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We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

  • 1.  We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 11-11-2022 12:01 PM

    Yes, you read that right! In addition to the $5,000 in grants Maddie's Fund has been giving away on the weekly Community Conversations calls, starting in November 2023, Maddie's Fund will be giving away a monthly $3,000 grant to one lucky winner who contributed content in the Animal Welfare Professionals community on Maddie's Pet Forum. 

    How can you win?
    • You will automatically be entered to win each month when you start a new discussion, reply to a post, or upload a new library resource in the Animal Welfare Professionals community in the forum.

    • You only have to contribute content once in a month to be entered to win a grant (but we encourage you to contribute more)!
      • Only posts, replies and resources that are posted in the Animal Welfare Professionals community that add value will be considered. For example, although we love seeing a "Thank you!" reply on a post, that won't get you an entry in the grant giveaway. 

    • If you are the grant winner, the $3,000 award will go to your choice of a 501(c)3 public charity or government animal welfare organization focused on dogs and/or cats.
      • The grant can be awarded to eligible 501(c)3 public charities or government animal welfare organizations in the United States and we'll work with any winners from U.S. Territories or International organizations. 

    The first giveaway will be in December 2022 for content contributed in November 2022!
    Need some ideas of what to contribute? Browse the current discussions, start a discussion of your own or upload a resource to the Animal Welfare Professionals library!

    Have questions? Leave them below! This is a new promotion we will be running for several months so we'd love to hear your thoughts or answer any questions you may have. 



    #DataandTechnology
    #FundraisingandDevelopment

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    Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 2.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 12-12-2022 01:20 PM

    And the $3,000 MPF grant giveaway winner for November 2022 is....... @Jill Gilbert from Lee County Humane Society in Auburn, Alabama!!! 
    Congratulations, Jill! Please check your inbox for an email with more details.

    Our next $3,000 MPF grant giveaway will be announced in January 2023 for discussion posts and replies made in December 2022. Everyone who creates a post, makes a reply and/or adds a resource to the library that adds value to the forum in December will be entered to win! 

    Thanks to everyone for the great discussions and resources you post in the forum!

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    Kim Domerofski (she/her)
    Community Manager
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 3.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 12-12-2022 02:08 PM
    OH MY GOODNESS!! What wonderful news! Thank you so much. This will help our shelter in so many ways!

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    Jill Gilbert
    Shelter or rescue staff
    Lee County Humane Society
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  • 4.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 01-28-2023 07:21 PM
    Congratulations

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    Carolyn Carter
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  • 5.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 02-07-2023 08:30 PM
    Congratulations! This is SO awesome!!

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    Joanna Robson
    Veterinarian
    Inspiritus Equine; EmotionalCPR
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  • 6.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 01-09-2023 12:40 PM

    The December 2022 $3k grant winner is​​​ @Shelby Bundy from Longmont Humane Society!​ 🎉
    Thank you for being a member of Maddie's Pet Forum and contributing to the community. Be on the look out for an email from me with more details. 

    If you want to be the next winner of a $3000 grant, start sharing! Any contributions you make in the month of January will instantly enter you to win. One easy way to contribute is to participate on our Pet Support Services resource drive: https://maddies.fund/petsupportservicesresourcedrive or head over to the Animal Welfare Professionals section to weigh in on the Latest Discussions: https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=afce7f7a-fd5a-431e-9f2a-aaedc46a03d6



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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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  • 7.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 01-27-2023 12:37 PM
    Hi, I was wondering if I posted or started a discussion anonymously am I still eligible for a chance at the grant?  I realize my name would not be visible to all, but assume it is on the back end of the system.  Thanks.

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    Toni Naeser
    Volunteer/Board Member
    Northern Chautauqua Canine Rescue
    Westfield NY
    http://www.caninerescue.org
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  • 8.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 01-27-2023 01:49 PM
    Great question, Toni! The answer is YES! Anonymous responses and posts will each be counted as entries for the monthly giveaway.

