I received this nice note from Ben Davidow of Students for Animal Rights (StAR). Thanks to Diane Hoffman, Lorrie Reece, and Carolyn Maclaren — and to all our creativePAW volunteers!
If you’re a creative professional like a writer, web designer, photographer, editor, web designer, etc., please do sign up for the creativePAW mailing list to receive volunteer requests from animal welfare organiaztions like StAR.
A few months ago I was stuck. As the Co-organizer of Students for Animal Rights (StAR), a coalition of collegiate animal advocacy groups, I had set out to create a website for our 2010 International College Veg Pledge. The problem was, I had the web design know-how of a clam and lacked the funds to hire a professional. To make matters worse, the semester’s end was nearing and we needed to turn around the site in an extremely tight timeframe. The only hope was to recruit some talented volunteers to get the job done. And that’s where creativePAW came in. I was incredibly lucky to find web designer Diane Hoffman and programmer Lorrie Reece who brought enthusiasm, dedication, and talent to the project and saved the day. They teamed up to create an awesomely inspiring and impactful website for the Pledge and they did so at lightning speed. Additionally, creativePAW volunteer Carolyn Maclaren designed the Pledge logo which was a huge hit. I am immensely grateful for the creativePAW volunteers who made this project a huge success. But that’s not all. I was so inspired by Diane, Lorrie, and Carolyn, that I have decided to learn html, CSS, and web design myself. Maybe someday, I’ll be a creativePAW volunteer too!
Hi, creativePAW volunteers! We have two requests this issue, both for web designers…well, one is really for anyone who knows how to post photos to a website. If you think you can help either of these orgs, please contact them via the e-mail addresses listed. Thanks so much!
Linda Formichelli
Founder, Creative Professionals for Animal Welfare
http://www.creativepaw.org
http://www.writeformagazines.com
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1. Clinico Seeks Volunteer Web Designer
2. Holbrook Haven Hospice Seeks Volunteer Web Designer
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1. Clinico Seeks Volunteer Web Designer
Organization:
Clinico
Organization’s website:
www.clinico.org
Description of organization:
Nonprofit Spay/Neuter clinics. We offer low cost spay/neuter services as well as low cost vaccinations and microchips. Our mission is to reduce animal overpopulation, shelter intake and euthanasia rates in Los Angeles County. Our goal is to educate the public on the community and animal welfare benefits of spaying and neutering pets. Our aim is to provide low cost services to all, but especially to the underserved populations in Los Angeles county, who might otherwise be unable to afford to spay/neuter their pets. We currently have two clinics open – one in San Pedro and the toher in Pico Rivera – and we plan to have a third clinic open in Van Nuys, in mid-July 2010.
Description of your project:
Our web site is out of date and the home page in particular needs to be revamped. We also want to add some content, change the design somewhat, and change the organization of the site.
Kinds of volunteers you’re looking for:
webdesigner
Name of person volunteer should contact:
Wendy Asman
Email of person volunteer should contact:
wendy.asman@clinico.org
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2. Holbrook Haven Hospice Seeks Volunteer Web Designer
Organization:
Holbrook Haven Hospice
Organization’s website:
www.holbrookhaven.petfinder.com
Description of organization:
I am a hospice for senior and special needs dogs and cats. Here they can live out their golden years with love and attention and TLC. I also do adoptions of some of the younger rescues. I even have a little one in a wheelchair as her hind end is paralyzed.
Description of your project:
I need someone who can post the pictures on the main page of my website. I can do the writeups but have no idea how to handle html’s and so can’t get any photos on the homepage. I have no problem with the adoption list itself…just the crazy homepage.
Kinds of volunteers you’re looking for:
graphicdesigner, webdesigner
Name of person volunteer should contact:
Tera McGinness
Email of person volunteer should contact:
seniorfurkids@frontiernet.net
Dear creativePAW Volunteers:
We have three requests for creative volunteers this week! Please check out the descriptions below, and if you’re interested in volunteering for any one of these animal welfare organizations, you can contact them through the e-mail addresses listed.
