17 national organizations come together for the We Foster Challenge
When 17 (yes, SEVENTEEN) national animal welfare organizations from around the country come together for one single challenge, you know it’s an important one! That’s the case with the We Foster Challenge, a challenge that is all about being inclusive and utilizing foster care to help keep more people and pets together. Because by fostering pets, we also foster community, foster inclusivity and foster love. This exciting Challenge is funded by Michelson Found Animals Foundation, Maddie’s...
Remembering a beloved colleague and friend
Lynn Spivak, a longtime animal welfare advocate and beloved former Maddie’s Fund® Communications Director, passed away on January 8. She was 74. A prolific writer, Spivak was best known for her dedication to publishing daily stories about the pets she tried to help, first at San Francisco’s SPCA and then at Maddie’s Fund. For decades, her colorful dispatches led to ample publicity for pets in need, promoting the cause of animal welfare in innovative ways. That was especially true during her 14...
Introducing a new grant opportunity for BIPOC-led organizations
Maddie’s Fund ® invests its resources in a commitment to keeping pets and people together, creating a safety net of care for animals in need and operating within a culture of inclusiveness and humility. We are working towards the day when the animal welfare field more accurately represents the diversity of our country. The BIPOC-Led Operating Support Grant is intended to support the operations of U.S.-based Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)-led government agencies or nonprofit animal welfare or veterinary medicine...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: A new challenge is coming, kitten resources, grant winners and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. The National Call grant giveaway winners are…New Year, new grants. As promised, we had something special in store for our National Calls. This past Monday and Friday, Maddie’s Fund® gave ten organizations/people each a $1,000 grant at random. The January winners from the Animal Welfare Leadership Roundup group are: Jen Bliss, Seattle Humane Elisabeth Manwiller, Animal Rescue League of Berks County Shelley… Learn More I foster. You...
My Dog is My Home Co-Sheltering Conference and webcast
My Dog Is My Home is holding their second annual Virtual Co-Sheltering Conference from March 1 to March 3, 2022. This year’s theme is “Stronger Together: Building Allyship Between Movements,” which will focus on how co-sheltering people experiencing homelessness and their companion animals together fits into achieving a more just society. Maddie’s Fund® is a proud sponsor of this conference. The conference will offer a variety of speakers, from government leaders to experts across human services and animal welfare....
The National Call grant giveaway winners are…
New Year, new grants. As promised, we had something special in store for our National Calls. This past Monday and Friday, Maddie’s Fund® gave ten organizations/people each a $1,000 grant at random. The January winners from the Animal Welfare Leadership Roundup group are: Jen Bliss, Seattle Humane Elisabeth Manwiller, Animal Rescue League of Berks County Shelley Joaquin, Surrey Animal Resource Centre Jordan Craig, Spay Neuter Network Dyanna Uchiek, Portsmouth Humane Society Shelter and Rescue...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: A new Challenge, marketing and adoption counseling survey and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Please take this marketing and adoption counseling survey!We can’t thank you enough for your support and participation in the handful of surveys we’ve sent out this winter to learn more about keeping people and pets together. We have just one more and it’s about marketing and adoption counseling. Maddie’s Fund® is interested in learning more about the methods being used by shelters… Learn More I foster. You foster. We all...
Please take this marketing and adoption counseling survey!
We can’t thank you enough for your support and participation in the handful of surveys we’ve sent out this winter to learn more about keeping people and pets together. We have just one more and it’s about marketing and adoption counseling. Maddie’s Fund® is interested in learning more about the methods being used by shelters and rescue organizations to convey information about pets who are available for adoption to the public and to individual potential adopters. We’re hoping the person who manages...
I foster. You foster. We all foster. A new Challenge is coming!
We all know the incredible bond that humans and pets have and the importance of keeping them together. Foster care is a powerful way to achieve that. That’s what the We Foster Challenge is all about! By participating in the Challenge this May, you’ll grow your foster base to help keep pets with people and out of the shelter and have a chance at $210,000 in grant prizes. By fostering pets, we also foster community, foster inclusivity and foster love. Registration begins February 28 and you’ll have plenty of time to...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Amended American history, pet bio writing and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. 13 questions that will help you write great pet adoption biosFido is an 8-year-old brown female dog who needs a home. But is that how you want to describe her in an adoption ad or social media post, when your aim is to get potential adopters imagining how great Fido would be as a member of their family? Learn More Join CARE for 4 webcasts during Black History MonthJoin Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity (CARE) for their second annual CARE Caucus during...
