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
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
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
Shelter Dog Socialization and Dog Introductions Dogs are naturally social animals, but not all have necessary social skills. Here are instructions for rescue dog socialization. Image
Shelter Dog Won't Go Back in Run Shelter dog won't go back in run? After being out, the dog puts on his brakes. You try to pull him, and he starts to growl. What to do? Image
Training Shelter Dogs Training shelter dogs helps get them ready to be adopted. Since many haven’t lived in a home, we work to prepare them for a home environment. 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
Media Relations for Animal Organizations This animal shelters media relations resource offers PR tips; how to write news releases, PSAs and letters to editor; tips for a successful interview. Image
Animal Shelter Fundraising Ideas This guide covers animal shelter fundraising fundamentals: developing a fundraising plan, strategies to raise money, grant writing and more. 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
No-Kill: How to Make a No-Kill Community a Reality Read firsthand accounts of leaders who have helped create no-kill cities or towns. These resources provide how-to’s for creating a no-kill community. Image