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    Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 9.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 02-06-2023 12:03 PM
    Congratulations to @Linda Lea! You are the winner of the $3,000 grant for participating on Maddie's Pet Forum in January 2023. Thank you for being a member of Maddie's Pet Forum and contributing to the community. Be on the look out for an email from me with more details.

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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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  • 10.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 02-06-2023 12:51 PM
    Congratulations! --
    Jill Gilbert
    Rescue and Grant Coordinator
    Lee County Humane Society
    334-821-3222





  • 11.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 02-07-2023 05:11 AM
    Congratulations

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    Carolyn Carter
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  • 12.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 02-07-2023 06:17 PM
    Congratulations!!How exciting!

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    Cindy Shotwell
    Founder/Executive Director
    Must Luv Dogs Rescue
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  • 13.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 02-07-2023 08:31 PM
    This is just the most exceptional opportunity! Thank you Maddie's Fund!

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    Joanna Robson
    Veterinarian
    Inspiritus Equine; EmotionalCPR
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  • 14.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 04-03-2023 04:11 PM

    Congratulations to our March 2023 $3k grant winner:   @Carol Jessee from Angels of Assisi!​! 🎉
    Thank you for being a member of Maddie's Pet Forum and contributing to the community. Carol, please check your inbox for an email with more details. 

    If you want to be the next winner of a $3000 grant, start sharing! Any contributions (new discussion or reply) you make in the month of April will instantly enter you to win. One easy way to contribute is to participate in our monthly Resource Drive. April's resource drive is Translated Materials (share any materials your organization offers in a language other than English):  https://maddies.fund/translatedmaterialsresourcedrive 
     Or you can head over to the Animal Welfare Professionals Community to weigh in on the Latest Discussions: https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=afce7f7a-fd5a-431e-9f2a-aaedc46a03d6  



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    Kim Domerofski (she/her)
    Community Manager
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 15.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 04-06-2023 12:23 PM

    Congratulations! 



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    Tara Drumm
    President/ Executive Director
    Portland IN
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  • 16.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 06-12-2023 05:40 PM

    Thank you for such an amazing opportunity. I dial in as often as I can and the webinars, presentations, comments, suggestions and materials from the community are so incredibly helpful. Maddie must have been one special puppy to get such awesome humans to carry on her legacy. Stay safe and healthy.



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    Kate Sawyer
    Treasurer
    betterTogetherForever
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  • 17.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 08-07-2023 03:32 PM

    Congratulations to our July 2023 $3k grant winner:  🎉 @Laura Pelegrin from betterTogether Forever in Glendale, CA!​! 🎉
    Laura, thank you for contributing and sharing your resources in Maddie's Pet Forum in July. I have sent you an email with more information about the grant.  

    Remember, it's easy to make sure you're included in the drawing next month for a chance to win a $3,000 grant for YOUR organization!  All you need to do is make a contribution (new discussion post or reply) in the forum during the month of August to be entered to win .

     One easy way to contribute is to participate in our monthly Resource Drive. The topic of the August Resource Drive is Humane Education and here's a link to that thread: https://maddies.fund/humaneeducationresourcedrive

    Don't have any Humane Education resources to share? That's OK, head over to the main Animal Welfare Professionals Community and weigh in on one of the Latest Discussions and POW!💥 you'll be entered to win!



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    Kim Domerofski (she/her)
    Community Manager
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 18.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 09-11-2023 02:01 PM

    The next $3000 grant winner for August 2023 is @Ky Crawford with Little Traverse Bay Humane Society in Harbor Springs, Michigan! 🐾 Congratulations to Ky and thank you for your contributions on Maddie's Pet Forum. Be sure to check your inbox for an email from us with more details. 

    Want to enter to win this month? Everyone who creates a post, makes a reply and/or adds a resource to the library to the Forum during the month of September will be entered to win a $3k grant! 



