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Best Ideas to Attract, Retain, & Grow Animal Shelter & Rescue Volunteers

Try these 10 resources, including articles and webinars, to attract, train, and retain your volunteers.

8 Tips for Effectively Communicating During a Crisis

Learn tips to engage the community during urgent and crisis situations when your animals (and staff) need it most.

5 Tips for Thanking Donors

Use these five basic tips for showing gratitude to donors, building goodwill—and potentially fostering larger donations in the future.

Talking with Matt Bershadker, President and CEO of the ASPCA

Check in with Matt Bershadker, President and CEO of the ASPCA, to learn about his animal welfare journey and his thoughts on where the field is headed.

COVID-19 Animal Welfare Survey Offers View of Future Shelter Operations

A survey of shelters and rescues during the pandemic revealed challenges, lessons learned, and new approaches to help dogs and cats going forward.

Tips for Managing Capacity Challenges from Oregon Humane Society

Oregon Humane Society offers useful tips for managing capacity for care and avoiding overcrowding.

Top Tips for Volunteer Success in an Animal Shelter or Rescue

Read our top tips for finding, motivating, and retaining one of your most important assets – your animal shelter volunteers.

Strategies to Increase Kitten Fostering in Communities with High Shelter Intake

Read a recent ASPCA study that identifies barriers and opportunities to increase kitten foster volunteers in high kitten shelter intake communities.

They Did It: Hired a Social Worker for Their Animal Shelter

Gateway Pet Guardians hired a Community Support Manager to support the people and pets in their community

Essential Tips for Effective Fundraising

The ASPCA’s Philanthropy team offers tips and best practices in animal welfare fundraising strategies.

Join The Rescue Effect