Author: Katharine Nugent

Develop a website to accomplish as many tasks as possible, including showcasing your adoptable pets, volunteer sign-up, and generating online revenue. Here’s a partial checklist for your website: Develop a […]

Go online to find grant opportunities: GrantSpy, “the grant seeker’s intelligence source” You can use this resource to find grants available for animal welfare. Receive every business day summaries of […]

Offer online viewing of your homeless animals through your own website. Register your homeless pets at Petfinder.com This website gets lots of traffic and is a known “brand” for animal […]

Volunteer to help with pet adoptions at outlying locations. Many shelters partner with chain stores such as PETCO to set up temporary adoption locations on certain days of the week. […]

Be aggressive and creative in asking for low-cost and/or volunteer professional services. Following are some places you may find helpful: Local colleges If you’ve ever taken a class in media […]

Senior citizens are one of the most underutilized and underappreciated age groups. Active seniors in good health have the time and often the financial ability to be partners and supporters […]

Coordinate activities for kids such as: Include kids (and parents) at pet adoptions at local events, pet stores, etc. Give them jobs to do and get them involved. Coordinate contests […]

Help the kids in your life improve the lives of homeless pets. Following are some ideas. Donate to Pet Food Banks Does your community have a pet food bank? If […]

You’ve probably seen an increasing number of news stories about pets being surrendered by owners who can’t afford to feed them. With the steady stream of news about layoffs and […]

Unfortunately, many very worthy nonprofit groups are competing for fewer dollars. What can animal shelters do to compete for these dollars? Since animal shelters represent the difference between life and […]