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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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  • 19.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 09-13-2023 10:01 AM

    Oh my Gosh! Thank you guys so much! This means a lot for our shelter and we truly appreciate it!



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    Ky Crawford
    Animal Care Attendant
    Little Traverse Bay Humane Society
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  • 20.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 12-07-2023 02:25 PM

    Congratulations to the November 2023 grant winner of $3,000 @Myriam Martinez of Mujeres Latinas in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina! 🎉

    I also realized we haven't announced on this thread the winners from the past couple drawings. Please join me in congratulating the previous winners of $3,000 each:  👏🏼

    Thanks to each of you for being a valuable member of Maddie's Pet Forum and for all you do for people and pets in your community! 



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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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  • 21.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 12-07-2023 06:10 PM
    We are incredibly grateful for your generous donation of $3,000. Your support means the world to us, but more than that, we appreciate the wealth of information that Maddie's Pet Forum has shared with us. The educational programs and the community cat initiatives are truly exceptional. Thanks to you, we are better equipped to make a positive impact on the lives of animals. Your kindness and commitment to our cause inspire us every day.


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    Myriam Martinez
    President
    Mujeres Latinas SC
    SC
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  • 22.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 01-04-2024 03:10 PM

    Our December 2023 Monthly $3,000 MPF Grant Giveaway winner is @Stacie Voss from Farmington Regional Animal Shelter in Farmington, New Mexico!  Congratulations, Stacie! I'll send you an email with details shortly.

    Congratulations in white text with confetti on blue background
    Our January $3,000 MPF grant giveaway winner will be announced in February. Remember, all you have to do to be entered to win is post a new discussion, reply to a post, or add a library resource in January. Every month you contribute valuable content, you'll be entered to win for that month. And guess what? You can win more than once. If you contribute content each month, you'll be entered to win regardless of whether or not you've won in the past. So keep on keepin' on! 


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    Kim Domerofski (she/her)
    Community Manager
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 23.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 01-04-2024 03:12 PM

    That's amazing! Thank you so much!



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    Stacie Voss
    Farmington Regional Animal Shelter
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  • 24.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 01-04-2024 03:19 PM

    You're welcome! Thank YOU!!



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    Kim Domerofski (she/her)
    Community Manager
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 25.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 03-05-2024 09:44 AM

    Drum roll please!  The winner of the $3,000 MPF Monthly Grant Giveaway for February 2024 is... @lauri ann Sloneker from SPCA Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH! 🎉🎉

    Congratulations, Lauri Ann! Thanks for being a forum member and participating in discussions in February. Be on the lookout for an email from me with all the details about your grant. 

    And my apologies, it doesn't look like we shared our January 2024 winner on this post in February.  The $3K Monthly Grant Giveaway for January 2024 was @April King from Kotor Kitties in Seattle, WA! 🎉🎉

    Our next drawing will be held in April 2024 for discussion posts and replies made in March 2024. If you create a post, reply to a post and/or add a resource to the library that adds value to the forum in March, you'll be entered to win! So go ahead and ask that work question that keeps you up at night, share a resource you think might help someone who does what you do, or help another forum member by replying on their discussion thread. It could win you a $3,000 grant in April! 



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    Kim Domerofski (she/her)
    Community Manager
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 26.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 04-30-2024 11:37 AM

    Good afternoon
    Was wondering if I missed the post with the March 2024 winner



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    Sarah Hoadley
    Paws in Middle Georgia Animal Rescue
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  • 27.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 04-30-2024 11:49 AM

    Nope, it looks like we missed posting it! Thanks for asking, Sarah. Will share the winner now!



