Cat nap marathon – Did you know cats can sleep for up to 18 hours a day? Why not host an 18-hour streaming marathon. Showcase your love for cats while gaming, chatting, and sharing heartwarming stories about your cat(s). You could also create themed hours, like ‘Cat trivia’ or ‘Kitty karaoke’.
Your fate is in your cat’s paws – Have your cat choose from a selection of cards with different games – whichever card gets a head bop is your destiny.
Cat chase – Challenge your gaming skills with a speed run! Set a donation goal and see how quickly you can complete beloved classic games. Offer incentives for donations, like cat themed dance moves for every level completed.
9 lives – Gather your gaming buddies and host a gaming tournament in which each contestant has nine lives. Choose a popular multiplayer game, and have participants battle it out for the crown.
Kitty crafting and creating – Use your creativity, artistic ability or crafting talent and add a cat slant. You could crochet a kitten, clay model a moggy or charcoal draw a black cat and auction off or giveaway the finished product!
Cat themed content – Who doesn’t love cats in game play? Why not centre your stream around games that feature cats, like Stray, CatQuest or Big Kitty Little City.
Gaming challenges – Take on daring gaming challenges to inspire donations. Attempt to finish a game on maximum difficulty, face a final boss blindfolded, or complete a popular game using only a specific type of in-game item (for example, green weapons in Fortnite). Share your progress and celebrate the small victories, making it engaging and motivating for your viewers to support the cause.
GreyCatgg raised £520 doing a week-long stream. He streamed a variety of games and set challenges for donation amounts and goals such as getting ChatGPT to plan their day and dressing up as a cat.
Discord Mods raised more than £1,000 after running the Valorant Cat Cup. 32 teams signed up, with more than 100 players, including subs, getting involved overall. Prizes included three 27-inch AGON by AOC monitors, snoods, water bottles, t-shirts and hoodies, plus Sneak Energy starter packs.
Welsh streamer and organiser of annual, country-wide streaming events @johnnybeard42 shares his top tips for smashing your fundraising target. Johnny spent a whole month running Final Fantasy games on a shuffler to raise money for Cats Protection. Every 30 minutes the game switched, but every £50 raised shortened the switch time!
You probably know all about getting your stream set up just perfectly, but what about your fundraising? Follow these easy steps to get started.
At Cats Protection, welfare and education are top of the list and your stream can help spread the message.
We know your communities love seeing and hearing about stories of your cat or cats you’ve once had, so it’s great to hear about the positive experiences you have caring for cats. If you can, please help us to spread the word that Cats Protection is making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats.
We’ve got loads of resources and materials to help you, including some top welfare advice and video content.
Did you know:
Cute pictures are the best way to show your cats on stream (and increase donations!) but if your cat makes an unexpected appearance encourage natural behaviour or play with them.
We’ve seen some great examples of camera feeds just for streamers’ cats, located over their favourite sleeping spots so that viewers can bask in the cuteness. If you want to know more about cat welfare and behaviour check out our guides here or email us
Don’t neglect your welfare either! Take regular breaks, stay hydrated and if you’re feeling like you can’t go on, stop.
Spending too long looking at a screen can affect many people negatively. We have a couple of guidelines/tips to help you help yourself while fundraising for Cats!
It is important to stay up to date with your streaming platform’s guidelines to avoid any issues. If you have any uncertainties, please clarify this with your streaming platform’s support resources.