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Title: Adoption Counselor Department and/or Team: Adoptions Reports to: Adoption Director Works with: Will correspond with potential adoptive families, other adoption team volunteers, foster families, foster team volunteers, vets, & landlords/apartment complex leasing offices on a regular basis. Correspondence with alumni team volunteers on a semi-regular basis will be required. Correspondence with other team volunteers will take place as needed. Description of Role: This volunteer will see adoption applications through from initial review to finalization. Primary Responsibilities: Reviewing adoption applications for approval. Confirming receipt of application and moving applicant’s status through ShelterLuv process within 48 hours of receipt. Performing landlord (LL) & vet checks. Sending complete approval/meet and greet email to potential applicant and foster family. Ensuring that fosters and applicants get into contact and are proceeding with process. Following up with adopter after the home visit takes place. Submitting contracts to applicants via ShelterLuv. Sending final "Congrats" email to adopter, foster, adopt team, & marketing team. Skills/Qualifications Needed: Regular phone access and proficiency with use of email (Gmail will be utilized). Ability to work virtually (phone, email) on a regular basis. Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to maintain professional level correspondence at all times. Strong sense of organization. Record-keeping skills. Must not have conflicting associations with similar non-profit organizations or business(es) related to animal welfare Time Commitment: Approximately 3-5 hours per week.
Date Posted: 2024-09-15
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Title: Foster Parent Works with: Various volunteers from all teams such as foster, medical, marketing, events, etc. RESPONSIBILITIES: Help us save more lives! By opening your home and heart to an animal in need until they can find their own FURever home. Commitment and Term: All of the animals that are brought into our program are placed into foster care. APPR does not have a shelter or facility so foster families must commit to fostering their pet until the pet is adopted or transported to another rescue partner (through set up and agreement with APPR). This agrees to working through unexpected behavioral and medical issues that may arise and following through with advised treatment. We understand that personal issues can arise that are out of your control such as but not limited to illness, death, moving to another state, change in financial status, etc. We will do our best to accommodate these unexpected life changes but cannot guarantee an immediate solution. Beyond providing plenty of love, foster homes are generally responsible for providing a safe, clean, and caring environment; shelter, food, water, and toys/enrichment; and exercise and socialization as appropriate. In addition to providing these basics, foster parents may also be asked to monitor any medical and/or behavioral issues and work with our medical and behavior teams, as needed, to provide the best care possible for the animal. Foster parents are responsible for picking up their foster from the shelter and transporting them to and from medical appointments, and events. We also expect our fosters to actively market their foster pet for adoption, screen and meet with potential adopters, be responsive and courteous towards potential adopters, and otherwise follow our adoption protocols. Who Should I Foster: It is important to be thoughtful of your decision to foster any live animal. When going through the album of available animals, please consider your family’s needs and lifestyle, the dog’s needs, and the care you are willing to provide. Many of the foster animals brought into our care are not yet ready for adoption due to outstanding medical needs. In addition, many times we do not know if the pet is house trained, how they are on a leash, if they are crate trained, etc. It is important to understand what you are and are not willing to deal with during your foster commitment. How To Apply: bit.ly/APPRDogFoster or bit.ly/APPRCatFoster
Date Posted: 2024-09-15
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ABOUT THE ROLE Abandoned Pet Project Rescue is a volunteer-run rescue group that pulls animals at risk of euthanasia from shelters in the DFW area. Since we do not have a facility, we rely solely on volunteers who open their homes as foster parents for the foster pets in need. As a foster representative, you will be the initial point of contact for our foster parents throughout the whole foster lifecycle. As a foster representative, you will conduct regular email (and/or phone) check-ins with your foster families and assist them with any questions or concerns regarding behavioral and medical issues that may arise. You will work as a liaison between the foster parent and our internal Foster, Medical, and Adoption teams. In addition to managing the foster/rescue relationship, you will be responsible for the gathering and record management of foster marketing information and medical paperwork in order to make sure our animals are marketed for adoption on our website and medically cleared for adoption and events. Responsibilities