Also, please note that if you came to this post through LinkedIn, Twitter, or Google Groups, I’ll be closing down those channels shortly as I’m consolidating all the lists into one single mailing list. Please do subscribe to the new list at http://www.creativepaw.org/volunteer-registration/. I promise I’ll never share your e-mail with anyone else or send you spam. I’ll send out volunteer requests at most twice per week. Thanks so much!
1. Lauren’s Zoo Special Interest Adoptions Seeks Volunteer Web Designer and Graphic Designer
2. The Cat Network Seeks Volunteer Spanish Translator
3. Southern Arizona Beagle Rescue Seeks Volunteer Fundraising Event Planner
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1. Lauren’s Zoo Special Interest Adoptions Seeks Volunteer Web Designer and Graphic Designer
Organization:
Lauren’s Zoo Special Interest Adoptions
Organization’s website:
http://www.LaurensZoo.org
Description of organization:
We are a “special needs” animal rescue in Mobile, AL. We take in mostly dogs that are either (a) mentally, physically, or emotionally damaged or (b) perfectly “normal” dogs that are pulled from high-kill shelters on their “last day”. We also rescue cats, rodents, reptiles, and birds if needed.
Description of your project:
We are looking to get a new logo and web page designer. We actually used a creativePAW volunteer to create our first website two years ago but have since lost contact with her. She did a great job, but we now need to amend a few things and I have no idea what/how to do them.
Kinds of volunteers you’re looking for:
graphicdesigner, webdesigner
Name of person volunteer should contact:
Lauren Smitherman
Email of person volunteer should contact:
LaurensZoo@yahoo.com
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2. The Cat Network Seeks Volunteer Spanish Translator
Organization:
The Cat Network, Inc.
Organization’s website:
http://www.thecatnetwork.org
Description of organization:
The Cat Network, Inc. (CN) is a 501(c)3, Florida not-for-profit corporation dedicated to humanely reducing cat overpopulation by educating the public about the need to sterilize their pets and strays; providing access to low-cost spay/neuter services for stray, homeless and abandoned cats; helping members in their efforts to place adoptable cats in loving homes; and advocating non-lethal population control and humane public policy
We have helped the public spay/neuter over 55,000 cats and kittens and have adopted over 7500 cat/kittens to the public
Description of your project:
I am looking for someone who can help in a project we would like to do. I would like to have a website translated into Spanish. We are not ready for the project at the moment but we are researching ideas.
Kinds of volunteers you’re looking for:
translator
Name of person volunteer should contact:
Jill Steinberg
Email of person volunteer should contact:
info@thecatnetwork.org
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3. Southern Arizona Beagle Rescue Seeks Volunteer Fundraising Event Planner
Organization:
Southern Arizona Beagle Rescue
Organization’s website:
http://www.soazbeaglerescue.com
Description of organization:
We are a 501 c 3 organization dedicated to the re-homing of beagles and beagle mixes. Our area is primarly Southern Arizona but have taken animals in need from as far away as New Mexico. We work cooperatively with local animal shelters. In the past two years our small band of 15-20 active volunteers have successfully placed for adoption 130+ beagles and beagle mixes. All our animals are altered prior to being placed for adoption.
Description of your project:
While we are able to meet some of our financial needs through small grants, donations and adoption fees, we need to hold a fundraiser to give us a cushion for the emergency medical situations that arise from time to time. For example, just this weekend one of our foster dogs was bitten by a rattlesnake. Emergency veterinary care does not come cheap!
We have many eager hands willing to help, but lack the expertise to plan and organize a fundraising event. Should someone in your group be willing to help us we will recognize that person at the event, on our website, and on our facebook page.
Thanks for your consideration.
Kinds of volunteers you’re looking for:
other
Name:
Carol Meyer
E-mail address:
mccmeyer@q.com
