Animal Welfare Professionals

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

Impossible to know without more details. I wouldn't trust any email out of the blue because literally anyone could generate it and then scam you. Don't click on anything in the email.  I'd go straight the source, aka Google, to ask about the program: https://www.google.com/grants

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

Can anyone recommend a consultant to help us optimize our use of the Google Ads budget? We also get a lot of solicitation emails like the one you got - but we have no way of knowing if those people are any good. Would be great to get a referral of someone who has helped animal shelters or spay/neuter clinics as they likely know what words resonate with the public! Thanks in advance!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

I was on a webinar Wed put on by Instrumentl & Elevation. The webinar told how a 501c(2) that's not a school or medical facility can get $10,000 a month of free Google Ads. We're going to apply for the grant through Elevation. Elevation's sales pitch was that they do 501c(3) charity PR programs. We can't afford them ($500 a month), but their offer to do the grant application for free and a one-on-one Zoom meeting next week will allow me to pick their brain some. Here is the email from their marketing department. marketing@elevationweb.org  . Like I said, I haven't used them and may have more to say next week. At least check out the Google Ad Grants and it's a continuous grant for "in-kind" marketing from Groogle. No cash but free ads. 

Can anyone recommend a consultant to help us optimize our use of the Google Ads budget? We also get a lot of solicitation emails like the one you got - but we have no way of knowing if those people are any good. Would be great to get a referral of someone who has helped animal shelters or spay/neuter clinics as they likely know what words resonate with the public! Thanks in advance!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

Can anyone recommend a consultant to help us optimize our use of the Google Ads budget? We also get a lot of solicitation emails like the one you got - but we have no way of knowing if those people are any good. Would be great to get a referral of someone who has helped animal shelters or spay/neuter clinics as they likely know what words resonate with the public! Thanks in advance!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

Can anyone recommend a consultant to help us optimize our use of the Google Ads budget? We also get a lot of solicitation emails like the one you got - but we have no way of knowing if those people are any good. Would be great to get a referral of someone who has helped animal shelters or spay/neuter clinics as they likely know what words resonate with the public! Thanks in advance!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

Jo, I asked the Elevation marketing rep and they have a package to help you get started. $500 for 2.5 hours of  working with you and $1,000 for 5 hours and developing one campaign and a couple of ads. I think we're going to take them up on this to at least get started in the right way.

Can anyone recommend a consultant to help us optimize our use of the Google Ads budget? We also get a lot of solicitation emails like the one you got - but we have no way of knowing if those people are any good. Would be great to get a referral of someone who has helped animal shelters or spay/neuter clinics as they likely know what words resonate with the public! Thanks in advance!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

Hi Buck, 

Do you know if the elevation marketing cost can be paid with the monthly google ad allowance or is it a separate cost to the shelter?

Thank you, 

Jo, I asked the Elevation marketing rep and they have a package to help you get started. $500 for 2.5 hours of  working with you and $1,000 for 5 hours and developing one campaign and a couple of ads. I think we're going to take them up on this to at least get started in the right way.

Can anyone recommend a consultant to help us optimize our use of the Google Ads budget? We also get a lot of solicitation emails like the one you got - but we have no way of knowing if those people are any good. Would be great to get a referral of someone who has helped animal shelters or spay/neuter clinics as they likely know what words resonate with the public! Thanks in advance!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

I would guess its a separate cost direct to Elevation. The Google Ads themselves are at no cost to the non-profit.

Hi Buck, 

Do you know if the elevation marketing cost can be paid with the monthly google ad allowance or is it a separate cost to the shelter?

Thank you, 

Jo, I asked the Elevation marketing rep and they have a package to help you get started. $500 for 2.5 hours of  working with you and $1,000 for 5 hours and developing one campaign and a couple of ads. I think we're going to take them up on this to at least get started in the right way.

Can anyone recommend a consultant to help us optimize our use of the Google Ads budget? We also get a lot of solicitation emails like the one you got - but we have no way of knowing if those people are any good. Would be great to get a referral of someone who has helped animal shelters or spay/neuter clinics as they likely know what words resonate with the public! Thanks in advance!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

Jo, I asked the Elevation marketing rep and they have a package to help you get started. $500 for 2.5 hours of  working with you and $1,000 for 5 hours and developing one campaign and a couple of ads. I think we're going to take them up on this to at least get started in the right way.