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    Kim Domerofski (she/her)
    Community Manager
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 28.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 04-11-2024 06:01 PM

    Yearly, we hold a Barks & Blues Music Festival that allows people to come together in our city's main park and enjoy free music from local talent.  While this is a lot of work, the payoff is community awareness, and depending on the number and amount of sponsors for the event we're able to get, that's the amount that we raise for our shelter minus some of the costs.  People in our community really look forward to this event. 

    https://pawshumane.org/bark-blues-festival/ 



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    Marianne Pestana
    Development Manager
    Paws Humane, Inc.
    Columbus GA
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  • 29.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 04-29-2024 12:43 PM

    Thanks for sharing beautiful idea bring community together. We do a gala lunch and a dog wash so far.



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    Cindy Wilde
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  • 30.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 04-30-2024 11:55 AM

    Sorry for the delayed announcement:  The winner of the $3,000 MPF Monthly Grant Giveaway for March 2024 was... @Mary Lou Maraganis from Animal Rescue Konnection in Gloucester, MA! 🎉🎉

    Congratulations to Mary Lou! 

    We'll announce the monthly winner for discussion posts and replies made in April 2024 within the next week. Remember, you are automatically entered in each month's drawing if you create a post, reply to a post and/or add a resource to the library that adds value to the forum during that month. So post your question or share your ideas by replying to a post. It could win your organization a $3,000 grant in May! 



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    Kim Domerofski (she/her)
    Community Manager
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 31.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 04-30-2024 11:57 AM

    Congratulations Mary Lou!



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    Kenni Kennedy
    President
    The Kennedy Puppy Foundation
    CA
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  • 32.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 04-30-2024 02:16 PM

    We do a spring and fall sip and shop featuring our adoptable dogs and spay/ neuter program with our local winery.

    Dysfunction Junction Rescue/ Joanna Tedder






  • 33.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 05-01-2024 02:59 AM

    Re: Sip and Shop at local winery and spay/neuter of adoptable dogs

    is this just a fundraiser to secure funds for the spay/neuter?  

    Has anyone engaged a veterinarian to participate in vaccinations of cats for discounted rates? Do you as a rescue/shelter share in the cost? Do you have informational fliers promoting importance of vaccinations to prevent spread of disease?



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    Karen Peterson
    Vice president
    Garfield's Rescue, Inc.
    VA
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  • 34.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 05-01-2024 05:07 AM
    Re Sip and Shop: This is both a fundraiser and adoption event. We have tents with kenneled dogs to adopt and volunteers walking the crowd with dogs with adopt me bandanas. We also have tables for community needed goods allowing for donations if possible only. We have a free face painting booth, donation only if possible to benefit the dogs. We have volunteer sign ups, rescue t shirt sales etc. our volunteer participation is the key to all the facets of this event. 


  • 35.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 05-01-2024 05:14 AM
    Re: discount cat vaccination with vets. We have a growing nonprofit in the next county called People and Pets. Org. They have a program Health at both ends of the leash that enlists the aid of the local medical veterinary college students and recent graduates to do community outreach clinics that offer free health checks for both the humans and the pets both feline and k9 and those clinics offer free vaccines and chipping. It is a great program. They do offer free food, treats, collars, flea prevention at a resource table as well. 







  • 36.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 05-07-2024 10:29 AM

    Congratulations to the April 2024 $3000 grant giveaway winner @Sara Post from Feline Rescue in St. Paul, Minnesota! 🎉 

    We also have a quarterly surprise & delight $500 grant that we are awarding to @Rochelle Hamp from Headwaters Animal Shelter in Park Rapids, Minnesota! You both help make our community great and we appreciate all the expertise you share on Maddie's Pet Forum. 



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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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  • 37.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 07-10-2024 03:37 PM

    Congratulations to our May 2024 winner of the $3,000 MPF Monthly Grant Giveaway: @Jordyn Katzmann from Furry Friends Refuge in West Des Moines, IA!  🎉

    And congratulations to our June 2024 winner of the $3,000 MPF Monthly Grant Giveaway:  @Devon Avery from Hart County Animal Shelter in Munfordville, KY! 🎉

    In August, we'll announce the monthly winner for discussion posts and replies made in July 2024. Remember, you are automatically entered in each month's drawing if you create a post, reply to a post and/or add a resource to the library that adds value to the forum during that month. So post your question or share your ideas by replying to a post. It could win your organization a $3,000 grant! 



