We have a private Facebook group for foster families. We don't post animals that need fosters, as we always call any available fosters to find out if it is a good fit and if they are able to take another cat or dog - we are a small rescue in a small community so we only have about 22 fosters on the average. Our group is for asking questions, educational information, using our "experts" for behavior and health questions - mainly we want to be a support to our fosters so that they don't feel that they are alone. We have a general rescue Facebook page that we post available animals, fundraising events and efforts, success stories, etc. We utilize built-in Facebook systems to encourage new members; i.e., badges, recognition to new members, etc.
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Sabrina Hill
Aide 2 Adoption Rescue
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-18-2023 03:52 PM
From: Brianna Carroll
Subject: Engaging Fosters on Social Media
Hey everyone!
We have a Facebook group for our fosters. Along with email blasts, we'll use this to post the animals seeking foster. I've also been using it to engage fosters, and have them interact more, both we us and each other. I've done posts of having people comment their fosters playing, or before they went off to their forever homes, and it got a nice amount of responses. I was wondering if anyone had a similar group they use, and if they have engagement ideas. Is there anything that works for you? I find it difficult since we're mostly cat based, so I can't really do things such a walks as we would if we had more dog fosters. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
#FosterPrograms
#MarketingandSocialMedia
#PeopleManagement(includingVolunteerIntegration)
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Brianna Carroll
Morris Animal Refuge
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