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"The RSPCA has announced this Sunday’s Million Paws Walk will be their last.
The event has been celebrated across Australia since 1994, with more than
765,000 people and their 410,000 dogs having “laced up and leashed up” to raise
money for animal welfare.
Participation and fundraising have declined in recent years, with the RSPCA
conceding
The community fundraising landscape has changed dramatically since 2020,
with rising costs and current cost of living pressures making it
increasingly hard to sustain the event.
They aren’t alone. A number of charitable events – and for-profit events such
as music festivals – have been struggling to stay afloat.
Regional charity events have been particularly impacted. For example, the
Cancer Council’s popular Relay for Life was once a mainstay of regional towns.
But while there were 194 Relay for Life events across Australia in 2015, this
year there will only be 44.
Unfortunately, our research indicates many events haven’t recovered from the
triple whammy of COVID disruptions, rising costs and falling returns."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
