Renee, I would like more resources in these areas also - protocol and liability insurance. As to insurance, I believe how your organization operates will impact your need for insurance (and the ability to get it). I consulted an attorney about the risk in our organization; I expect to revisit the situation over time as our situation changes. Our volunteer drivers all sign an agreement that waives liability and they must have current automobile insurance when they drive their own vehicle. When we use the van of a Coalition member or check-out a van from our local Best Friends Hub (Network Partners can sign out their vans - a great benefit to small volunteer transport groups!), the drivers must be authorized by the organization that provides the van (to be covered by the fleet insurance).
Does your organization send or receive animals on transport (or both)?
Original Message:
Sent: 05-14-2023 04:24 AM
From: Renee Milner
Subject: What should our next Resource Drive be? What kind of resources do you need in Maddie's Pet Forum?
Along the lines of transport volunteers, I would love to get more information on protocols, insurance, etc. We all know things can happen during transport, are there insurance companies out there that provide some kind of liability insurance for the transport volunteers? What if an animal bites the volunteer, or escapes, or has diarrhea/puke that shoots out the crate and all over their vehicle, or any of the other myriad of issues that can happen when animals are involved? I think it's asking a lot to just have the transport volunteers "waive" all liability. So, right now, we are not able to transport "to" others if we have to drive them ourselves.
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Renee Milner
Nonprofit Board Member
Animal shelter alliance of Rhea
Original Message:
Sent: 05-13-2023 06:55 AM
From: June Thomas
Subject: What should our next Resource Drive be? What kind of resources do you need in Maddie's Pet Forum?
Hi Gigi. I agree! Our volunteer organization does 'just' transport - no animal intake. Central Arkansas Rescue Transport (CART) acts as organizer and liaison - finding and developing transport relationships with destination partners; we have a rescue group Coalition in the state to pull animals for these trips.
I would love more resources that address the challenges of recruiting volunteers for rescue transport activities. The lack of volunteers – not just for driving transport – is hampering our growth. My dilemma: focus on the back-office support tasks vs. acting upon transport prospects.
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June Thomas
President
Central Arkansas Rescue Transport
Original Message:
Sent: 05-12-2023 05:30 PM
From: Gigi Zoltek
Subject: What should our next Resource Drive be? What kind of resources do you need in Maddie's Pet Forum?
I would love to see more resources for networking with tranporters across the country. We still have huge areas - especially in the West/Southwest - where transport volunteer numbers are very low. I'm sure the transport groups are out there - volunteer drivers, pilots, truck drivers, etc. - we just need an easier, more centralized way to find them.
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Gigi Zoltek
Original Message:
Sent: 04-26-2023 10:09 AM
From: Kim Domerofski
Subject: What should our next Resource Drive be? What kind of resources do you need in Maddie's Pet Forum?
We've been posting monthly Resource Drives in Maddie's Pet Forum since February 2022 and have been thrilled with all of the resources shared so far. Thanks to everyone who shared their forms, SOPs, flyers, videos, manuals, and so much more! ⭐️ I'm sharing a list of our past resource drives below so you can check out the ones that interest YOU.
Speaking of YOU, what would you like us to focus on for upcoming monthly resource drives?
What topic(s) haven't we covered that you still need? Or what resource drive would you like us to run again?
Please reply to this post with your suggestions for future resource drives. If you see a reply with a topic that interests you, upvote it by Liking it. And remember, there are no bad answers!
Past Resource Drives:
- February 2022: Kitten Season
- March 2022: Adoption
- April 2022: Foster
- May 2022: Behavior & Training
- June 2022: Volunteer Program Materials
- July 2022: No Resource Drive
- August 2022: Field Services & Public Safety
- September 2022: Return to Home
- October - December 2022: Holiday Promotions
- January 2023: Pet Support Services
- February 2023: Community Partnerships
- March 2023: Welcoming Practices
- April 2023: Translated Materials
We want to make sure we're helping you get what you need from the forum and from each other. Thanks in advance for your input!
#AdoptionsandAdoptionPrograms
#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment
#CommunityCatManagement
#CommunityPartnerships*
#Diversity,Equity,InclusionandJustice
#EducationandTraining
#FieldServicesandPublicSafety*
#FosterPrograms
#FundraisingandDevelopment
#MarketingandSocialMedia
#OrganizationalManagement
#PeopleManagement(includingVolunteerIntegration)
#PetSupportServices*
#ReturntoHome(LostPetReunification)
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Kim Domerofski (she/her)
Community Manager
Maddie's Fund
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