The City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties
​Annual Online Auction

Donate Goods and Services to Our Auction 

City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties would love to feature you in our Annual Auction May 14 - 28 and we're hoping that you might consider donating a gift card, certificate, item, or service. We're super excited to make this our best year yet and would greatly appreciate any support you can provide.
 
Engagement in our auction benefits our mission while increasing your exposure across the metro Washington, DC area and beyond. Last year's auction raised over $70,000 to help us rescue and provide care for dogs and cats from kill shelters! We're hoping to surpass this goal in 2020, but we need your help. Please join us for what was voted “Best Charity Event” of 2019 in Washington City Paper’s Readers’ Poll. 

WHY DONATE TO THE AUCTION
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  • To help a nonprofit that rescues and cares for over 1,000 dogs and cats a year and simultaneously reaches a very engaged audience of supporters. In addition to helping fund our rescue efforts, your business receives increased exposure. 
  • Your logo, website URL, and business information on each auction item thereby increasing your visibility.
  • Items are promoted on our social channels as teasers before the auction and throughout the bidding period.
  • We have 60,000 + loyal and passionate Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn followers.
  • Social media reach and engagement is over 38,000 per week.
  • Highly desirable demographic with 62% of our followers between the ages of 25 and 64 living in an urban area.
  • Our website has over 413,000 visitors; 15,000 unique visitors per month.
  • Foster/Alumni and Volunteer Facebook Groups have 7,000+ active members.
  • Auction site received well over 60,000 page views.
  • Voted Best Nonprofit in Washington City Paper's Readers' Poll for the last five years. 
  • Our Annual Auction was voted Best Charity Event in Washington City Paper’s Readers’ Poll 2019
  • Chosen for inclusion in the Catalogue for Philanthropy as "one of the best" community-based nonprofit organizations in the Washington, D.C. area.
  • Recognized for our strong community of volunteers and highly successful social media efforts in several publications, including the Washington Post, the Washingtonian, The Wall Street Journal, and Good Morning America.
Check out some of the hard work your donations support.

In 2019 alone, 
  • 1171 dogs and cats found homes
  • 1097 dogs and cats were spayed or neutered 
  • 905 dogs and cats transported
  • 553 medical cases were treated
  • $30,000 was invested in training and behavior to help our dogs become more adoptable. 
  • $500,000 was invested in vet care varying from basic vetting, parasite treatments, upper respiratory infections, heartworm treatment, and more advanced orthopaedic surgeries.
HOW TO  DONATE TO THE AUCTION​

​There are two ways to donate:
1. Donating is as easy as filling out our donation form! We'll take care of the rest. Just click on the button above to get started! 
2. Mail a donated item or certificate to:
City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties
301 H St NE, Ste B
Washington, DC 20002
Need to coordinate delivery? Please contact Jennifer our Office Administrator.
Auction 2020 Flyer
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If you have questions, please contact our CDR&CK Auction Coordinator Jeff Alberg. ​
About City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties
​City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., that adopts dogs from overcrowded and high-kill shelters. Since its establishment in 2011, City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties has saved more than 3,000 dogs and cats! We have gained a strong community of volunteers along the way.

City Dogs Rescue was voted Best Non-Profit and Best Place to Volunteer several years in a row in In Washington City Paper's Readers' Poll. Additionally, the Catalogue for Philanthropy recognizes City Dogs Rescue as one of the top charities in greater Washington based on its impact, financial viability, and transparency.

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