Can anyone recommend a consultant to help us optimize our use of the Google Ads budget? We also get a lot of solicitation emails like the one you got - but we have no way of knowing if those people are any good. Would be great to get a referral of someone who has helped animal shelters or spay/neuter clinics as they likely know what words resonate with the public! Thanks in advance!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

The United Spay Alliance has participated in the google ad grants program for a couple of years now.  We use it to promote Feline Fix by Five and to help with folks looking for access to low cost spay/neuter services.   It is a process to set up, but once you have the ads going and optimized I think they are very beneficial for non-profits.  Per our google analytics about 1/2 our traffic to the website is coming from google ads.  That is pretty significant for a small organization.    We are working with a volunteer from a program called Catchafire to help with the optimization of this program.   

The United Spay Alliance has a lot of information to share to the general community so I would say we don't use google ads for fundraising purposes.  It is more for things like:   "I need to fix my cat", "I need to fix my dog", "When can I get my dog fixed".  That kind of stuff.   I would brainstorm key words/phrases(what you think people are searching for) before you meet with those experts to maximize your time and theirs. 

Before embarking on this, you do need someone a bit tech savvy to be able to set up and manage it.   

Good luck, 

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

Hello,

  I know I gave our experience with Google Ads and we were almost scammed but if they are reaching out to you be wary. With that said we are still applying for the ad grants. Google has verified companies that can help and the one that reached out to us wasn't on it. They also have a program you can ask a college student to help you and they will try to match you with one. 

Good luck!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

Thanks for the info about a volunteer college student. As a two person operation, a little bit of help in upkeep of the website and Google Ads would be wonderful.

Hello,

  I know I gave our experience with Google Ads and we were almost scammed but if they are reaching out to you be wary. With that said we are still applying for the ad grants. Google has verified companies that can help and the one that reached out to us wasn't on it. They also have a program you can ask a college student to help you and they will try to match you with one. 

Good luck!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

Hello,

  I know I gave our experience with Google Ads and we were almost scammed but if they are reaching out to you be wary. With that said we are still applying for the ad grants. Google has verified companies that can help and the one that reached out to us wasn't on it. They also have a program you can ask a college student to help you and they will try to match you with one. 

Good luck!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

Hello,

  I know I gave our experience with Google Ads and we were almost scammed but if they are reaching out to you be wary. With that said we are still applying for the ad grants. Google has verified companies that can help and the one that reached out to us wasn't on it. They also have a program you can ask a college student to help you and they will try to match you with one. 

Good luck!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

Just to let everyone know, Mandarin's Retreat was approved this morning for the Google Ads Grant. $10,000 of free Google Ad advertising a month. Now the real work begins to write good copy and put together an ad campaign or two. Wish us luck!

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Buck Hamilton
Chief Cat Wrangler
Mandarin's Retreat
TX

Original Message:
Sent: 08-11-2024 12:12 PM
From: Jo McDermott
Subject: Google Ads

Thanks so much Heather - that's great info!

Sent from my iPhone


Original Message:
Sent: 8/10/2024 10:17:00 AM
From: Heather Hoffmann
Subject: RE: Google Ads

Hello,

  I know I gave our experience with Google Ads and we were almost scammed but if they are reaching out to you be wary. With that said we are still applying for the ad grants. Google has verified companies that can help and the one that reached out to us wasn't on it. They also have a program you can ask a college student to help you and they will try to match you with one. 

Good luck!

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Heather Hoffmann
Volunteer
SoCo Animal Rescue
GA

Original Message:
Sent: 05-20-2024 10:49 AM
From: Karen Kirsch
Subject: Google Ads

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

#FundraisingandDevelopment

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Karen Kirsch
Founder
Spayed and Aid
KY
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Just to let everyone know, Mandarin's Retreat was approved this morning for the Google Ads Grant. $10,000 of free Google Ad advertising a month. Now the real work begins to write good copy and put together an ad campaign or two. Wish us luck!

Hello,

  I know I gave our experience with Google Ads and we were almost scammed but if they are reaching out to you be wary. With that said we are still applying for the ad grants. Google has verified companies that can help and the one that reached out to us wasn't on it. They also have a program you can ask a college student to help you and they will try to match you with one. 

