Animal Welfare Professionals

Fundraising is a crucial aspect for animal welfare organizations to continue their mission of providing services for people and pets. Successful fundraisers bring in the necessary funds to cover the costs of medical care, food, shelter, and other essential needs. We would love to hear about ... See More

Redemption Ranch is struggling with having a good response to any fundraiser we've tried. I'd have to say the best is the month of April leading up to the big community fundrasier of Give Big Kern is where we raise the most money but we're competing with all the other local nonprofit organizations who ... See More

Have you been wanting to improve upon or develop a disaster response plan? If so, Human Animal Support Services (HASS) would like to share a toolkit with all the resources you'll need to get started, created by the HASS Disaster Response Working Group earlier this year. Here are the highlights ... See More

Thanks for the suggestion, Michelle. Since we are focused solely on dogs and cats at Maddie's Fund, we aren't planning on holding a resource drive specifically for exotic pets. With that being said, I know there are probably many forum members who may also take in exotic pets and are looking for that ... See More

Agreed, Erin! Compassion fatigue affects so many of us and deserves its own discussion. We've had a few discussions, library resources, and webinars posted about compassion fatigue -- you can find them here . If none of those are what you're looking for, feel free to create a discussion post. ------------------------------ ... See More

I think you're right, Katie. This would probably be a better discussion post than a resource drive. Please feel free to create a post! ------------------------------ Kim Domerofski (she/her) Community Manager Maddie's Fund ------------------------------ See More

This would make a great discussion post, Kate! Please feel free to post a new discussion to ask others to share their supply donation companies and contacts. I'm sure many forum members would find a list like this extremely valuable. ------------------------------ Kim Domerofski (she/her) Community ... See More

Thank you all for your suggestions and comments about future resource drive topics. Charlotte and I were blown away by all of your great ideas! It's so helpful to hear directly from you about what you want and need from the forum! Based on your suggestions, Likes and comments, some of the topics we'll ... See More

Lexington (KY) Humane Society has held these two fundraisers for years: 1.Mutt Strut is open to any dog owner and dog, but many owners return year after year with the dogs they have adopted from LHS. It takes place on a Saturday in June, from 8A-12P, at a park with wide paved walking/running/bicycling ... See More