Posted on Oct 06, 2008 under Animal Welfare, Fundraising |
Care2 just launched a wonderful contest which invites folks to vote for their favorite animal shelter. In the wake of Katrina, Ike, the flooding in Des Moines, etc. animal shelters need our help more than ever. I really like this contest as it offers several ways to win - a grand prize of $10,000 - a daily prize of $1000 and $50 gift certificates to the top recruiters. Please remember to give to your local animal shelter as a way to give back to your community and have fun participating in this fun contest!
Many thanks to WeTV.com for giving me the opportunity to blog about animal welfare. My new blog just launched and it looks great. Fantastic job WeTV! Check me out!
I’m very excited to let you know that GoodDogz.org is BETA testing our new online NING community! We are in the process of a re-design and the social community will be a huge, new offering for dog lovers. Exciting stuff. Please leave a comment if you would like an invitation to test!
Posted on May 02, 2008 under Animal Welfare, Non-Profit Specific |
We’ve been in the process of selling our house and buying something with more land for our pups. So, posts have been a little sporadic. Please hang in there - as things slow down, I’ll start writing more!
In the meantime, here’s part of an email I received from a good friend about the animal welfare efforts in Maricopa County, AZ. This is one way to “git ‘er done”!
Maricopa County was spending approx. $18 million dollars a year on stray animals, like cats and dogs. Sheriff Joe offered to take the department over, and the County Supervisors said okay. The animal shelters are now all staffed and operated by prisoners. They feed and care for the strays. Every animal in his care is taken out and walked twice daily. He now has prisoners who are experts in animal nutrition and behavior. They give great classes for anyone who’d like to adopt an animal. He has literally taken stray dogs off the street, given them to the care of prisoners, and had them place in dog shows. The best part? His budget for the entire department is now under $3 million. Teresa and I adopted a Weimaraner from a Maricopa County shelter two years ago. He was neutered, and current on all shots, in great health, and even had a microchip inserted the day we got him. Cost us $78.
The prisoners get the benefit of about $0.28 an hour for working, but most would work for free, just to be out of their cells for the day. Most of his budget is for utilities, building maintenance, etc. He pays the prisoners out of the fees collected for adopted animals.
Posted on Jan 13, 2008 under Animal Welfare |
Posted on Jan 06, 2008 under Volunteers |
VolunteerMatch.com is not a social media tool, but it’s a great tool and it’s a solid starting point. VolunteerMatch.com is a free tool that enables non-profits to seek out and recruit quality volunteers. It’s free for most features and is very easy to use. A free account gives you a myriad of tools including…
For a nominal fee, your organization can become a “Community Leader”. This enhancement adds…
- Your positions are posted in bold
- Your positions are listed higher than non-leaders
- Live feed that allows you to dynamically post positions from VolunteerMatch.com to your website - all you have to do is add a few lines of code
- Listing customization (photos, documents, custom questionnaire, etc.)
At GoodDogz.org, we tend to post our listings in our own zip code, but you have the option to purchase additonal zip codes. This allows you to expand your recruitment area.
We now handle all of our volunteer management through VolunteerMatch.com and have so far been pleased with the results. So, if you have volunteers or need a few more, check out VolunteerMatch.com!
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Beth consults with businesses and non-profits on social media tool selection and strategy and helps her clients find effective ways to leverage these new mediums to meet business goals.