Good luck!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

Good Luck Buck.  We've had the $10k a month since March and it is not easy to manage and meet ALL of Googles requirements to both spend the $10k and stay eligible each month.  Our goal was to increase online contributions.  We've run about 8 campaigns and we haven't had any increase in donations.  What we have had is lots of contacts nationwide to adopt cats, surrender cats and volunteer.  We're a small NPO based in TN and all this communication has taken time away from our work.  So just be sure you know what you want the Google ads to accomplish.  Sadly raising funds is not one of them from our experience.

Just to let everyone know, Mandarin's Retreat was approved this morning for the Google Ads Grant. $10,000 of free Google Ad advertising a month. Now the real work begins to write good copy and put together an ad campaign or two. Wish us luck!

Hello,

  I know I gave our experience with Google Ads and we were almost scammed but if they are reaching out to you be wary. With that said we are still applying for the ad grants. Google has verified companies that can help and the one that reached out to us wasn't on it. They also have a program you can ask a college student to help you and they will try to match you with one. 

Good luck!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

Thanks for you insight. I don't expect too terribly much from our Google ads project except to spread our brand and to educate a few people. We're working with our local TNR group so if we can spread the word about our work, I think that will be good enough. We're paying for help from Elevation to get us through the first three months so we'll see. Again, thanks for you words...information is power but only if it's shared.

Good Luck Buck.  We've had the $10k a month since March and it is not easy to manage and meet ALL of Googles requirements to both spend the $10k and stay eligible each month.  Our goal was to increase online contributions.  We've run about 8 campaigns and we haven't had any increase in donations.  What we have had is lots of contacts nationwide to adopt cats, surrender cats and volunteer.  We're a small NPO based in TN and all this communication has taken time away from our work.  So just be sure you know what you want the Google ads to accomplish.  Sadly raising funds is not one of them from our experience.

Just to let everyone know, Mandarin's Retreat was approved this morning for the Google Ads Grant. $10,000 of free Google Ad advertising a month. Now the real work begins to write good copy and put together an ad campaign or two. Wish us luck!

Hello,

  I know I gave our experience with Google Ads and we were almost scammed but if they are reaching out to you be wary. With that said we are still applying for the ad grants. Google has verified companies that can help and the one that reached out to us wasn't on it. They also have a program you can ask a college student to help you and they will try to match you with one. 

Good luck!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps

Over the weekend, the wife discussed Google Ads with about 24 other small pet charities. Total donations for the 2 dozen charities was about $800 while each was inundated with request/demands that the shelter take their pet. Several shelters had to change their phone numbers and email address because of the flood of requests. Our little hospice takes cats from only trusted partners and we've decided to not participate in the grant. While Google Ad Grants may work well for human oriented charities - it seems to cause endless problems for small pet charities. Thanks to everyone who passed us information.

Thanks for you insight. I don't expect too terribly much from our Google ads project except to spread our brand and to educate a few people. We're working with our local TNR group so if we can spread the word about our work, I think that will be good enough. We're paying for help from Elevation to get us through the first three months so we'll see. Again, thanks for you words...information is power but only if it's shared.

Good Luck Buck.  We've had the $10k a month since March and it is not easy to manage and meet ALL of Googles requirements to both spend the $10k and stay eligible each month.  Our goal was to increase online contributions.  We've run about 8 campaigns and we haven't had any increase in donations.  What we have had is lots of contacts nationwide to adopt cats, surrender cats and volunteer.  We're a small NPO based in TN and all this communication has taken time away from our work.  So just be sure you know what you want the Google ads to accomplish.  Sadly raising funds is not one of them from our experience.

Just to let everyone know, Mandarin's Retreat was approved this morning for the Google Ads Grant. $10,000 of free Google Ad advertising a month. Now the real work begins to write good copy and put together an ad campaign or two. Wish us luck!

Hello,

  I know I gave our experience with Google Ads and we were almost scammed but if they are reaching out to you be wary. With that said we are still applying for the ad grants. Google has verified companies that can help and the one that reached out to us wasn't on it. They also have a program you can ask a college student to help you and they will try to match you with one. 

Good luck!

I hate to sound naive -- but is this spam or not?

We're impressed by Spayed and Aid of Kentucky Inc's dedication to making a meaningful difference in our world.

Navigating the digital world can be complex. We're excited to offer you a free $10,000 monthly Google Ad Grant, amounting to $120,000 annually.

Our expertise as a Google Certified Professional Agency will help you capitalize on this grant, increasing your online engagement and drawing in more supporters, volunteers, clients, and donors, all without any fees.

To take advantage of this offer and expand your reach, kindly respond to this email, and we'll guide you through the next steps