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We are a 100% foster-based senior only dog rescue organization. We are trying to find ways to share dogs in need, in anticipation of finding existing or new foster homes. Unlike the information in the first huddle- the dogs they posted were already in their shelter system, we are most generally in need of foster for dogs that are not in our care yet. 

Does anyone use Trello or something like that to post dogs in need that currently are not in their care? 40% of our dogs come to us from the local community, 60% from shelter systems. Sometimes we post a dog in need on Facebook, but not everyone, including some of our existing fosters, uses FB, and posts aren't shared to all of our 26K followers. In addition, we were hacked last year and lost our FB page for over 5 months. We are trying to find non-FB ways to inspire new people to foster or to encourage existing fosters to repeat foster. For the later, we text them often, but a more group or central location with dogs in need would be easier to manage.

Can something like Trello be shared onto our website so it would be active and current information for dogs in need? I can definitely see that information, if presented properly, could inspire new people to join our foster village.

Thanks for your help in advance.
Denise
Senior Hearts Rescue & Renewal


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Denise Pavitt
Senior Hearts Rescue & Renewal
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I am also very interested to know whether or not I can share a Trello board to our website if I decide to create one. I would love an easy way to show existing and potential fosters what cats we have in need of fostering without having to spend so much time texting/emailing individuals about who is in need. 

Thanks in advance!

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Brittany Donecho
HART
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-17-2022 11:33 AM
From: Denise Pavitt
Subject: Trello for 100% Foster Organization?

We are a 100% foster-based senior only dog rescue organization. We are trying to find ways to share dogs in need, in anticipation of finding existing or new foster homes. Unlike the information in the first huddle- the dogs they posted were already in their shelter system, we are most generally in need of foster its for dogs that are not in our care yet. 

Does anyone use Trello or something like that to post dogs in need that currently are not in their care? 40% of our dogs come to us from the local community, 60% from shelter systems. Sometimes we post a dog in need on Facebook, but not everyone, including some of our existing fosters, uses FB, and posts aren't shared to all of our 26K followers. In addition, we were hacked last year and lost our FB page for over 5 months. We are trying to find non-FB ways to inspire new people to foster or to encourage existing fosters to repeat foster. For the later, we text them often, but a more group or central location with dogs in need would be easier to manage.

Can something like Trello be shared onto our website so it would be active and current information for dogs in need? I can definitely see that information, if presented properly, could inspire new people to join our foster village.

Thanks for your help in advance.
Denise
Senior Hearts Rescue & Renewal


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Denise Pavitt
Senior Hearts Rescue & Renewal
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Hi Denise, 

This is such a great question! The computer nerd in me needed to do my own exploring to see how this would work and it can definitely be done. 👩🏻‍💻I recorded a video to show the steps you would take in order to do this: https://www.loom.com/share/99691fadc09c4a018c13a11dae150399

You will basically use what's called an iframe to embed the Trello board on your site which can be done using a little bit of HTML (if you're not very tech saavy, I promise it's easier than it sounds!) 

First you need to make sure that your Trello board is set to Public:

If you are looking to embed individual cards, you'll follow the same process but instead of the "Link to this board" URL, you can open the card you want to embed and click "Share":


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Charlotte Otero
Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
she/her
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-17-2022 11:33 AM
From: Denise Pavitt
Subject: Trello for 100% Foster Organization?

We are a 100% foster-based senior only dog rescue organization. We are trying to find ways to share dogs in need, in anticipation of finding existing or new foster homes. Unlike the information in the first huddle- the dogs they posted were already in their shelter system, we are most generally in need of foster its for dogs that are not in our care yet. 

Does anyone use Trello or something like that to post dogs in need that currently are not in their care? 40% of our dogs come to us from the local community, 60% from shelter systems. Sometimes we post a dog in need on Facebook, but not everyone, including some of our existing fosters, uses FB, and posts aren't shared to all of our 26K followers. In addition, we were hacked last year and lost our FB page for over 5 months. We are trying to find non-FB ways to inspire new people to foster or to encourage existing fosters to repeat foster. For the later, we text them often, but a more group or central location with dogs in need would be easier to manage.