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    Kim Domerofski (she/her)
    Community Manager
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 38.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 08-06-2024 09:51 AM

    Congratulations to the Maddie's Pet Forum $3,000 grant winner for July 2024 @Connie Ash! Please check your inbox for an email with more details and thank you for being an active member of the Animal Welfare Professionals Community! 🎉



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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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  • 39.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 08-26-2024 12:03 PM

    Hello, 

    My name is Veronica, Grants Coordinator for the Miami-Dade County Animal Services, is this grant opportunity still available? If not, we understand and are interested to know when the next opening will be. Thank you so much!

    Bets regards, 

    Veronica Navarrete



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    Veronica Navarrete
    Grants Coordinator
    Miami-Dade County Animal Services
    FL
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  • 40.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 08-26-2024 12:12 PM

    Hi @Veronica Navarrete

    Yes! This grant opportunity is still running on Maddie's Pet Forum! All you have to do is participate in discussions or add resources to the Resource Library and you'll be automatically entered to win. 



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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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  • 41.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 09-11-2024 09:30 AM

    As the sole Animal Resource Officer for my town and Police department, this is a great opportunity to give back to rescue organizations that help us out when we are scrambling to find placement for dogs and cats. 



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    Karen Borsoni
    Animal Resource Officer
    Davie Police Department
    Davie FL
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  • 42.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 09-16-2024 10:57 AM

    Charlotte, I am glad I scrolled down this far before asking if this was still running!   Glad to see it is.



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    Patricia Burg
    Data Reporting and Technology Specialist
    SPCA Serving Erie County
    NY
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  • 43.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 09-10-2024 07:57 AM

    Congratulations to the Maddie's Pet Forum grant giveaway winner for August 2024.... @Sean Johnson of Paws and Claws Cat Rescue in Evanston, IL 🎉😸



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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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  • 44.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 09-10-2024 07:18 PM

    Congratulations!



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    Nada Grodek
    Adoptable Friends nfp
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  • 45.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 09-11-2024 07:25 PM

    Congratulations!!!



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    Stefanie Schmidt
    Animal Welfare Specialist
    Hearts Alive Village
    NV
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  • 46.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 09-18-2024 02:12 PM

    I just joined and I am excited to share with you my pet related business. I am a pet loss grief coach a lot of people do not honor pet loss is a real loss and us with pets know that that is not true. They are family members and the loss is as deep as if it's a family member, I hope come to terms with their loss as they handle what they need to handle in the processing of their pet and how to deal with life without their pet in it every day anymore how to honor pet after it's gone to open their new pet if they choose. It is powerful work and makes a difference in lives. It increases the quality of life and keeps those who lost a pet from getting stuck in the grief and having it turned into complicated grief I work with people on the phone video and in person and I offer pet therapy in my office, which is enjoyed by most people grieving a pet my business is trust life coaching, and it is based in LAKEPORT California. I've been in practice for 16 years. I have a masters and psychology, bachelors in business certified grief, recovery, coach, designation, and many others. My phone number is 707-245-2427



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    Tammy Rust
    Pet loss, grief counselor
    Trust life coaching
    CA
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  • 47.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 11-11-2024 01:11 PM

    Congrats to the two latest grant winners: @Lauren Green from the Humane Society of the Palouse in Moscow, Idaho was selected as our September 2024 grant winner and @Matt Montes from Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas, California was selected as our October 2024 grant winner! Each organization was awarded a $3,000 grant #ThanksToMaddie

    Thank you to everyone who continues to help make our Maddie's Pet Forum community great! 🙌🏼 🎉



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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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  • 48.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 12-09-2024 03:41 PM

    Congratulations to the November 2024 Maddie's Pet Forum grant winner, @Erin Dams from Roanoke Valley SPCA! Thank you for always sharing such valuable information, insights and resources in the community. We appreciate all of the time you take out of your day to do so! 🙌🏽

    Want to enter to win this month? Everyone who creates a post, makes a reply to a discussion and/or adds a resource to the library in the Forum during the month of December will be entered to win a $3k grant! 



