Volunteer - Committee Positions

Location: Browerville

Committees descriptions:

Each committee will have two lead people or chairpersons, and these two people will be responsible for determining how many people they will need for their committee, and will screen additional people for their committee as there is a need. They will also be responsible for reporting to the board monthly on needs, concerns, plans, overall production of their group. And the Lead or chairpersons will be scheduling their own meetings for their groups as needed.

These two are also responsible for keep track of attendance, expenses, needs, meetings and minutes if any are held as well as mileage if any and time spent working on projects, for their group activities.

Adoption - Oversees adoption processes and adoptions, this group will handle the adoption process and screening, as well as assist with defining and redefining policies of our adoptions. They will handle the tasks assigned to them regarding their role in this group. This group will take applications for adoptions, screen the adopters and schedule meet and greets as well as home inspections and will make final decisions of the adoption.

Grant Writing - Oversees the processes of writing grants, researching grant possibilities, assisting with defining and redefining needs and policies of this area. They will also write grants when possible as well as perspective grants.

Intake - Oversees the process of taking in animals as well as assists in defining and redefining the needs and policies of this area, also they will process the animals coming in and pass the information to the foster committee who will set them up with the proper foster. These people will also do tasks that are assigned as needed by their lead or chair person as well related to this area.

Care Plan / Veterinarian Care - This group oversees and assists in the defining and redefining of policies and setting up care plans for each animal we take into our rescue, and making sure that the proper procedures are taken as needed for each animal to ensure they are getting what they need to be prepared for their forever homes. This group also will do random follow ups on each animal, will do a lot of contacting with Veterinarians, will work with the veterinarians and schedule vet appointments.

Foster - This group is responsible for screening perspective fosters, scheduling home inspections, taking in applications for fosters and assigning fosters assignments according to animals needs and care plan. They will also help define and redefine the policies and needs for fostering and will assist fosters as needed if something is needed or if there is a problem. They will also work with the adoptions committee, care plan committee as well to help make a smoother process.

Event Planning / Scheduling - This group will be responsible for checking for upcoming events and work on planning for our group to have a booth or stand , adoption event, or some sort of presence at the event whenever possible. They will schedule and plan, arrange for the event, and gather the people they need as well as inform board what they need for each event so the funds can be made available if needed, and materials etc.

They will also help define and redefine policies in this area as needed as well.

Community Service - With community services becoming a popular thing for classes, for courts etc, we are allowing people to do their community service with us and so this group will be the contact for the agency or contact person to go to when setting up a community service project or schedule. They will be responsible for helping define and redefine policies for this area as well as oversee the people coming in doing the community service.

Volunteer - The Volunteer committee will have two chair or lead people, and this group will be responsible for policy management, as well as helping screen future Volunteers as needed, and will communicate issues, needs or whatever else needs to be known to the board. they will have their own meetings as needed. They may also plan and schedule events to show appreciation for the Volunteers as well.

Transportation - This committee will have two lead or chairpersons and will be responsible for policy management, planning, scheduling, of transporting for the rescue animals. This group will work on setting up transportation for the animals to vet appointments, events etc if the foster cannot do it. Also sometimes would set up transport for animals to be moved to another foster or to pick up animals being surrendered to the rescue, and transport animals to their new homes.

Would also be responsible for screening transporters and keeping the board updated on needs, and progress etc.

Media - This group will have two lead or chairpersons, and will be responsible for management of policies in this area as well as contacting or submitting articles, ads etc to any form of the media to help our rescue spread the word about activities, events, or just to advertise or share interesting stories…