Can something like Trello be shared onto our website so it would be active and current information for dogs in need? I can definitely see that information, if presented properly, could inspire new people to join our foster village.

Thanks for your help in advance.
Denise
Senior Hearts Rescue & Renewal


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Denise Pavitt
Senior Hearts Rescue & Renewal
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Very interested in hearing what others have to say on this. 
We use Trello for our animals needing fostercare and I know some other organizations use Trello for animals they are needing help with but not yet in their care, such as transports that are waiting to arrive or owner surrenders that are going to be coming in.
Our shelter has a Help Team where we help owners exhaust all resources to either keep, afford, train or rehome their pets. If they have no other option and we agree to take them, we schedule them an intake exam. If the owners are able to send us photos of the animals, I will add them to our Trello board with the proper notations that they are not yet in our system/shelter currently but will be arriving on "date". I would love to do this with all owner surrenders however, sometimes getting that photo from them is not always easy. I can still add them on the Trello without a picture of course, but having that is always helpful with grabbing a fosters attention.

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Aly Martinez
Head of Fosters
Pensacola Humane Society
Pensacola, FL
ALY@pensacolahumane.org
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-17-2022 11:33 AM
From: Denise Pavitt
Subject: Trello for 100% Foster Organization?

We are a 100% foster-based senior only dog rescue organization. We are trying to find ways to share dogs in need, in anticipation of finding existing or new foster homes. Unlike the information in the first huddle- the dogs they posted were already in their shelter system, we are most generally in need of foster for dogs that are not in our care yet. 

Does anyone use Trello or something like that to post dogs in need that currently are not in their care? 40% of our dogs come to us from the local community, 60% from shelter systems. Sometimes we post a dog in need on Facebook, but not everyone, including some of our existing fosters, uses FB, and posts aren't shared to all of our 26K followers. In addition, we were hacked last year and lost our FB page for over 5 months. We are trying to find non-FB ways to inspire new people to foster or to encourage existing fosters to repeat foster. For the later, we text them often, but a more group or central location with dogs in need would be easier to manage.

Can something like Trello be shared onto our website so it would be active and current information for dogs in need? I can definitely see that information, if presented properly, could inspire new people to join our foster village.

Thanks for your help in advance.
Denise
Senior Hearts Rescue & Renewal


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Denise Pavitt
Senior Hearts Rescue & Renewal
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thank you so, so much for this topic. We struggle with info sharing with all of our fosters as well.  So many folx are not on Facebook to utilize the group. 

I did see that they offer a 75% off discount for nonprofits so that is helpful.

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kerryann may
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-17-2022 11:33 AM
From: Denise Pavitt
Subject: Trello for 100% Foster Organization?

We are a 100% foster-based senior only dog rescue organization. We are trying to find ways to share dogs in need, in anticipation of finding existing or new foster homes. Unlike the information in the first huddle- the dogs they posted were already in their shelter system, we are most generally in need of foster for dogs that are not in our care yet. 

Does anyone use Trello or something like that to post dogs in need that currently are not in their care? 40% of our dogs come to us from the local community, 60% from shelter systems. Sometimes we post a dog in need on Facebook, but not everyone, including some of our existing fosters, uses FB, and posts aren't shared to all of our 26K followers. In addition, we were hacked last year and lost our FB page for over 5 months. We are trying to find non-FB ways to inspire new people to foster or to encourage existing fosters to repeat foster. For the later, we text them often, but a more group or central location with dogs in need would be easier to manage.

Can something like Trello be shared onto our website so it would be active and current information for dogs in need? I can definitely see that information, if presented properly, could inspire new people to join our foster village.

Thanks for your help in advance.
Denise
Senior Hearts Rescue & Renewal


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Denise Pavitt
Senior Hearts Rescue & Renewal
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