Want to turn your great animal lifesaving ideas into cash for your organization? The window for applying for a Maddie’s® Innovation Grant is open through February 13, 2017. How can you ensure your great idea has the best chance of being selected? Make sure you’re eligible. This means, along with being a U.S. based 501(c)(3) or… Learn More
Applying for a grant can be overwhelming — so overwhelming some animal shelters or rescue organizations miss out on money for reasons that can easily be avoided. Like this one: During Maddie’s Fund’s last innovation grant application period, we had over 400 applicants, but awarded grants to only 67 recipients. The reason wasn’t lack of… Learn More
The tables have turned at Maddie’s Fund®. “Our grant process used to be that we would tell you what to do with the money,” said Mary Ippoliti-Smith of the Executive Leadership Team. “Now people are telling us what they’re going to do with it. It’s pretty awesome.” She’s talking about the $360,000 Maddie’s Fund just… Learn More
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.!… Learn More
If you were at the 2016 Best Friends Animal Society National Conference last month, you probably heard a lot of whooping and hollering from the Booth 205. Yep, that was us! People lined up for a chance to play the Maddie Spin and Win machine and 36 lucky organizations won $500 and $1,000 grants. (Although from inspiring… Learn More
Are you ready to take your work in animal welfare to the next level? Are you looking for advanced shelter education that has lifesaving as its core value? If you’re currently working in sheltering, or want to get started in the field, you’ll want to check out the online Animal Shelter Management Certificate Program through… Learn More
When Terri Duncan and her daughter wandered into a pet store 12 years ago, she had no idea how her life would change. “We struck up a conversation with a foster mom for a rescue group. My daughter and I were both charmed with the idea of fostering ‘bottle babies,’” said Duncan. “We left the… Learn More
What’s lifesaving, green, and now comes around four times a year? Maddie’s® Innovation Grant funding! And start brainstorming now because the next application window opens August 1, 2016, and will only stay open for 30 days. Maddie’s Fund is offering a total of $1 million in grant funding over the next year for shelters and rescue organizations… Learn More
Put on your creative-thinking caps because when it comes to animal welfare and lifesaving, it pays to be innovative. Literally. Especially for those who attended the Humane Society of the United States Animal Care Expo Conference! How so? Maddie’s Fund® is offering $250,000 in grant funding for shelters and rescue groups, appropriately called the Innovation… Learn More