Animal organizations experience more adopters and more time, thanks to the Open Arm Challenge
Adoption applications and requirements are often the first impression a potential adopter gets. During the 2021 Open Arms Challenge, several organizations made changes to its adoption processes and these changes brought about more adopters, foster caregivers and challenged staff to confront and talk about their unconscious biases. Animal Harbor, Robust Program winner in Tennessee, made changes to its online application to make it easier to apply, which in turn made it less time consuming for both the applicant and organization to...
Maddie’s® Candid Conversation with with José Ocaño
Don’t miss the next episode of Maddie’s® Candid Conversation with with José Ocaño, Senior Director of People and Culture, Best Friends Animal Society on September 27, 2022 12p PT/ 3p ET! From a very early age, José learned to care for animals thanks to his mom who instilled a love of living things and helping people. Growing up in Barrio Anita in Tucson, AZ gave José the grit, tenacity and life skills he would later need to work in some of the most challenging ecosystems. But just like the people...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: National Shelter Survey, Return to Home ideas, and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. 2 Return to Home ideas to start using nowWe’re halfway through the Return To Home Challenge Huddles and are excited for all the different ideas and tips shared so far! Two ideas that you can start using right now were shared during the first huddle with Bobby Mann, Human Rescue Alliance, and Adan Parra, El Paso Animal Services. The first tip is to… Learn More The August Weekly Community Conversations grant giveaway winners are…Another...
2 Return to Home ideas to start using now
We’re halfway through the Return To Home Challenge Huddles and are excited for all the different ideas and tips shared so far! Two ideas that you can start using right now were shared during the first huddle with Bobby Mann, Human Rescue Alliance, and Adan Parra, El Paso Animal Services. The first tip is to use this Return to Home Calculator (created by Human Animal Support Services) to calculate the cost savings of returning more pets home. To answer the question of if you can afford certain return to home programs and supplies, Mann...
The August Weekly Community Conversations grant giveaway winners are…
Another $10,000 in grants was just given away! Yesterday, Maddie’s Fund® gave four organizations/people a $2,500 grant just for attending the August Weekly Community Conversations. These grants were picked at random. The August winners from the Animal Welfare Leadership Roundup group are: Sherron Bihm, Robinson Rescue (Shreveport, LA) Gregory Hall, Nevada Humane Society (Reno, NV) Megan Lavicky, Enid SPCA (Enid, OK) Hillary Witt, Bottle Babies Rescue (Plymouth, MI) Register now for the weekly Monday 11AM PT/2PM ET...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Grassroots marketing, Weekly Community Conversations, and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. How your animal organization can increase adoption rates, fundraising efforts and moreThis is a follow up to the blog post shared a few weeks ago, How your animal organization can better connect with the community it supports. In a recent post, Elijah Brice-Middleton, Executive Director of Plainfield Area Humane Society (PAHS) in New Jersey, shared how grassroots marketing can help your animal organization better connect with… Learn More Take a look at...
How your animal organization can increase adoption rates, fundraising efforts and more
This is a follow up to the blog post shared a few weeks ago, How your animal organization can better connect with the community it supports. In a recent post, Elijah Brice-Middleton, Executive Director of Plainfield Area Humane Society (PAHS) in New Jersey, shared how grassroots marketing can help your animal organization better connect with your community. Brice-Middleton follows up with additional data showing just how much it helped his organization. “When I first got to the shelter, we had very little foot traffic. We needed a way...
Take a look at the results of the Foster Plea Survey
In November 2021, Maddie’s Fund® launched and distributed the Foster Plea Survey. The Survey’s objective was to establish baseline data on how and when internal foster pleas are being sent to foster volunteers. Internal foster pleas are non-public queries to an organization’s existing foster base to acquire foster homes for specific pets or groups of pets. This survey did not collect information on pleas directed to the general public (external). Animal shelters and rescue organizations are interested in placing...
The We Foster Challenge winners are in!
The We Foster Challenge winners are in! This Challenge was all about strengthening the incredible bond between humans and pets through Foster Care. From May 1 to May 31, 2022, animal shelters and rescue organizations across the country piloted new approaches to implement or expand their foster programs. The 247 participating organizations made their programs more accessible with easier applications and onboarding, long and short-term foster options and mentor groups, resulting in 28,805 volunteers fostering 11,344 dogs and 29,652...
Register now: The Return to Home Challenge Huddles!
Ready to get more pets back home? In preparation for the Return to Home Challenge, every Wednesday during the month of September, there will be a 50-minute Zoom Huddle at 12pm PT/3pm ET around two specific Return to Home practices. You can register now (and once) for all four huddles. Each Zoom Huddle will consist of 20-minute presentations from peers involved in Return to Home programs at their animal shelter or rescue organization. This will be followed by 30-minute Q&A. Topics will coincide with the Return to Home practices. You...
