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5 Tips for Training and Retaining Volunteers

Learn how one small all-volunteer organization uses five tips to effectively train and retain an army of dedicated volunteers.

5 Ways to Show Volunteers How Important They Are

You know your volunteers are vital. Here are volunteer appreciation tips to help make sure they know it, too!

Creating SOPs

Find out what SOPs are, what they should contain, who benefits from having them and strategies for getting them written.

Join the ASPCA Veterinary Engagement Team (VET) to Help Shape Animal Welfare Policy

Veterinarians who join the ASPCA Vet Advocacy Team can contribute their voices to policy changes that can improve the lives of animals nationwide.

6 Ways to Create a Sense of Community for Volunteers

Successful volunteer programs keep volunteers connected to each other and your agency. Try these six tips to keep volunteers in touch.

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.

Sample Job Descriptions for Kitten Foster Coordinators

These job descriptions summarize the responsibilities of being a kitten foster coordinator or volunteer foster coordinator for an animal shelter or rescue.

Compassion Fatigue & Resilience Resources for Animal Shelter Staff & Volunteer Wellness

Learn essential ways to stay healthy and resilient while working in animal welfare, including tips for managing stress and preventing burnout.

Volunteer Passports: The Gateway to Shelter Support

A simple, straightforward training tool introduces volunteers to shelter support tasks that have a high impact.

Download the Latest Shelter Planning Calendar

To help you optimize the possibilities every month of the year can bring to animals in your care, we've created this free, shelter-focused calendar.

Join The Rescue Effect