Insuring Volunteers & Actions
It is important to not only make sure that your animal organization is protected, but also the volunteers that our vital to your organization and the animals’ well-being. Volunteers should be covered...
View ArticleWhy is Volunteer Training Important?
Do you desire staff that is educated about your Animal Welfare Organizations mission, so you can achieve goals collectively and make every effort to better your animal rescue? Risk management seldom...
View ArticleBest Practice Procedures can Save you Money
Let’s face it, insurance premiums are not always inexpensive, but is necessary for every animal rescue to purchase proper isnurance protection. The best way to keep the premium low and to keep your...
View ArticleKeep your Team Happy and Motivated
Do you realize how much money your Animal Welfare Organization is losing from disengaged volunteers? It’s a surprisingly $300 billion annually. There are tactics to keep volunteers motivated and to...
View Article10 Ways to Be a Better Volunteer
It’s only natural for someone who loves animals and who cares about their welfare to want to help out. Volunteering at your local animal shelter is one way to do this. If you’re an animal lover looking...
View Article5 Items to Address in your Volunteer Waiver
As an animal rescue shelter, you need volunteers to help socialize and care for the animals on a daily basis. Working as a volunteer with animals can be one of the most rewarding experiences however...
View Article5 Ways to Prevent Injury
Animal shelters are home to many animals across the United States, and they should be looked after like homes. They are used for animals as refuges when they are lost, or places to nurse them to...
View ArticleAnimal Shelter Insurance
Your animal shelter provides an excellent service to our furry friends in need. However it is also at risk of lawsuits stemming from many different sources. Here is how you can protect your shelter...
View ArticleVolunteer Protection Act: How does that Impact animal rescues?
In 1997 the Federal Government corrected a bad situation in the field of the animal rescue shelter. The passing of the Volunteer Protection Act protected volunteers with humane societies and at your...
View ArticleInsurance: How can it protect you?
The hard economic times has made it necessary for need of business to increase the directors and officers insurance. The liability insurance can help protect them from losses incurred through wrong...
View ArticleHow to Choose the Right Animal Shelter to Volunteer For
Every day, animal shelters rescue hundreds – if not, thousands – of animals who are strays, lost, abused or abandoned. Shelters are mostly privately-funded organizations and majority of them rely on...
View ArticleHow Old should Volunteers Be in an Animal Shelter?
Volunteers in animal shelters should be over the age of 18, and there are a number of very good reasons why: Animals are unpredictable: And so are children. This mix can be dangerous. The unfortunate...
View ArticleWhere should you find Volunteers for Your Animal Shelters?
Choosing a volunteer for animal shelters is very important. Many simply don’t realize the vitally important role that groups of caring, dedicated volunteers play in advocating for shelter animals....
View ArticleWhat are Types of Zoonotic Disease Should we Train Volunteers about?
Animals in shelters are at greater risk of carrying zoonotic diseases because of many factors, often in part because animals enter shelters without having had vaccinations and consistent veterinary...
View ArticleHow to Create a Liability Waiver for Volunteers
Volunteering for an animal welfare organization or rescue center is definitely not an easy job, and it can entail several important health risks for the volunteer. It is therefore necessary that you...
View ArticleProtect Your Volunteers
Accident & Health insurance provides cover in the event a volunteer is injured while working for an organization in an official capacity. This coverage usually pays medical expenses that the...
View ArticleHow Do I protect my Animal Shelter Volunteers?
Volunteer insurance is available to animal rescues and shelters as protection for their volunteers. It covers volunteers from injuries that are incurred while doing their volunteer duty. It provides...
View ArticleUnderstanding Insurance for Animal Shelters
Insurance can be one of the most expensive aspects of business from animal welfare organizations. Many go without the coverage they need because they are facing budget cuts or need the funding they do...
View ArticleWhat are Types of Zoonotic Diseases?
Zoonotic diseases, those that can be transferred from animals to humans, should always be kept in mind when working with animals. Although there aren’t many of them, some can be life threatening if...
View ArticleLiability Waivers & Your Shelter
There is much joy to be had while running an animal shelter. Finding animals forever homes on a regular basis can be hard work, but is very rewarding. However, for all the things that can go right in...
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