It's Still Wednesday- Hopalong Style

Hi All,

Hope everyone is staying warm, including your pets! Admit it, you know you’re turning up the heat and pulling out the pet sweaters- we know we are!

Thank you everyone for your help at past and future Santa Paws events! These are great fun for everyone involved- the one on the 7^th was a great success- *five* dogs were adopted at Bay Street (thanks Jill for spearheading this!) and countless pets and kids (!) sat on Santa’s lap for a donation.

We’ve also had great success with cat adoptions this week- our buddy Rasputin went home and kittens are flying out of here. This is unusual and wonderful for December! This week we also participated in a rescue mission sending tons and tons of little dogs to Idaho- check out the video here.

Couple fundraising opportunities to share: we’ve got some very cool photo cards that are perfect for office fundraising/tree decorating. If your office is into donating, holler at us and we’ll share details. We’ve also got our Amazon wishlist for those who prefer giving to pets in need- personally, I think donating is an awesome way to give. Another cool thing to do is foster- dogs or cats don’t understand holidays, but we know they love warm beds!

Volunteer ops: I don’t have a lot of things to share right now- it’s always a little slow in December. We’ve got quite a few marketing research projects if you’re into that- they can be done at home- and we’re looking for a marketing intern for winter/spring semester, preferably a college student. If you know anyone who might be interested, info here. Share widely- this is a great opportunity for someone who wants to learn nonprofits and practice their skills!

Thanks, everyone- your contributions are greatly appreciated!!

Lauren

Marketing Internship!

Hopalong is looking for an intern for the winter semester- we'd love to get a student on board to help market our programs! Please share this listing far and wide!

Do you love animals? Have a knack for getting others to love what you love? Do you like to research? Share your skills with Hopalong Animal Rescue and learn what marketing looks like in the nonprofit world! Hopalong is an Oakland-based nonprofit looking to expand our reach and save more dogs and cats. With better messaging, we can reach more people about our work and add to our network of fosters, volunteers and adopters. Help us do that!

Hopalong Animal Rescue has a fast paced work environment and every day is different. We are looking for an intern who wants to use the skills s/he is learning in school in the real world while gaining experience in a nonprofit setting. As an intern, you will get to work directly with our Executive Director and put your hands on real projects that will help our organization grow.

Our ideal candidate is someone who is self-directed and creative, familiar with computers, comfortable talking to new people and not allergic to animals- our office is full of them!

Sample Tasks:

• Creation of and management of an outreach calendar
• Design and creation marketing materials such as posters and fliers
• Research projects
• Locating, contacting and building partnerships with other organizations
• Managing, archiving and organizing photos for marketing campaigns
• Assisting in video production

What We Require:

• Background or strong interest in Marketing, Communication, or other related discipline.
• Strong communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Organized, with an ability to prioritize time-sensitive assignments.
• Creative and Flexible.
• Familiarity with social networking, especially Facebook and Twitter.
• Interested in animal welfare issues
• Interest in nonprofit management and community development.

We value all of our interns and go the extra mile to make sure you receive a learning experience that fits your career goals. You will learn how to work in a professional nonprofit environment and have ample opportunity to network with department leaders. Students encouraged to apply.

Details:

The position begins in January and ends in May. You are expected to work 15 hours a week.

To Apply:

Send resume and cover letter to Lauren by December 20th.

Fun Things to Do With Hopalong!

Once again, I come to you with a little something for everyone. Monday - Friday, 9-5ers, this just might be the time for you! Contact Lauren to sign up or with questions.

• SANTAPAWS! Every year Hopalong puts on Santa events for people and their pets- we're not just talking dogs and cats here, as you can see! This year these events will be every Saturday and Sunday in December. This is a wonderful chance to share holiday cheer with pet lovers from all over the Bay Area. We will need three to four handlers and helpers at each event and one coordinator for each event. Get your date now!
• LEARN TO COORDINATE: Contact Lauren if you'd like to learn how to be a coordinator for these events! (You don't have to commit to all of them- even one date is wonderful!)
• Assist at an event:
• Saturdays: November 30th, December 7th, 14th, 21st, (4 needed at each event)
• Sundays: December 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd (4 needed at each event)

• THANK-A-THON: Help us say "thank you" to all of all of our donors! This is a fun twist on the cold call: Call people and instead of asking for something, just say "thanks" on behalf of Hopalong! Can be done at home and for as much or as little time as you want. Kinda fun, right?

• DECORATE A LOBBY- A large Oakland based company is going to be turning over their lobby to us. Our task: make donating to Hopalong *so fun* that staff won't be able to resist! This task involves creativity and craftiness. Up for the job?

• ORIENTATION: Want to reach out to new volunteers? Help them realize how amazing Hopalong is? I'm looking for a superstar to help me out one Saturday a month orienting new volunteers. This is a tricky one and requires super reliability, a gregarious personality and ability to speak in front of small to medium groups. 

• UPCOMING INTERNSHIP: We are working out the details of our next internship, probably starting mid-January to line up with winter semester. This internship will focus on marketing and spreading the word. If you know any students or are a student, stay tuned, or get ahead of the game and contact me!

• SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM: Got a passion for spay/neuter?We do, too! Next year we're going to be growing our outreach program and need help! This opportunity will combine data entry, answering some questions and doing some outreach about the program. Estimated start date is January 1st, 2014. 

• AMAZON WISHLIST: We are looking for one volunteer to help us build up and maintain our brand new Amazon wishlist. This is a great way for people to give us items we need (I know you've heard me complain about our copy machine!). Great opportunity to volunteer from home!

Hopalong is Looking for an Intern!

Howdy fosters and volunteers! We're offering our first ever (or maybe first recent) internship for the remainder of kitten season (summer to lay-people). It will be posted on our facebook page soon, but if you want to check it out and apply or know someone else who would be perfect for it, here's the nitty gritty:

Hopalong Animal Rescue is a nonprofit 501c3 animal rescue in Oakland, California.  We’re looking for an intern this summer (kitten season in the animal welfare world) to help out and learn the ways of the rescue world. This is the perfect opportunity for someone considering a career in animal welfare or veterinary fields: tasks will include all of the (glamorous) cleaning and vaccinating kinds of things you don’t hear about and some of the more exciting things like going to shelters and learning how to evaluate animals, making training videos for foster homes and more.

Experience not required- we’ll do the training. Valid drivers’ license and good driving history preferred.

15-20 hours a week at our office in Oakland. We are unable to offer payment but we write excellent references and can provide school credit.

Please send an email telling us why you’re interested in this internship, a resume and two references to lauren@hopalong.org by July 8^th. We will be in touch with you no later than July 10^th.