Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Customer service course for animal services now available in Spanish Providing excellent customer service at your animal shelter or rescue organization is a vital component of keeping pets and people together. The impact that customer service has on our communities is… Learn More
On Monday, Maddie’s Fund® gave four organizations a $2,500 grant for attending the March Weekly Community Conversations! A total of $10,000 in grants was given to four people chosen at random. In addition, the Maddie’s® Pet Forum winner of $3,000 was also announced! These four people won a grant for their organization from the Weekly Community… Learn More
Providing excellent customer service at your animal shelter or rescue organization is a vital component of keeping pets and people together. The impact that customer service has on our communities is vast, and whether or not that service is great or poor, can affect your organization. “Customer Service for Animal Shelters” is now available in… Learn More
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. WisCARES receives $200,000 grant to help keep pets and people together Maddie’s Fund® has awarded a $200,000 grant to The Wisconsin Companion Animal Resources, Education and Social Support (WisCARES) program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-M). This grant will support the… Learn More
Maddie’s Fund® has awarded a $200,000 grant to The Wisconsin Companion Animal Resources, Education and Social Support (WisCARES) program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-M). This grant will support the salaries of a Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT) and social worker at the WisCARES program. By having a social worker available to its clients, WisCARES… Learn More
This post originally ran in 2018. We are republishing it today because foster marketing is as relevant as ever! Thanks to social media, foster caregivers from around the country are realizing the power they have to get pets adopted through marketing. Photographs, video, text and other materials created in foster care are especially valuable in… Learn More
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Please note: There will be no additional blog posts this week. Over 10,000 dogs and cats reunite with their families, thanks to the Return to Home Challenge In October of 2022, over 10,000 lost pets were reunited with their families thanks… Learn More
In October of 2022, over 10,000 lost pets were reunited with their families thanks to the Return to Home Challenge. Seventeen national organizations came together to promote the Challenge that encouraged animal shelters and foster-based organizations to create a culture of return to home within their organization and community. A total of 140 organizations across the… Learn More
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. How the Open Arms Challenge allowed this rescue organization to become more accessible The Open Arms Challenge starts next month, and we’re highlighting Salem Friends of Felines (SFOF) in Oregon to provide a little inspiration! SFOF is a rescue organization that… Learn More
The Open Arms Challenge starts next month, and we’re highlighting Salem Friends of Felines (SFOF) in Oregon to provide a little inspiration! SFOF is a rescue organization that won a grant for the Most Effective Use of Open and Welcoming Menu Items in the 2021 Open Arms Challenge. The Challenge was instrumental in obtaining the… Learn More