All Posts Tagged With: "volunteer"
Seven Ways to Prevent Pets from Becoming Homeless
How often do you read a homeless pet story that could have been prevented? Here are some ideas for animal shelters and animal lovers to help prevent pets from losing their homes.
Pet owners should carefully screen the boarding facilities or kennels they use for their pets. I’ve seen several situations in our area where dogs escaped while being boarded. This has happened several times at one kennel in particular. Here in NM animal boarding facilities have little regulation, so it’s “buyer beware.”
Don’t depend on others to research your new address.
28Jul2010 | Continued
Are Volunteers the Biggest Donors to Your Animal Shelter or Rescue?
Volunteers donate 50% more than non-volunteers according to a study several years ago. Is this true for your animal rescue or shelter?
A few weeks ago I volunteered to work at an animal group’s event. We’ve donated to this group for several years. I won’t donate or volunteer anytime soon. I was very turned off by what I saw and question how our donations are being spent. At this event I saw:
21Jul2010 | Continued
How to Make a Dog Walk Successful
Are you planning a dog walk this spring? How do you transform a ho-hum dog walk attended by a small group of your donors to a much loved annual community tradition which raises hundreds of thousands of dollars?
One of the largest dog walks in the US is the Furry Scurry sponsored by Denver, Colorado’s Dumb Friends League. Families, friends and co-workers join for a morning of fun with their best friends to raise money for the 25,000 homeless pets served by the DFL. The DFL has grown this event to 10,000 participants. The fundraising goal this year is $1,000,000.
23Mar2010 | Continued
Dogs Doing Good: From Rescue to Changing Lives
Prison inmates, troubled teens, and homeless dogs are teaming up in several parts of the country. The end result is a better life for everyone involved. Could you develop a program like this for your shelter or rescue? Take a look at the following inspiring programs for ideas you might use in your community.
3Mar2010 | Continued
Take Advantage of the Recession: Empty Storefronts and Underemployed Professionals Can Help Homeless Pets
As the recession drags on, animal shelters and rescues are looking for new fundraising and adoption ideas. But you can take advantage of the recession to help homeless pets. Here are a few ideas on ways to do this using empty storefronts and underemployed professionals.
13Jan2010 | Continued
Holiday Checklist to Help Homeless Pets
With the holidays just around the corner, take advantage of this season of giving to help homeless pets find their forever homes. Following are some ideas you can use to raise money for your animal shelter or rescue, find more homes for homeless animals, and involve kids in helping the pets in your community.
21Oct2009 | Continued
List Your Shelter or Rescue in Online Guides and Directories
Increase the chances of donors or potential pet owners finding your animal shelter or rescue group online. Get listed on as many animal rescue and animal shelter directories as possible. Also list your shelter or rescue in any breed specific guides if your group specializes in a specific type of rescue, such as a small dog rescue. Animal loving kids can help their local shelters get listed in these directories.
20Oct2009 | Continued
Increase Adoptions by Improving Your Website Adoption Pages
Potential pet owners may prescreen adoptable pets online first before visiting the shelter. Each pet needs his own very appealing “brochure” that shines and says “I’m yours.”
If you have several shelters in your area, check what others are doing to be sure your adoption pages are as appealing as theirs. Shelters can ask a team of volunteers to focus on this very important part of the shelter website. Kids with computer and digital photography skills would be excellent volunteers for this project. Establish a special team of animal loving kids to take responsibility for this effort. Use the following ideas to find more forever homes:
9Aug2009 | Continued
