Animal Welfare Professionals

I am an experienced business leader who recently left my job in the high-tech industry. I am now looking to transition to a more purpose-driven role in my late career. My passion is to do something meaningful and give back to the community. My wife and I are avid animal lovers and have four rescue animals. For many years, I have been actively volunteering and working part-time at the Animal Care League of Oak Park, IL, a local animal shelter. Additionally, I volunteer with As Good as Gold, a golden retriever rescue organization, by writing adoption-ready stories on dogs.

I am eager to receive feedback and/or speak to people offline to gain insights into how I could best transition to the animal welfare space. I believe that my transferable skills can significantly impact an animal welfare organization, but I need to be able to tell my story to the right person at the right organization. Any help or suggestions for reaching the right organization would be greatly appreciated. I am also a big networker on LinkedIn so am happy to connect with anyone there: linkedin.com/in/gorskisteve.

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Hi Steve, I have volunteered with animal welfare organizations for 30 years. I also work FT in the high tech industry (corp. America since 1988).  If you are in the position for a decrease in compensation, there are many options to work FT in animal welfare: transportation, fundraising, shelter management are some options. Some organizations occasionally post remote positions as well. Good luck!

I am an experienced business leader who recently left my job in the high-tech industry. I am now looking to transition to a more purpose-driven role in my late career. My passion is to do something meaningful and give back to the community. My wife and I are avid animal lovers and have four rescue animals. For many years, I have been actively volunteering and working part-time at the Animal Care League of Oak Park, IL, a local animal shelter. Additionally, I volunteer with As Good as Gold, a golden retriever rescue organization, by writing adoption-ready stories on dogs.

I am eager to receive feedback and/or speak to people offline to gain insights into how I could best transition to the animal welfare space. I believe that my transferable skills can significantly impact an animal welfare organization, but I need to be able to tell my story to the right person at the right organization. Any help or suggestions for reaching the right organization would be greatly appreciated. I am also a big networker on LinkedIn so am happy to connect with anyone there: linkedin.com/in/gorskisteve.

#hiring
#OrganizationalManagement
#employment
#jobskills
#animalwelfare