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  • 1.  Calculating Volunteer Hours for fosters

    Posted 06-05-2023 09:40 AM

    What is the best way to calculate volunteer hours given by foster providers without it becoming overcomplicated? We use Shelter Luv. 


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    Janice MacRossin
    Volunteer Coordinator
    Helotes Humane Society
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  • 2.  RE: Calculating Volunteer Hours for fosters

    Posted 06-05-2023 11:21 AM

    There was a discussion about this on a separate forum that I belong to, and most orgs seem to go by the 3hrs a day rule of thumb, regardless of the number of fosters in the home. We've adopted the 3hrs a day for fosters as well. 



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    Erin Ellis
    Community Engagement Director
    Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe

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    Foster Program & Volunteer Management Specialist
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  • 3.  RE: Calculating Volunteer Hours for fosters

    Posted 06-05-2023 11:52 AM

    We have college students who have to log hours for community service. We advertise the opportunity as 2 hours per day, but we also let the fosters count more or less, depending on their own experience. A high-energy dog will require more time than a lazy cat!

    This is NOT for our internal calculations. I actually would like to know more about how organizations count volunteer hours in budgets. Right now, we do not have volunteer labor in our budget.



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    Gabe Horton
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  • 4.  RE: Calculating Volunteer Hours for fosters

    Posted 06-06-2023 09:58 AM

    Here's a previous discussion in the forum that may help. One of the replies in that discussion included this document that outlines the process Pensacola Humane Society uses to determine and record foster volunteer hours.  



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    Kim Domerofski (she/her)
    Community Manager
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 5.  RE: Calculating Volunteer Hours for fosters

    Posted 06-07-2023 07:54 AM

    Thanks for sharing the document! I didn't see it before this but was very happy to download it. We've talked about trying to add volunteer hours for fosters as way to hopefully recruit more fosters, but have not done so yet.



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    Erin Dams
    Roanoke Valley SPCA
    Roanoke VA
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