No Kill Louisville

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 2013 Volunteer Orientation Dates All orientations will be held at No Kill Louisville's Pet Food Bank located at 1700 Mellwood Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Pet Food Bank

Location: 1700 Mellwood Avenue, Louisville, KY, 40206; Hours: most Saturdays volunteers are needed in 3 to 4 hour shifts; Goal of Position(s) - To bag and distribute pet food, to assist with administrative tasks, to organize volunteers, or to pick up & drop off large donations from donating businesses around town. "On call" help is also needed to unload and organize large shipments of pet food when the delivery truck arrives.

Feel free to email us at petfoodbank@nokill-louisville.com for more information!

 
Committee Vacancies

Fundraising/Events Committee - Volunteers needed to create and organize events in advance, pick up items, contact merchants about participating, help with publicity and man booths the day of the event.  Some events or fundraising opportunities are the Angel Tree Program, Hogs for Dogs, Gay Pride Parade and many others.

No Kill Kentucky Committee - this committee will work with the President on getting the last of the license plate applications to launch the plate program (must be completed by the end of 2013) and then work at developing the grant program which will help shelters and rescues across the state. 

Volunteer Committee - helps recruits new volunteers, works on database, communicates regularly (weekly) with volunteers on upcoming volunteer needs and events, works with Board of Directors representative, and more. 

Spay/Neuter Committee* - volunteers that help run the 28 Days of Spay and additional programs. Meet monthly with duties in between meetings as assigned including gathering donation canisters, sending out vouchers for spay/neuter, working to identify grants and establish new and out-of-the-box spay/neuter programs. 10% of all general funds coming into No Kill Louisville go to spay/neuter efforts in addition to grants and specified donations.

*The spay/neuter committee is seeking someone who can specifically focus on identifying for those fundraising  opportunities (this person must be in close  communication with the larger NKL fundraising committee as well).

 
General and Annual Event Volunteer Needs 

No Kill Louisville Booths at outside events - we need help a few hours a month staffing booths at events around the Louisville area. This would require set up or break down of booths, handling small amounts of  money (selling t-shirts, taking donations, etc), a clear understanding of the No Kill model and volunteers who enjoy working with the public even when they don't yet understand the No Kill model. 

Gay Pride Parade - Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15, 2013.  Volunteers needed to staff a booth, walk in the parade.

Hogs for Dogs - Volunteers needed to contact merchants for raffle items, staff booths, help with publicity and write thank you notes.

Angel Tree Program - In November and December volunteers needed for picking up supplies, sorting items, setting up trees and administrative help.   In January we need help delivering the donated items to the rescues and shelters. Email info@nokill-louisville.com to help.

Furry Features distribution - distribute weekly Furry Features around town at coffee shops, libraries and area businesses; help establish an additional list to mail Furry Features to weekly; work with other volunteers to send out weekly mailing

Board of Directors' support and general administrative needs

Website, FaceBook and Twitter updates - we need help keeping our website, FB and twitter accounts up-to-date, adding calendar dates and more. This is a simple windows website and you do not have to have coding experience to help with this. Likely need 2 to 3 volunteers for this. 

Other skills and general needs

• Bookkeeping/accounting experience
  
• Compile weekly transport listings - posted on website and to social networks
• Volunteers interested in assisting in research of low income clinic, No Kill shelter and Hope Fund Rehabilitation Center
• Mailings - stuffing and folding - for fundraising team and BOD
• Answering email questions from general public
  
• Staffing for NKL pet owner helpline
• Basic administrative needs as they arise
• Help filing reports in connection with grants
• Assistance in calling Kentucky shelters to begin assessing the numbers of pets taken in and number of pets killed 

 
Other Ways to Help

Check out details on volunteer opportunities at other area shelters and rescues.