GSRNE Rescue Angels

Our Volunteers are Rescue Angels!

Administrative and Fundraising:

  • Listening to GSRNE Hotline calls
  • Returning phone calls or emails
  • Creating and updating forms and documents, maintaining GSRNE databases
  • Preparing correspondence and “Thank You” notes to donors, members, volunteers, etc.
  • Soliciting donations (individual and corporate), grant writing
  • Coordinating online fundraising programs with vendor partners and identifying new opportunities
  • Maintaining website sections
  • Desktop publishing
  • Researching and writing newsletter or website articles
  • Contributing posts, photos, articles for social media (GSRNE Facebook, Twitter etc.)

Staffing Events and Promoting GSRNE:

  • Participating in GSRNE event planning (committee work)
  • Staffing GSRNE events (local events and key events like the annual auction and picnics)
  • Tracking event merchandise inventory, sourcing new inventory
  • Greeting new GSRNE members
  • Soliciting new volunteers and welcoming them to GSRNE

Dog or Adoption Related:

  • Coordinating the evaluation and intake of new foster dogs (requires interviewing skills and good knowledge of the GSD breed)
  • Evaluating dogs in regional Shelters (needs specialized training and experience)
  • Being a Foster Home for GSRNE rescue dog
  • Being a Buddy for a GSRNE rescue dog (pay for food, toys, supplies, microchip, etc.)
  • Checking references (Foster Home Applicants or Adoption Applicants)
  • Conducting Home Visits for Adoption or Foster Home Applicants
  • Matching rescue dogs with Adoption Applicants or Foster Homes (requires interviewing skills and good knowledge of GSD breed and training)
  • Photographing dogs available for adoption or at events
  • Assisting with GSRNE foster dog training (must be certified professional trainer)

 Other:

  • Have other ideas? Let us know what you would like to do.

There are many other jobs where help is needed. Many of these don’t take a lot of time, just someone dependable who can give some time as needed.

Volunteer Today and Help Save GSDs

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