Back-to-school shopping will be one less thing Jayson Kimberly has to worry about this year. He has over 200 t-shirts from animal shelters and organizations making up his wardrobe and he plans to wear a different one every day. By wearing a new shirt every day, he hopes to show his classmates how many shelters… Learn More

Looking to start or expand a low-cost shelter enrichment program for dogs? We have the resource for you! In case you missed this valuable post on Maddie’s Pet Forum – one of our Innovation grantees, Far Side Journey, used their grant to develop the Boredom Buster Program, a low-cost shelter enrichment program for dogs. They piloted the… Learn More

This was posted to Maddie’s Pet Forum, but we’re sharing it here in case you missed it!  Young-Williams Animal Center won 3rd place for Most Creative Program Overall in the #GetEmHomeChallenge. You can engage with the organization directly on the original forum post to ask questions, get advice and more!  In order to find adopters… Learn More

Apply for a Maddie’s® Apprenticeship today! The application window is open now through August 23rd. Learn More Yes, you can ensure transparency while keeping marketing and adoption counseling separate The following post is written by Kelly Duer, Maddie’s Fund® Foster Care Specialist, and Kristen Hassen-Auerbach, Director of Animal Services at Pima Animal Control Center in… Learn More

The following post is written by Kelly Duer, Maddie’s Fund® Foster Care Specialist, and Kristen Hassen-Auerbach, Director of Animal Services at Pima Animal Control Center in Tucson, AZ. In the 3 years since Kristen’s original article describing the difference between marketing and adoption counseling, we’ve seen progress toward the goal, but some questions remain. This… Learn More

Do you know how your community is doing when it comes to lifesaving? How about your state or region? Best Friends Animal Society revealed its informative lifesaving dashboard at this year’s national conference. Data was collected directly from shelters, state and local coalitions, government websites, and FOIA requests. It’s their (and our) hope that this… Learn More

Foster Friday everyday! Creating a community culture that values pet fostering If you’re interested in growing your animal shelter or rescue organization’s foster program, creating a community culture that values fostering is critical.  One of the easiest ways to begin doing this is to bring foster care into the conversation as much as possible in… Learn More

Space was getting tight in all three of Animal Care Centers of New York City’s shelters. They had just completed a successful adoption event, but their dog kennels remained stubbornly full. Staff felt as though they’d saturated the local adoption market and multiple pleas for fosters hadn’t been as successful as they had hoped. They… Learn More

If you’re interested in growing your animal shelter or rescue organization’s foster program, creating a community culture that values fostering is critical.  One of the easiest ways to begin doing this is to bring foster care into the conversation as much as possible in your organization’s communications. Talking about foster care helps to normalize it… Learn More

Registration for Maddie’s® Shelter Compass is now open! The wait is over! Animal shelters can now build a custom lifesaving roadmap within minutes, thanks to Maddie’s® Shelter Compass. Registration for this free web-based tool is now open and is easy to do. All you need to do is enter some basic shelter data and answer… Learn More