Partner With
Rescue Buddies
More fundraising resources.
More ways for supporters to help.
More opportunities for recurring income.
Rescue Buddies helps animal rescues access useful fundraising resources, encourage supporters to raise money independently, and earn recurring commissions when supporters join our memberships.
Becoming a Rescue Buddies Partner is free, and approved rescues receive complimentary membership access and ready-to-use materials to help them get started.
Interested in joining as a Founding Partner? [Discover the special launch benefits.]
What are Rescue Buddies memberships?
Rescue Buddies offers two memberships designed for animal lovers who want to enjoy useful resources while helping the rescues they care about.
Fun Buddies $12 USD per month
A growing library of animal-themed activities, printables, games, trivia, interesting facts, and other enjoyable goodies.
Members also receive a monthly Fun Buddies newsletter with a changing selection of fun content, membership news, and simple ways to help animals.
Fundraiser Buddies $17 USD per month
Includes everything in Fun Buddies, plus a growing library of fundraising ideas, basic instructions, templates, printables, practical tools, and guidance for people who want to help animal rescues raise money.
Members don't need previous fundraising experience to explore ideas and organize activities of their own.
New resources are added each month, building libraries that active members can continue to enjoy and explore.
→ Explore Rescue Buddies Memberships
How Does My Rescue Benefit?
As an approved Rescue Buddies Partner, your rescue receives three main benefits.
1. Complimentary Membership Access
Your rescue receives complimentary access to both Fun Buddies and Fundraiser Buddies.
That means you can explore fundraising ideas, instructions, templates, printables, and other useful resources without paying a monthly membership fee.
These materials aren't just something to recommend to supporters. They're resources your rescue can use for its own fundraising activities.
2. Supporters Can Fundraise Independently
Not every fundraiser has to be organized by your rescue.
Fundraiser Buddies helps supporters discover ideas and resources they can use to plan their own fundraising activities in support of the animals they care about.
Supporters can take the initiative, handle the arrangements, and raise money for your rescue without requiring your team to organize or supervise another fundraising campaign.
More opportunities to help animals, without adding another project to your rescue's workload.
3. Earn Recurring Membership Commissions
When supporters join Rescue Buddies through your unique Partner referral link, your rescue earns 50% of eligible membership revenue after applicable platform and payment processing fees.
As long as qualifying referred memberships remain active and continue making eligible payments, your rescue can keep earning commissions.
For example, with Fun Buddies at $12 USD/month:
10 paying members = $120 USD/month in membership revenue
25 paying members = $300 USD/month in membership revenue
100 paying members = $1,200 USD/month in membership revenue
Your rescue earns 50% of the eligible revenue after applicable fees.
These are illustrations based on the membership price, not guaranteed earnings. Your actual commissions depend on eligible paid memberships and applicable fees.
Founding Partners receive a special 60% recurring commission rate, retained while they remain Partners.
What Happens After I Join?
Getting started is straightforward.
Once approved, receive your Partner account information, complimentary membership activation instructions, and Partner Onboarding Kit.
Explore your complimentary memberships and the resources available to your rescue.
Use the provided promotional graphics, captions, email wording, and other materials to introduce Rescue Buddies to your supporters.
Earn recurring commissions when supporters join through your Partner referral link and make eligible membership payments.
Rescue Buddies handles membership content, payments, downloads, and customer support. Your rescue doesn't need to manage members or deliver membership materials.
Sharing Rescue Buddies With Your Supporters
Your Partner Onboarding Kit includes ready-to-use materials to help you introduce Rescue Buddies through the channels you already use.
These include social graphics, captions, a Partner flyer, email wording, and short messages.
You can share Rescue Buddies through:
Your rescue's website
Social media
Newsletters and emails
Volunteer and foster communications
Fundraising campaigns
Other opportunities to connect with your supporters
You don't need special fundraising software or technical skills to promote Rescue Buddies.
Choose the sharing methods that work best for your rescue, and use your unique Partner referral link so qualifying referrals can be tracked.
Other Benefits of Being a Rescue Buddies Partner
Depending on the opportunities available, your rescue may also be able to:
Receive Gift-a-Gallery gifts from supporters
Discover additional Rescue Buddies fundraising systems and resources
Participate in special Rescue Buddies promotions
Take advantage of future Partner opportunities as Rescue Buddies grows
Our goal is to give rescues useful resources and additional ways to earn support, without creating unnecessary work.
Payments
Partner commissions are paid monthly through PayPal once your available balance reaches $25 USD.
If your balance is below $25 USD, it carries forward until you reach the payout threshold.
You can track your referrals and earnings through your Payhip Partner dashboard.
How Do I Join?
Complete our short Partner Application.
Once approved, we'll send you the information you need to access your Partner account, activate your complimentary membership access, and begin introducing Rescue Buddies to your supporters.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Have questions about the Partner Program or which Rescue Buddies resources might benefit your rescue?
We're happy to help.