Gap Analysis Tool Animal shelters can access the Gap Analysis Tool to determine which programs can help them save more homeless dogs’ and cats’ lives to reach no-kill. Image
Animal Shelters and Rescues Partner to Save Pets An experienced animal rescuer explains how shelters can work with rescues to save shelter animals. Image
Recruiting Volunteers for Nonprofit Organizations Guide provides advice on volunteers for nonprofits and other organizations, and then preparing, training, and keeping volunteers busy and happy. Image
Humane Animal Control Manual Humane Animal Control manual, assembled by Best Friends Animal Society, describes lifesaving municipal shelter programs for dogs and cats. Image
How Organizations Can Engage and Retain Volunteers Manual from Best Friends Animal Society covers how to recruit, engage and retain volunteers. Image
Enrichment for Shelter Cats Shelter cat enrichment resource outlines reasons for, benefits of, and various forms of enhancing felines' lives and provides sample enrichment plans. Image
Animal Fundraising Ideas: Get More Donations How to raise money to help homeless dogs and cats: This comprehensive Best Fiends Animal Society resource provides tips and ideas. Image
Animal Coalition: How to Build a Successful One Gregory Castle, Best Friends CEO, walks you through a dozen ways to help build a successful animal coalition of pet welfare groups and organizations. Image
How To Conduct Successful Adoption Events Manual from Best Friends Animal Society covers how to put on a successful dog, cat or other pet adoption event. Image
Enrichment for Dogs in Shelters This action kit provides ways to provide enrichment for shelter dogs, improving their day-to-day lives in the shelter and increasing their adoptability. Image
Dog Foster Care Manual This dog foster care resource is for people new to fostering. Animal shelters and rescue groups can tailor it for their own purposes. Image
Creating an Online Orientation for Animal Foster Care Volunteers Rescue groups and shelters may want to consider creating an animal foster care volunteers online orientation option to acquire more pet foster homes. Image
Bottle-Feeding Kittens: A Comprehensive Guide This guide provides instructions for caring for bottle-feeding kittens — aka "bottle babies" or very young kittens who have been abandoned or orphaned. Image
Best Friends Volunteer Handbook Non profit volunteer handbook for Best Friends, including info about policies, that may be used as a sample or template for other organizations. Image
Animal Shelter Dogs: Promoting Them for Adoption This action kit gives instructions of how to promote shelter dogs for adoption. Get tips on promoting individual dogs and holding adoption events. Image
Animal Welfare Coalition-Building Action Kit Animal welfare coalitions are teams that have a mission focused on helping homeless animals. This comprehensive how-to guide provides instructions. Image
