We want your experience at The Purr Project to be fulfilling. Getting homeless animals into a safe, forever home is only the final goal. Finding forever homes is incredibly satisfying, but the journey is where you truly find joy. To witness an animal who is alone, sick, scared, and has no hope get healthy, happy, and finally find their own spot on the couch of their forever home is an experience that will change your life. This is the experience you will get at Purr Project.
We also want to make your volunteer experience easy. Since we only use fosters many of the opportunities below can be done from home and only require a few hours per week and can be done on your schedule. And we are all one big team. You won't be alone. If there is a task that you can't take care you will have help. All of us - even managers - are non paid volunteers, seeing a cat that came through our program to find their perfect parents, enrichment is a constant. Whether it is lunch, trips, awards, or product and service discounts, you will be happy to be part of the team.
As a volunteer, the only thing that we will ask of you is to give what you can.
Foster Parents
Foster parents provide a temporary home for pets in need. Instead of spending their time in a shelter. On a daily basis, you are responsible for providing your foster animal with love, food/water, shelter, safety, training, and proper socialization. You are expected to be available to provide updates – along with pictures and personality updates on how the animal is doing and to coordinate vet appointments or meetings with potential adopters. You are expected to make the animal available, given reasonable notice, for purposes including veterinary care, meetings with potential adopters, training, etc.
Foster Team Leader
Provide support to foster volunteers to ensure that their supply needs are being met. Maintain a rescue and foster database, along with all communication and correspondence. Design and implement strategies to recruit and retain fosters. Train and supervise fosters to ensure animal well-being and successful placements.
Vet Tech
The Veterinary Technician assists the vet during procedures and provides animal care, blood draws, physical examinations, immunizations, euthanasia, and client education. This is an overview of the position, and the job responsibilities listed do not encompass the entire role.
Vet Tech Assistant
A veterinary assistant supports veterinarians and licensed veterinary technicians by providing routine animal care, hold animals steady and calm them during physical exams, vaccinations, and nail trims. Also answering phones, and scheduling appointments.
Adoptions Assistant
The adoptions assistant supports the adoptions manager by helping out during adoptions, answer phones, and schedule appointments.
Fundraising Team Leader
If you enjoy putting on parties and events, then this job is for you. You will lead a team whose job will be to imagine and see through to completion events and campaigns large and small. These events and campaigns are not only to make money but to also serve as our outreach to the community.
Fundraising Assistant
You will be part of a team that puts together events and campaigns large and small that raise funds for our mission and keeps us connected to the community.
Retail Team Lead
This is wide ranging department. Your team is responsible for selling our BRAND. This includes our "KooL
Kat" web store. Everything from designing retail items and keeping the site with fresh items and ideas. Direct community sales ideas (Candy, candles, etc.), Donation tables, retailing production & sales
Retail Team
Responsible for working with a team that sells Purr Project branded merchandise, in person and online, donation tables, designing and marketing retail merchandise (Tee shirts, caps, mugs, etc.).
Database and Donor Relations Coordinator
We are always looking for candidates who want to make a positive impact on the community! The Community Engagement Specialist and the Database & Donor Relations Coordinator play pivotal role. The coordinator ensures accurate, consistent, and efficient management of donor data. Maintain and update constituent records and contact information to ensure contact information is accurate and complete for donor cultivation, fostering strong relationships and enhancing donor retention and support.
Webmaster
Would like to help with the web site, updating the info, updating Petfinder and Adopt-A-Pet, and being a part of the new YouTube video series and (possible), podcast.
