Search Search Search Topic (-) Adoption & Placement Relocation & Transport Reaching & Supporting Adopters Community Cats Foster Care Promotions & Events Equine Welfare Equine Adoption Enrichment & Behavior Behavior Canine Enrichment Feline Enrichment Shelter Medicine Programs & Services Intake & Preventive Care Foster Animal Health Care Cruelty & Disasters Disaster Preparedness & Response Animal Cruelty Investigations Programs & Operations Board & Leadership Managing People Resources Managed Admission Volunteers Spay/Neuter Surgery Patient Care Clinic Flow Clinic Administration Keeping Pets in Homes Active FiltersAdoption & Placement Group 9 Clear All Five Steps to a Better Adoption Experience Download This PDF details five steps to a better adoption experience, and can help you find good homes for your animals while taking a more conversational approach. Sample Post-Adoption Follow-Up with Scripts and Email Templates Use this sample adopter phone survey and email templates to conduct post-adoption follow-ups. 4 Tips for Equine Matchmaking Learn five tips to make better adoption matches for the equines in your care. Dakin Humane Society's Progressive Adoption Programs This shelter's open adoption plan replaces inflexible rules with congenial, collaborative communication between shelter and adopters. 3 Tips for Pre-Approving Adopters Having more adopters than you have animals is a great problem to have. Follow these three tips to keep those potential adopters engaged and ready for when you do have their match. 12 Tips for Big Adoption Events Want to host a successful large-scale adoption event? Use these 12 terrific tips from your colleagues who have been there, done that. Stocking Stuffers for Shelter Animals Looking for a fun way to deck your halls? Hang a stocking on each dog and cat kennel and encourage visitors to stuff the stockings with toys and other goodies. Adoption Ambassadors Resources: Take-Home Checklist This checklist will ensure your Adoption Ambassadors are leaving your shelter with all the supplies they need to care for and market their foster pets. They Did It: Reinvented How They Talk About Behavior in Shelter Animals Two experts provide examples and tools for messaging behavior in shelter animals that can be easily implemented into daily operations. They Did It: Surprise Kitten Visit Forget fruit baskets—give the gift of kittens instead! This Illinois shelter showed up at local supporting businesses with kitty thank-yous in tow. Pagination Previous page ‹ previous … Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 … Next page next ›