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

So far the most successful fundraiser for Redemption Ranch is participating in our community monthlong donation drive for any nonprofit organization who chooses to join, which is called Give Big Kern. we raised $1,965 dollars this year which is a slight increase from last year. Out of 137 organizations ... See More

Hi, this is posted anonymously elsewhere, so I must have done something wrong when I replied. Sorry! Not anonymous!! It sounds like this foster home has issues with flexibility, not mistreatment or abuse. For me it would be a question of how bad the dog's condition is--whether it can't eat, can't ... 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