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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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  • 49.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 02-06-2025 02:58 PM

    What is the best way to inform, encourage, educate communities about spay/neuter.



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    Lena Bivins
    CEO
    Perfect Pets
    IL
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  • 50.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 02-06-2025 10:44 PM

    We just started to trap and release some local stray cats in our community.  So far we just share the whole process on our local community facebook pages.  We show the cats bring trapped, fixed and then going back to their family or colony.  Hoping that others will follow our steps and do the same with their neighborhood cat colonies...



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    Candice Tousignant
    Treasurer
    Southern paws animal rescue
    KY
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  • 51.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 02-11-2025 04:09 PM

    Congrats to the latest $3,000 Maddie's Pet Forum Grant Winners!

    The December 2024 winner is @Teresa Swisher and the January 2025 winner is @Tyrone Pierce! Thank you for helping make our community great! 🎉



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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
    she/her
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  • 52.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 02-13-2025 05:09 AM

    We live in a very small town in Kentucky.  We have lots and lots of stray cats and colonies.  A big excuse that people here have is that they can't drive to the lower cost spay/neuter clinics. We have started posting amd offering to drive people's stray or house cats to the clinics for them.  The more cats that are spayed and neutered, the less the population will continue to grow!!



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    Candice Tousignant
    Treasurer
    Southern paws animal rescue
    KY
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  • 53.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 02-13-2025 02:07 PM

    I do have a question I am just starting a dog rescue in my local area, as there is not one here. I have applied for 501c3, waiting on approval Am I still eligible? 



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    violet Roberts
    coFounder
    Violet's Pups
    TX
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  • 54.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 6 days ago

    My husband and I had been married several years and decided it was time to expand our family.  After two years of trying, it was seeming like a baby was not in the cards for us.  So we decided, why not adopt a fur baby?  We adopted Cisco from a shelter when he was about 1 year old.  He had been at their facility for a while and was slated to be euthanized.  We rescued him and he rescued us.  Then low and behold a month later we learned we were expecting our baby.  We poured all of our love into Cisco and it was tough for him to accept there was a new little one vying for our attention.  But they soon became fast friends (see pics).  After 13 years, Cisco lost his eyesight, but we all worked to accommodate him (clapping and stopping so he could follow us, rearranging furniture to keep his path clear).  He was so loving throughout, and it was a very tough time when we lost him a year later.  But he taught

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    us all to never say never, and that family is everything and not much you wouldn't do for them.  So many fun times in between.  He was amazing and we miss him still. 



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    Shelly Sayre
    Volunteer
    Jenni's Rescue Ranch
    TX
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  • 55.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 6 days ago

    What a great and beautiful story Shelly.  Cisco was so lucky to have you and maybe in some weird way the universe works, he brought luck to your family to give you an adorable daughter. It heartfelt to see that he got to spend his whole life with your family. Thanks for sharing. 



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    Julielani Chang
    The Life of Kai: Compassion Connections Inc.
    Davis CA
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  • 56.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 6 days ago

    My biggest take away is in the pictures, and there are many take aways here! You have not only been loving to Cisco, but you have also passed on the loving of animals even when they are not perfect or decline, to the next generation in your daughter! Thank you!!!!



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    Joanna [Tedder]
    [CEO]
    [Dysfunction Junction Rescue, Inc. ]
    [Jeffersonville] [GA]
    [www.dysfunctionjunctionranchga.com]
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  • 57.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 6 days ago

    What a wonderful story.  I wish all new parents who are considering returning their pet to a shelter would read this.  It is so wonderful for a child to grow up with a pet.  It definitely enriched my life growing up.



