Lifesaving just got a whole lot more innovative! After the 2016 Humane Society of the United States Expo, we invited attendees to submit Innovation Grant proposals in various categories from adoptions and technology to public engagement. It’s no surprise the proposals came pouring in, and we just awarded more than $307,000 to 60 organizations across the U.S.!
“There were so many creative ideas,” said Shelly Thompson, Director of Grants for Maddie’s Fund®. “From online foster portals, to domestic violence and emergency care foster programs, to increased engagement with elementary and middle schools — we’re thrilled to see how this money will be used to benefit pets all across the nation!”
Please join us in congratulating the grant winners, and be on the lookout for some really cool things happening at their organizations! You’ll find the name of the organization followed by the innovation category.
Allen County SPCA, Progressive Training and Development
Almost Home Humane Society, Keeping Pets in Their Homes
Animal Care Centers of NYC, Targeted TNR
Arizona Animal Welfare League, Keeping Pets in Their Homes
Arizona Humane Society, Keeping Pets in Their Homes
Austin Humane Society, Progressive Technology and Data and Metrics
Blue Mountain Humane Society, Engaging Volunteers
Capital Area Humane Society, Progressive Training and Development
Central Missouri Humane Society, Progressive Training and Development
Charleston Animal Society, Capacity for Care
ChattaNeuter, Engaging the Public
City of Rexburg Animal Shelter, Capacity for Care
Contra Costa County Animal Services Department, Keeping Pets in Their Homes
Fayette County Humane Society, Community Outreach
Fearless Kitty Rescue, Progressive Marketing and PR
Flagler Humane Society, Keeping Pets in Their Homes
Foothills Animal Rescue, Progressive Shelter Behavior
For Cats Sake UCC Fund, Targeted TNR
Franklin County Animal Shelter, Keeping Pets in Their Homes
Front Street Animal Shelter, Progressive Shelter Medicine
Heartland Humane Society, Keeping Pets in Their Homes
Honor Sanctuary Inc., Keeping Pets in Their Homes
Humane Society Calumet Area, Capacity for Care
Humane Society of Midland County, Engaging Volunteers
Humane Society of Southern Arizona, Industry Partnerships
Humane Society of West Michigan, Progressive Marketing and PR
Humane Society Silicon Valley, Progressive Marketing and PR
Humane Society Waterville Area, Innovative, Creative and Sustainable Leadership
Iroquois County Animal Rescue, Targeted TNR
Lenawee Humane Society, Engaging Volunteers
Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, Keeping Pets in Their Homes
MCPAWS Regional Animal Shelter, Community Outreach
Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society, Industry Partnerships
Morris Animal Refuge, Removing Barriers to Adoption (Adoption Ambassadors, Adopters Welcome, Open Adoptions, etc.)
Motley Zoo Animal Rescue, Progressive Marketing and PR
Muttville, Progressive Marketing and PR
National Kitten Coalition, Engaging the Public
Neighborhood Cats, Progressive Technology and Data and Metrics
New Hampshire SPCA, Capacity for Care
Operation Catnip, Alternatives to Intake
Oregon Humane Society, Engaging the Public
PAWS, Progressive Shelter Behavior
Pitt County Animal Services, Keeping Pets in Their Homes
Prairie Paws Animal Shelter, Removing Barriers to Adoption (Adoption Ambassadors, Adopters Welcome, Open Adoptions, etc.)
Seattle Area Feline Rescue, Removing Barriers to Adoption (Adoption Ambassadors, Adopters Welcome, Open Adoptions, etc.)
Snake River Animal Shelter, Engaging the Public
South Suburban Humane Society, Capacity for Care
Southern Pines Animal Shelter, Keeping Pets in Their Homes
SpokAnimal C.A.R.E, Engaging Volunteers
Tallahassee Animal Services Center, Keeping Pets in Their Homes
The Animal Foundation, Keeping Pets in Their Homes
The Franklin County Humane Society, Community Outreach
Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation, Keeping Pets in Their Homes
Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter, Progressive Shelter Medicine
Valley Humane Society, Progressive Shelter Behavior
Valley Humane Society, Keeping Pets in Their Homes
Whitman County Humane Society, Targeted TNR
Willamette Humane Society, Capacity for Care
Wisconsin Humane Society, Community Outreach
Yakima Humane Society, Engaging the Public
Have an innovative idea you’d like to implement at your shelter or rescue organization? Join the Maddie Network to be one of the first humans notified of the next Innovation Grant application window, opening in early 2017!