subject to the promotion rules.
Each qualifying new member counts once, even if they begin with a free month and later become a paying member.
The prize: A 25-Tribute Gallery Fundraising System, valued at $149 USD.
This ready-to-use fundraising system helps your rescue raise money by offering supporters opportunities to honour beloved pets through a Tribute Gallery.
Entries close January 31, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. Atlantic Time.
3. Members' Choice Gallery
Rescue Buddies members will also have the opportunity to vote for a Founding Partner rescue to receive a 25-Tribute Gallery Fundraising System, valued at $149 USD.
Both paying members and eligible free members can vote.
Voting takes place February 7–13, 2027.
Winners of both launch promotions will be announced on February 14, 2027.
A rescue cannot win both promotions. Additional conditions, including tie arrangements and Gallery Credit for rescues with an existing Gallery, are explained in the official rules.
[View Promotion Details & Rules]
What Do I Need to Do as a Founding Partner?
Becoming a Founding Partner doesn't mean taking on another complicated program.
Complete your Partner setup, receive your Partner referral link, complimentary membership activation instructions, and a Partner Onboarding Kit containing ready-to-use sharing materials.
Introduce Rescue Buddies to your supporters through your website, social media, emails, or whichever methods work best for your rescue.
Rescue Buddies handles the memberships, payments, content, and customer support.
Your rescue can concentrate on caring for animals while exploring the resources and opportunities available through the program.
What Happens After I Join?
Once your Founding Partner registration is complete, we'll send you the information and materials you need to get started.
You'll receive:
Instructions for accessing your Partner account and referral link
A coupon code for your rescue's complimentary membership access
Your Founding Partner coupon code for ten first-month-free Fun Buddies offers
Your Partner Onboarding Kit, including promotional materials and instructions
You'll also receive occasional Partner Updates with news, resources, and opportunities.
Ready to Become a Founding Partner?
If your rescue could use another way to earn ongoing support, access practical fundraising resources, and encourage supporters to do more for animals, we'd love to welcome you.
Become a Rescue Buddies Founding Partner and join us as we build something useful for animal rescues and their supporters.