may include: ● Managing the relationship with 5-20 foster families at any given time. Work load is determined based on foster representative preference. ● Consistent check in with foster families via email and at times via phone. Check ins will be more frequent in the beginning of the process and then regress as the foster becomes more familiar with the process. ● Collection of marketing materials (photos, videos and biography information such as profile form) and medical paperwork and uploading to Shelterluv internal database. ● Publishing marketing material to adoption website through Shelterluv. ● Review medical records and log all pertinent information in Shelterluv and Foster Worksheet and in ShelterLuv as needed. ● Determine medical items needed for adoption, transport, and event eligibility. ● Ensure that your foster animal is medically up to date and act as a liaison between medical team and foster parent. ● Communicate with and support foster parents regarding medical needs, timelines, vet appointments, and changes in adoption, transport, or event eligibility. ● Assist in troubleshooting any issues with the foster pet, including training advice, and medical issues. ● Refer any issues beyond the scope of this function in a timely manner and to the foster or medical director. Team Involvement: This position reports to the Foster Director, Medical Director, and Executive Director. This individual will work closely with other foster representatives, foster parents, medical team, transport team, and adoption team. ABOUT YOU Qualifications: ● High school graduate with relatable animal/rescue group experience ● Experience as a foster parent with APPR or another reputable rescue organization. You may only be a foster representative for a species that you have hands on experience with. ● Ability to dedicate at least 5 hours a week to this role with a flexible work schedule to answer questions during the work day is preferred. ● Ability to work virtually (phone, email) and internet access. ● Excellent oral and written communication and customer service skills. ● Must be organized and able to record-keep in a precise and timely manner. ● Must not have conflicting associations with another non-profit organization related to animal welfare.
Date Posted: 2024-09-15
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Fundraising Director Title: Fundraising Director Department and/or Team: Fundraising Reports to: Executive Director Works with: This position involves correspondence with our Events, Marketing, & Accounting teams and Leadership on a regular basis. Close interaction with our other volunteers will also be required. Ongoing interaction with the public and Abandoned Pet Project supporters and donors will be a must. Responsibilities: Work with the Events Director to maintain a schedule of fundraising and donor appreciation events, ensuring variety of venue, location, and target market, etc. Work with Events Director to ensure events are staffed with qualified volunteers Regularly attend events to ensure consistency of process and to maintain professional relationships with supporters, donors, volunteers, & fosters. Maintain professional relationships with all venue hosts and Abandoned Pet Project sponsors, and follow up on potential new fundraising event opportunities and venues. Submit annual budget request for any expected major fundraising event income as well as expenses associated with fundraising events. Work closely with the Marketing Director on execution of marketing needs to promote all fundraising events appropriately via social media or other media outlets deemed applicable. Support the Executive Director as a secondary point of contact for all major events APP will be putting on or attending. Oversee thank you/appreciation for donors, venues, marketing partners, and others who contribute to our success with finances, time, or professional expertise. Send updates to Leadership team on the status of all fundraising events on a weekly basis. Participate as a member of Abandoned Pet Project Rescue’s Leadership team and work to align fundraising event goals with overall organization wide goals and the goals of other teams. Work closely with Events Director to ensure there is no overlap in multiple events scheduled at once and that combined Adoption/Community Outreach/Fundraising events are properly prepared and setup for success. Recruit and perform initial volunteer interviews, as well as work with the Executive Director on promotions and terminations of current volunteers as needed. Skills/Qualifications Needed: Ability to learn and perform any and all functions held by Fundraising team volunteers. Event planning and/or fundraising for a non-profit experience required. Ability to work virtually (phone, email) on a regular basis. Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to maintain professional level correspondence at all times. Strong sense of organization. Record-keeping skills. Excellent problem solving ability and ability to manage others professionally. Must have a HS diploma or higher degree of education. Must be located in the DFW Metroplex. Must not have conflicting associations with similar non-profit organizations or business(es) related to animal welfare Time Commitment: 5-10 hours per week
Date Posted: 2024-09-15
