VOLUNTEER QUALIFICATIONS:

You must be reliable, have a basic understanding of Rescuties’s mission and goals, have good people skills, be flexible, and a have a great sense of humor. We believe volunteering can be fun and rewarding for all concerned!

We allow teens to volunteer and kids can volunteer as well, with parental supervision.

We offer our volunteers (with at least 10 hours of volunteer work per month as well as participation in one fundraising event per month) the opportunity to attend our Board Meetings and have input.

We are committed to creating a respectful low stress environment where volunteers feel appreciated and valued.

We have virtual opportunities that can be done from any location in the country or in the world!

We need the following:

FOSTER HOMES

This is always our most critical need. In order to carry out our mission and save animals, we need foster parents to provide a safe, loving home for a kitty until a permanent, adoptive home is found. Rescuties can provide **food, supplies, approved veterinary care, and other support for the foster kitty. Each new foster home enables us to save another kitty. We appreciate the love, time and commitment you make to the kitties that you foster. You’ll earn the satisfaction that you’ve helped save a life. We feel your time is enough contribution and don’t demand that you pour lots of your personal money into your foster kitties as well!
Therefore, we pay all medical bills for your foster cat. We have arrangements with vets to bill us directly, so you do not need to worry about filing with us for reimbursement.

**We are a new rescue and not able to make the commitment as of yet to provide you with 100% of needed food and litter; however, we will share with our fosters any food and litter donations that we receive.

Sample Activities:

• Take care of your foster kitty and provide socialization and healthy practices
• Spend a little extra time each day to care for and play with your foster kitty so that he/she is well-socialized when it’s time to move to the forever home
• Make the kitty available for mobile adoptions.

Cat Care Volunteers

• Attend to needs of cats at Mobile Adoptions making certain they are comfortable and properly handled
• Make sure cats are given water and have toys (provided by Rescuties)
• Learn about cat care
• Talk to potential adopters and the public about cat care and the cats in the Rescuties program
• Pass out Rescuties literature

Grants Writers - Virtual Opportunity

• Review grant applications
• Prepare grant applications
• Identify supporting documentation and exhibits needed to accompany application

Transportation

• Pick up and deliver cats to foster families
• Pick up and deliver cats to Mobile Adoption
• Transport cats to medical appointments
• Pick up (”pull”) cats from area shelters and deliver them to the vet for pre-foster care boarding.

Events Planners

• Take leadership on a specific special event developing a task list and timeline
• Assign responsibilities to Event Supporters
• Supervise Event Supporters to ensure project remains on target
• Coordinate and manage the event
• Work with Marketing Committee to develop publicity and materials for the project

Events Supporters

(Events may range in size and complexity from something as simple as a sidewalk bake sale, to a band/nightclub fundraiser, to a cocktail party with live entertainment, or possibly even an art auction.)

• Take responsibility for a specific event task (e.g., food and beverages, music, materials, advertising, transportation, setup, cleanup, etc.)

Creative Writers - Virtual Opportunity

• Write profiles for adoptable cats
• Write profiles for special needs cats
• Write Santa letters
• Write newsletter articles

Arts and Crafts Volunteers

• Knit or crochet cat toys
• Sew pet beds and blankets
• Create cat-themed artwork

• Place donation boxes and collect funds from the boxes
• Participate in tabling activities
• Solict funds from the public and private sectors
• Solict material items from the public and private sectors for use with our kitties or for periodic garage sales
• Media liason with local radio and television stations - pet of the week

Attorney - Virtual Opportunity

• Law student, law graduate, or attorney to review our contracts and forms and make sure they are legally binding.

Accountant - Virtual Opportunity

• To manage our funds using Quickbooks or similar software (provided by Rescuties)

PHP Programmer - Virtual Opportunity

• Design and implement a database program for listing our cats on our website. We were donated a program, but it only works in Windows, and our server is running on Debian Linux.

Monitor Rescue Line - Virtual Opportunity

• Assist with answering the Rescue Line (local Austin number). This is a voicemail line only; we do strive to return all calls within 24 hours. Can be done virtual if you have a cell phone or VOIP - we don’t want you to incur a huge phone bill if you are calling from out of the area
• Typical calls will include pet guardians wishing to surrender pets for various reasons and people looking for pets. We strive to assist guardians work out a solution and keep the pet in their home, but we do maintain a waiting list for owner surrenders. We also assist pet guardians in adopting pets out via courtesy posts on our page and allowing the guardians to bring the pets to our adoption days.
• Training will be provided for this job.

Feral Cat Coordinator

• Passionate about ferals? We’re seeking a committed volunteer to design and implement a feral cat program.
• We will be following Alley Cat Allies’ testing protocol.
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Please feel free to email us regarding any of these opportunites.

If you have a talent we haven’t mentioned that you’d like to share - also please feel free to email us!