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    Paula Marks
    retired
    Humane Society of Lincoln County
    NM
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  • 58.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 5 days ago

    Twelve years ago, I got the wild idea to go to my local shelter and ask to foster the longest resident there. Johnathan had been there over 6 months and was heartworm positive.  He was probably a year and a half old, and he was bad. He jumped the fences, counter surfed, destroyed every bed we gave him and peed on my dogs. One evening I found a raw chicken leg quarter in his kennel. He stole it off of the counter but didn't know what to do with it. Another day he ate 6 months of heartworm prevention while I was carrying in groceries. Somehow, he managed to get it out of the box and out of the plastic/foil packaging and ate all 6 doses. Off to the vet we went....no harm though.
    I took Johnathan to many adoption events, and he was overlooked every time. Black dog syndrome maybe? One day my husband said "you can't adopt him out because he'll think he did something wrong", LOL He did lots of things wrong, but we adopted him in October of 2013. 
    Since adopting Johnathan, we have fostered hundreds of dogs and puppies and even a few kittens through the local shelter and several local rescues. In 2023 several friends and I formed our own foster home-based rescue. All of our dogs are spayed/neutered, microchipped and fully vetted before adoption. We also transport to an awesome partner rescue in Pennsylvania. 
    I'll never know what made me go to the shelter that day in 2013, but many pets have been saved as a result of that urge to help.
    Susan Chippi
    Active Paws Rescue Inc


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    Susan Chippi
    Treasurer
    Active Paws Rescue, Inc
    TX
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  • 59.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 4 days ago

    I love to read stories like this! At our rescue we have had similar stories. It is so rewarding when you place them in their forever home & see them thriving!  Jo Lunsford, Kay Turpin Animal Rescue Fund 



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    Jo Lunsford
    Manager
    Kay Turpin Animal Rescue Fund
    KY
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  • 60.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 2 days ago

    I am so glad you were led to the shelter that day! I'm so glad you and your husband realized what was in Jonathan's ❤️ heart. He needed you and he inspired you! Some things are just meant to be. Thank you for passing that inspiration forward. 



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    Joanna [Tedder]
    [CEO]
    [Dysfunction Junction Rescue, Inc. ]
    [Jeffersonville] [GA]
    [www.dysfunctionjunctionranchga.com]
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  • 61.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

    Posted 4 days ago

    Starting From Scratch — Challenges & Wins as a One-Woman Grassroots Wolfdog Rescue

    Hi everyone! I’m Leah, and I recently launched Cavalli’s Husky & Wolfdog Rescue, a grassroots 501(c)(3) based in Colorado. After 8+ years of fostering, transporting, and volunteering with various rescues, I finally took the leap and started my own—focused on saving Huskies and wolfdogs, who are so often misunderstood and passed over.

    I just got PACFA licensed this month and am building the rescue quite literally from the ground up—no funding, no fosters yet, and no staff. It’s just me for now. I'm operating out of my own property and working on building the first enclosure, while still fostering for local shelters to keep helping however I can.

    One question I’d love insight on: What creative or lesser-known funding sources (grants, programs, partnerships) have helped your rescue during the very early stages—especially before hitting the 1-year 501(c)(3) mark?

    I know many grants require 1-3 years of operating history, so I’d love to hear from others who have navigated that early-phase hustle. Also open to tips on building community trust and engagement when starting from scratch!

    Looking forward to learning from all of you. 💛


    cavallisrescue.org



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    Leah Collingwood
    President and ED
    Cavalli's Husky and Wolfdog Rescue
    CO
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  • 62.  RE: We're Giving Away $3k Each Month On Maddie's Pet Forum!

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    Play group time whoop whoop ! 

    SBCAS 



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    David Diaz
    Animal welfare specialist
    SBCAS
    Santa Barbara CA
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