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CDR&CK VOLUNTEER POSITIONS

Volunteering at City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties is rewarding! Join the team!

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Individual Volunteers

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Join our Volunteer Facebook Group.
Join our E-mail List and checkmark the "General Volunteering" list. We recommend that you also check the "General Interest" and "Metro DC Events" lists.
Review the positions listed in light of your interest level, availability, and particular skills and experience.
City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties is a foster based rescue. At this time we do not have a facility for animals and are unable to assist with volunteer requests looking to work with animals on a daily basis.
Please consider how much time you will have available to assist. Our needs vary from short-term opportunities to leadership opportunities.

Group Volunteers

At this time we do not have a physical shelter. If your group would like to support our rescue efforts there are many creative ways to help.

Create a t-shirt fundraiser.
Host a Yappy Hour at a local bar.
Host a dog or car wash.
Help organize a 5k benefit run/walk event.
Symbolically adopt a dog or cat in need of extra medical care and help raise the funds needed for treatment.

Email info@citydogsrescuedc.org and share your idea!

Volunteers who help us with animal care go through training and make a weekly commitment to a volunteer position. If you are interested in helping in this way see the opportunities below.

Internship Opportunity - Summer Semester

Communications Intern: If you are a college or graduate student who has a passion for animal rescue and is looking to build your portfolio apply for our part-time internship. The position is unpaid, but we are able to work with you for college credit or volunteer hours requirements. Learn more

Opportunities
Helping Dogs

Operations Opportunities

Vet Care Coordinators: (No medical experience required, but animal experience is a must). This is an online position requiring access to email throughout the day. Liaison between the vet and medical team and the client and patient. Tasks include reviewing incoming requests, assigning a treatment facility, follow-up emails and calls as needed, record-keeping. Training provided. (Time commitment: 5-10 hours per week)

Volunteer Coordinator: Review incoming volunteer requests twice a week, interview by email or phone as needed, and place applicants in positions within the organization.

West Virginia Route Transport Drivers: (Van provided) One weekend per month the driver will meet West Virginia fosters and volunteers to pick up newly rescued dogs and cats. If interested, please send your inquiry along with two personal references.

Opportunities
Helping Cats

Adoption Counselors: We are always in need of more adoption counselors. Please complete the application if you are interested. Our adoption counselors have a lot of interaction with potential adopters and fosters. It takes about three hours to process each adoption application and we ask that volunteers try and process one application at a time. This is a very important job because our ability to take in more animals depends upon our ability to process adoption applications in an expedient manner. (Time Commitment: 3-5 hours per week)

Foster Assistants: Foster Assistants are the primary point of contact between CDR&CK and foster families. Foster Assistants match fosters with cats, provide support to the foster families, and coordinate other foster needs. Must have regular access to email. (Time Commitment: 3-5 hours per week)

Cat Profile Writers: Write creative and accurate bios for adoptable cats for the website and social media. The volunteer will gather information through surveys submitted by the foster.
Requirements: Good writing skills including attention to grammar and sentence structure. Ability to write in a creative, positive style. Reliable computer and internet service.

Shelter to Rescue Assistants: Assist the shelter coordinator with new rescues. Uploading information to the animal management software, completely health intake forms, coordinate with the foster team, and additional tasks as needed or willing. (Time Commitment: 3-5 hours per week; online work)

Adoption Event Coordinators: We are in need of a few more adoption event coordinators to help support current volunteers vacation needs. Coordinators organize and attend adoption events and answer basic questions about CDR&CK and the foster and/or adoption process. We ask that volunteers be available to attend at least one adoption event a month (usually on a weekend). You can view our current schedule to get an idea of when and where our events occur.

Marketing, Communications, Events, and Development Opportunities

Communications, Digital Media, Data Analytics, Graphic Design, Marketing, Public Relations Internships and/or Volunteer Opportunities : If you have any of these skills and you are looking to build your resume or receive university credit this is a fantastic opportunity. These positions are primarily online and will require work during the week. We can discuss crafting an opportunity that matches your talent and our needs. (Time Commitment: 5-10 hours per week depending on final proposal)

CFC Coordinators: CDR&CK participates in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), which is the charitable giving program for federal employees. We are looking for 2 CFC Coordinators (federal employees preferred but not required), who will handle CFC paperwork/enrollment, coordinate CFC events, organize volunteers and dogs for each event, and promote CDR&CK’s participation in the CFC. Most of the work for this position is from September – December.

Fundraising Events Assistant: Works with the Fundraising Events Coordinator to plan and execute fundraising events from start to finish, including recruiting volunteers, publicizing the events, and ensuring the drop-off and pick-up of supplies and merchandise.

Grant Writing: Do you have grant writing experience? We are looking for volunteers with grant writing experience to help us find potential grants and submit applications.

Photographers: We need volunteer photographers who are able to attend weekend animal intakes and adoption events. The photos we post of our dogs and cats are critical to getting them adopted, and we need your help! Photographers must provide their own cameras.

Videographers: We need volunteer videographers/interviewers who are able to attend animal intakes on the weekends, adoption events, and/or interview fosters, adopters, and volunteers. This will be an ongoing project and a great opportunity to grow your resume.