Lights, camera, grantees!

Director's Corner

Greetings,

This month we shine the spotlight on you! Our grantees are doing such amazing work, and we want to be sure you have opportunities to learn more about one another.

As always, we'd love to hear about your innovative programs! Please share your experiences on our Facebook page and feel free to reach out to me if you'd like to be featured in a future Director's Corner. Thanks for all you do to make life better for senior dogs. The more we can learn from one another, the more we can help senior dogs.

Lisa Lunghofer, PhD

Executive Director

Sleepovers and pj's: A winning combination to help our most at-risk dogs

First-year grantee Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter (BARCS) has embraced sleepovers to help their dogs find loving homes.

Sleepovers, whether short-term or for a weekend, help dogs decompress and give fosters the chance to snap those heart-tugging photos that capture each dog's special personality. And if your foster dog is agreeable, pj's can be the icing on the sleepover cake.

“The pajamas are perfect for adoption bios and social media posts and listings, because they help the adopter transcend the shelter and visualize the dog as a member of their family and begin the connection,” says Bailey Deacon, BARCS’ Director of Community Engagement.

Grantee Webinar: Creative Problem-Solving

Using a 2-for-1 Approach

Join us December 2 at 1 ET

For those who work in animal welfare, creative problem-solving skills are a must. How many times have you made miracles happen on a shoestring budget or pulled off an event that others called impossible? Wouldn’t it be great if you could apply those skills to bigger issues facing your organization?

This webinar offers the chance to learn about returning Grey Muzzle grantee Jacksonville Humane Society’s proactive approach that has helped them further their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, while also addressing increased intake and staffing shortages. They'll discuss the role of partnerships and new funding sources and how creative problem-solving has deepened their commitment to being a positive agent for change in the community.

If your organization has a clever spin on a lifesaving program for senior dogs or is currently running a fresh take on a program and you are seeing great results, please post any ideas/acclaims to the Facebook page.

Pet Loss and Grief Support

A first-time grantee, BirchBark Foundation (BBF) provides financial assistance to economically vulnerable families who simply can’t afford the lifesaving care their pet needs. Their Pet Loss and Grief Support program helps people grieving the loss of a four-legged best friend. A new partnership with Papillion Center for Loss & Transition allows them to offer free one-on-one counseling sessions and monthly group Zoom sessions facilitated by professionals with expertise in grief.

Learn more

Best Friends Conference Proposals

Share your innovative work! Best Friends is accepting speaker proposals for their conference July 7-9, 2022, in Raleigh, NC. They're looking for a diverse group of people from various professions and backgrounds to present at the conference. The deadline for proposals is November 19.

Submit a proposal

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