Description:

The Community Event Lead will participate in the planning, organization, promotion, and execution of special events and other community activities for Ruff Start Rescue. These events will include: business expos, corporate events, presentations, and participation within the Princeton Chamber of Commerce under Ruff Start Rescue. This position will require access to the internet and availability to be able to check emails multiple times throughout the day and evening.

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Description:

The home visit coordinator position is a critical internal role, this role will be connecting Ruff Start Rescue Volunteers with the Placement or Foster Coordinators that need to have a home visit done. Each home visit coordinator are responsible for sending out a bulk email to the volunteers that live in the area that the home visit is needed. They also will be responsible for keeping a database up to date with volunteers that will do home visits. This position will require access to internet and the availability to be able to check emails multiple times throughout the day and evening. All home visit requests need to be filled within 24 hours of the Placement Coordinator or Foster Coordinators email request.

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Description:

The role of the PC Assistant is to be an added support to the placement coordinators. You will be in charge of assigning all new submitted adoption applications, reaching out to the application that does not list a specific animal. Working with potential adopters to find that right fit when they missed out on the desired animal.

As the PC assistant you will also be in charge of answering and assigning “calls” in Rescue Groups and taking on the general info@ruffstartrescue.org emails that request for additional information on animals. Assisting the PC’s with applications when needed; this may include but is not limited to; daily phone calls, daily emails, posting on FB, working applications sending out contracts and paypal information and also sending out the animals veterinarian records once the animal has been adopted.

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Description:

Every potential adopter must pass a Home Visit before an adoption. This helps us ensure the animal is the right fit for the new family as well as ensuring that our rescue animals are being placed into the best environment possible for their individual needs. Unfortunately, rescue animals are often passed around from shelter to shelter or sometimes worse and may come to us malnourished, neglected and sometimes abused. One of the most important things we can do for these animals is to triple check and be certain that we are not sending them into another situation that makes them uncomfortable. Home Visits are a quick and easy task but are one of the most important things we do as a rescue. You will meet tons of great people and fellow animal lovers and may make many new friends in the process.

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Description:

It will be your responsibility to respond to all inquiries that come into the rescue. We receive requests via submitted owner surrender forms on our website, emails to intake@ruffstartrescue.org (you will be put into this email group), and also voicemails. Occasionally we receive a letter in the mail from someone who does not have internet. A reply to their inquiry needs to happen within 48 hours of coming in. Understanding cats and behavior of cats is very important and necessary in this role. See requirements for the position and general details required listed under the general intake coordinator role.

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Description:

The Fundraising and Events Committee meets once a month (The second Tuesday of the month in Zimmerman, MN). Committee members work with the event/fundraising coordinator in coordinating all fundraising events and also hosting certain fundraisers. The committee members are the ones in charge and named "leads" of upcoming events. We all work together as a team to raise funds for the rescue and it's a fun and exciting atmosphere! Join us!

Fundraising/Event Helpers

Helps with setup/tear down of events such as fundraisers, educational events, adoption events, block parties, business expos, twin's games, galas, etc. You would also help to hand out educational materials and educate people on the rescue and try to recruit new volunteers. If you aren't able to be on the committee and make it to our meetings in Zimmerman, consider signing up to help out at our events located throughout central, MN.

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Description:

We hold adoption days throughout central MN every weekend. We are looking for team leads for each of our locations. This would consist of being in charge of a particular event/location each month (or every other month or as a back up) and setting up our booth, being available to answer questions from the public and/or foster parents, taking down our booth. You will be given an event supply bag with everything needed for run the event. You will need to learn about Ruff Start Rescue so you are equipped to answer questions. You will help promote "your" event in our closed Facebook groups and encourage foster parents to attend that weekend.

Locations consist of: Elk River, Princeton, St.Cloud, Coon Rapids, Maple Grove, St.Paul, Roseville, etc. Most events take place at Petsmart, Chuck N Don's, Country Feed store, and other various locations.

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Description:

The newsletter creator would be responsible to write and create our monthly electronic newsletter and distribute electronically to our subscribers. The newsletter is powered by MailChimp. Must have some experience in graphic design and excellent writing skills. This position requires you to work with our internal group of team members to find out about upcoming events, featured animals, suvoloess stories, and more! If you are creative, have great writing skills, and have experience with graphics, please apply!

