Search Search Search Topic Programs & Operations Managing People Resources Keeping Pets in Homes Safety Net Spay/Neuter Clinic Flow Clinic Administration Equine Welfare Equine Adoption Animal Health Animal Care Cruelty & Disasters Disaster Preparedness & Response Adoption & Placement Relocation & Transport (-) Reaching & Supporting Adopters Foster Care Promotions & Events Active FiltersReaching & Supporting Adopters Group 9 Clear All 10 Ways to Thank Pet Foster Families Try these free and low-cost tips to show gratitude for your animal shelter or rescue’s foster families. How to Go Live on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Going live for an event, campaign, or just to show off animals boosts your social media strategy and helps raise visibility. Get best practices on how to go live. The Rise of the Meme: How to Engage Your Audience in Social Media Learn how to effectively engage your fans and followers on social media channels. Adopter Support: Helping Adopters Succeed Learn about a successful post-adopter support program that proactively reaches out to adopters to offer assistance with common problems. Marketing Checklist for Horse Adoption Organizations Use our checklist to ensure you’re following marketing best practices for your website, social media, email, and more to adopt out more equines. Meet-and-Greet Experiences that May Impact Dog and Cat Adoption Discover dozens of research-based factors that can increase—or decrease—a shelter animal’s likelihood of getting adopted as a result of an in-person or virtual meet-and-greet. 6 Tips for Following Up with Adopters Following up with adopters is a key part of keeping people and pets together. Check out these tips to help your organization design an effective follow-up process. New ASPCA Survey: Vast Majority of Dogs and Cats Acquired During Pandemic Still in Their Homes As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, 90% of dogs and 87% of cats are still in their homes. Moving Forward and Preparing for the Future: How Shelters Responded to COVID-19 Join our roundtable discussion about how 3 organizations managed the pandemic and what insights they will carry into the future. They Did It: Decreased Length of Stay with Post-Adoption Spay/Neuter Contracts Learn how 1 shelter used post-adoption spay/neuter contracts to get pets into homes faster and open space for more animals in need.