Small & Mighty Organizations

Thank you, Lisa, for your "encouraging" response lol. I can't imagine how you can do your work with so many animals to care for. Our work is mainly remote, as we are from the Northeast and rescue dogs from the South. No meeting with the animals unless they are fostered in our area. So I thought we ... See More

Hi Tammy, I wish I had some words of wisdom for you but we have the same issue regarding volunteers. Many of the local rescues and sanctuaries in our area are also finding it difficult to find and keep volunteers. We are a farm and exotic animal sanctuary with almost 200 animals at the sanctuary. We ... See More

We are a small rescue, and most of the work is done by just a few people. We are burned out, and some are talking about leaving and even closing the rescue. If that happens, it will be a terrible loss to the animals we help in the South. We tried adding volunteers, but so far, not one of them has ... See More

Here is a template we created for people starting a new animal rescue. ------------------------------ BJ Adkins Founder/Director Animal-Angels Foundation Pinson, AL bjadkins@animal-angels.org animal-angelsfoundation.org ------------------------------ See More

Hi Sandra (and anyone else starting fresh), We just built one we are happy to share. It is an Excel template put together for new and small rescues, and you can edit anything in the blue cells. Four tabs: Annual Budget with revenue and four expense sections (Program, Operations, Fundraising, ... See More

Hi Rosalie, I don't have a handy template to share but here is a similar discussion thread that might be of help. There is a sample template and Word doc that @Michelle Grimes posted that is a great start to creating your major budget categories. Best of luck! ------------------------------ Jen ... See More

Yes, we've done them for years. Sounds easy but there are a LOT of considerations. The benefits (community support, name recognition & financial) outweigh the costs if done right. Write up a process starting from the planning stage thru post-event and amend it each time you experience it. Scheduling ... See More

We're a medium-small organization started in 1970 that has completed it's annual budget process - so the experience is still very fresh in my mind. Thought the budget structure was very complete and had no recommended additions. Thought the excel implementation is optimum for now - easy to use, amend ... See More

If your organization uses the "walk through" sanitation trays/boxes, could you share what products you use as the sanitizer and what container you use to walk through the sanitizer? Thanks, Jean Harman The Cat Sanctuary ------------------------------ Jean Harman The Cat Sanctuary Eugene, Oregon ... See More