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Description:

As a Ruff Start Rescue Volunteer Coordinator, you will be responsible for supporting Ruff Start Rescue volunteers on a regular basis in a variety of areas. Volunteer Coordinators are responsible for recruiting and engaging volunteers and keeping them engaged with orientations, regular communications, and events. The Volunteer Coordinators are also responsible for processing new volunteer applications. There are currently two Volunteer Coordinators and Ruff Start Rescue seeks additional members of the team to focus on specific activities and projects.

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Description:

We are looking for foster coordinators that are located throughout central MN and willing to drive up to 30 minutes to train in a new foster. The FC is responsible to do a 2 hour orientation with new fosters and get them trained in and setup to foster for RSR. The FC will be the one to ideally do the home visit and do orientation at that time, however the home visit can be done by a volunteer and the orientation can be done remotely. Will be responsible to process applications, do background checks, reference checks, etc on new fosters. The workload is estimated to be around 6 hour's minimum per week.

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Description:

This position falls under our vetting team. The mobile clinic surgery scheduler would work hand in hand with the vetting team along with the foster parents to setup and schedule most surgeries through our partner mobile clinics. This can be a daily task, sometimes every other day. Must be proficient in using spreadsheets and have avoloess to email on a daily basis. Smartphone is required for this position as well as a home computer. Time estimate is around 30 minutes to 1 hour per day. Veterinary terms and experience is a plus as you will also be scheduling vavoloines, microchips, etc with the clinics and it would help to have a good understanding of vet care.

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Description:

We are looking for 1-2 more intake coordinators to join our team. Intake is responsible to find animals that need rescue in local shelters and high kill shelters throughout the US. We currently have many email requests on a daily basis of animals needing help and we need more intake coordinators to help us sort through those emails and save animals. Intake brings the animals into the rescue by arranging for transport from the shelter to the rescue, arranging vetting while at the current shelter location, and lines up foster homes for these animals to be placed in when they arrive. We are looking for intake coordinators that have specific breed experience (hunting breeds, small breeds, etc.). This volunteer position requires you to be able to deal at a fast paced and sometimes high stress level (while also very rewarding). This position also requires daily email communication and a smartphone to avoloess email while away from the computer. Must be highly organized and able to communicate professionally at all times as you will be working with many different shelters, fosters, impounds, etc.

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Description:

Will work mostly with the fundraising and events committee to help spread the word about upcoming events. Must have computer access daily and be very computer savvy. Must know how to use Facebook and create events, and will be in charge of creating events using www.eventbrite.com and posting events to our website. This position would also entail notifying local radio stations and television stations for our bigger events. Must have previous social networking experience for a company or organization.

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Description:

The microchip coordinators are responsible for registering all microchips for incoming and adopted animals that come into the rescue. Must have avoloess to a computer at least every other day and have knowledge on using spreadsheets and PDFs. This position falls under our vetting department team and you will need to be able to handle receiving many emails on a daily basis as all vet questions and records will come through your email (many will not apply to you however). This position requires around 5 hours a week depending on how many animals are currently in the rescue at the time, the time can fluctuate. This can be done on your own time, but is something that must be kept up on a daily or bi-daily basis.

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Description:

Volunteer animal transporters bring animals to/from vet appointments, home visits, adoption events on the weekends, special events that we have coming up, transports to their new foster home, etc.

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Description:

We are always looking for more dog trainers and behaviorists to partner with that are willing to volunteer their time and advice for our foster homes.

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Description:

We are looking for groomers around central, MN who would volunteer their services with grooming some of our foster dogs when they first come in from the shelter setting. Some of these dogs and cats need some professional expertise and we would love to have help from some professional groomers around the area so we can show everyone what beauties these dogs and cats really are!

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Description:

Currently seeking boarding facilities to help us out with emergency cases or when we need to overnight a dog for a day or two until we line up a foster home. Sometimes needed for when fosters go on vacation and were unable to find someone to watch the foster dog.

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Description:

Ruff Start Rescue has started up an educational program geared towards educating children about the importance of animal rescue, wellness, and safety. This is a new program that we are forming a committee form. We need help with designing the program with age appropriate outlines, speaking at schools, recruiting volunteers, etc. We are looking for people with strong communication skills, organized, reliable, loves animals and kids, outgoing, and educational experience is a plus! We want to make a difference and we believe this is the start to a new future by educating the next generation. Our meetings out the last Tuesday of the month in the evening, located in Zimmerman, MN. We do require committee members to attend 9/12 meetings a year in order to join. If you, or someone you know, are interested in this position Fill out a volunteer application! We would love to have you join us in making a difference.

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