
Happy holidays and best wishes for a great 2010 from all of us here at the National Association of Pet Rescue Professionals & Logical Expressions, Inc. And for your viewing entertainment, check out our goofy videos that feature our dog Cami. (Yes, she's a shelter/rescue pup!)

Burnout goes beyond stress to the point that everything feels hopeless and a big waste of time. If you're burned out, you just don't care anymore and feel like nothing you do will have any impact on anything...

The biggest issues facing rescue and humane organizations are not anything related to animals, but rather related to people. "Turf wars" and egos get in the way of forward progress to help homeless animals. Email just seems to exacerbate this problem...

I'm writing this a day later than usual because of the holiday. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. We had a good time cooking, crafting, and relaxing...

Because of my book Funds to the Rescue, I've been thinking and talking a lot about fundraising lately. One of the best ways to raise funds for the animals is through the power of the written word. However, a lot of people are afraid of writing or don't know where to start...

Susan Daffron talks to Liz Keller from the Glen Wild Animal Rescue, which is based in Delaware County, New York. The topic of discussion is a 6-year old shepherd mix named Spike...

When I did my fundraising workshop at the No More Homeless Pets Conference, I discussed the issue of working with volunteers. I asked folks in the audience (about 250 people) to raise their hand if they'd ever had problems with volunteers. Pretty much every hand shot up...

Susan Daffron talks to Kunzang Drolma about a dog named Pipi who is available for adoption from Tara's Babies Animal Welfare, an animal sanctuary located in Northern Arizona. Tara's Babies was formed after Hurricane Katrina...

This week we had a call with Leigh Siegfried about how you can run your rescue like a business. We talked about a number of simple things you can do to increase the professionalism of your organization and improve your reputation in the community.

Over the weekend, I was at the Best Friends No More Homeless Pets Conference where I presented a workshop on fundraising that was based on my book Funds to the Rescue. Then I went to Utah to visit the Best Friends sanctuary. Being among so many "animal people" was an amazing experience...

Assuming the airlines cooperate, by the time you read this I'll be in Las Vegas for the Best Friends No More Homeless Pets Conference. I'll be busily freaking out about my workshop presentation, so hey, wish me luck...

This week, we had a teleseminar with Kimberly Sanberg from Ignitus, who did a great job explaining how you can integrate direct mail with social media. One thing that came up during the call is the importance of having all your "ducks in a row" before you embark on an integrated campaign...

Susan Daffron talks to Vicky Caponiti from the Partnership for Animal Welfare (PAW) about a tri-colored border collie mix named Mickey who is available for adoption. Based in the Washington, D.C...

Because I'm going to be traveling at the end of next week, it feels like our October teleseminar is coming right on the heels of our last one. But it's a great follow-on because the topic builds on our recent social media teleseminar. On Tuesday October 13 at 1 pm (Pacific), Kimberly L...








