Do you love people and pets?
We need your help!
Phinney’s has many volunteer opportunities. You can work with people and pets, on creative projects, or perform administrative and planning work. Many volunteers choose more than one option, but there is no minimum time commitment required.
Please note that we do not have an office. Your tasks will most likely be performed from home, or you will visit pets at their home.
DUE TO THE STEEP INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS FOR HELP DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PHINNEY'S IS URGENTLY LOOKING TO FILL CERTAIN HIGH-RESPONSIBILITY VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. IF YOU ARE UP FOR A CHALLENGE AND EAGER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT AN ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT MOMENT FOR LOW-INCOME PET OWNERS, THIS MIGHT BE FOR YOU.
- FUNDRAISING - VOLUNTEERS WILLING AND ABLE TO SOLICIT DONATIONS OF ITEMS FOR ONLINE AUCTIONS, AND WILLING TO MEDIATE THE PICKUP AND SHIPPING OF SUCH ITEMS, ONCE SOLD.
- ONLINE FUNDRAISING - VOLUNTEERS ABLE TO BUILD ONLINE CAMPAIGNS FOR FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND OUR WEBSITE, READY TO BUILD AND EAGER TO MAINTAIN AN ONLINE STORE AND/OR ONLINE AUCTIONS.
- CLIENT SCREENING - VOLUNTEERS EAGER TO SCREEN FAMILIES ASKING FOR HELP BY SENDING THEM FORMS, GATHER INFORMATION ON PEOPLE'S PETS AND THEIR NEEDS, TALK AND NEGOTIATE WITH VET CLINICS AND BUSINESSES, AND REQUEST SUPPORTING PAPERWORK FROM BOTH PET OWNERS IN NEED AND VET CLINICS.
- SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS - VOLUNTEERS WILLING TO POST ON FACEBOOK AND/OR INSTAGRAM, AND WORK QUITE INDEPENDENTLY, COMMITTING TO FIND CONTENT AND BRING NEW IDEAS ON HOW TO PROMOTE OUR CAUSE AND OUR NEEDS.
** VOLUNTEERS MUST BE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC, RESILIENT, HAVE A LASER-BEAM FOCUS, BE READY TO COMMIT TO LONG-TERM VOLUNTEERING (YEARS, NOT WEEKS OR MONTHS), READY TO START AS SOON AS VIRTUAL TRAINING IS COMPLETED, BE READY TO COMMIT TO STRICT AND PRESSING TIMELINES, AND BE OK WITH WORKING IN HIGH-PRESSURE SITUATIONS.
Please note that we do not have an office. Your tasks will most likely be performed from home, or you will visit pets at their home.
DUE TO THE STEEP INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS FOR HELP DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PHINNEY'S IS URGENTLY LOOKING TO FILL CERTAIN HIGH-RESPONSIBILITY VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. IF YOU ARE UP FOR A CHALLENGE AND EAGER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT AN ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT MOMENT FOR LOW-INCOME PET OWNERS, THIS MIGHT BE FOR YOU.
- FUNDRAISING - VOLUNTEERS WILLING AND ABLE TO SOLICIT DONATIONS OF ITEMS FOR ONLINE AUCTIONS, AND WILLING TO MEDIATE THE PICKUP AND SHIPPING OF SUCH ITEMS, ONCE SOLD.
- ONLINE FUNDRAISING - VOLUNTEERS ABLE TO BUILD ONLINE CAMPAIGNS FOR FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND OUR WEBSITE, READY TO BUILD AND EAGER TO MAINTAIN AN ONLINE STORE AND/OR ONLINE AUCTIONS.
- CLIENT SCREENING - VOLUNTEERS EAGER TO SCREEN FAMILIES ASKING FOR HELP BY SENDING THEM FORMS, GATHER INFORMATION ON PEOPLE'S PETS AND THEIR NEEDS, TALK AND NEGOTIATE WITH VET CLINICS AND BUSINESSES, AND REQUEST SUPPORTING PAPERWORK FROM BOTH PET OWNERS IN NEED AND VET CLINICS.
- SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS - VOLUNTEERS WILLING TO POST ON FACEBOOK AND/OR INSTAGRAM, AND WORK QUITE INDEPENDENTLY, COMMITTING TO FIND CONTENT AND BRING NEW IDEAS ON HOW TO PROMOTE OUR CAUSE AND OUR NEEDS.
** VOLUNTEERS MUST BE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC, RESILIENT, HAVE A LASER-BEAM FOCUS, BE READY TO COMMIT TO LONG-TERM VOLUNTEERING (YEARS, NOT WEEKS OR MONTHS), READY TO START AS SOON AS VIRTUAL TRAINING IS COMPLETED, BE READY TO COMMIT TO STRICT AND PRESSING TIMELINES, AND BE OK WITH WORKING IN HIGH-PRESSURE SITUATIONS.
DAY-TO-DAY PHINNEY'S Activities
As a Phinney’s volunteer, you may choose to help a pet-loving family (or several) on a regular basis or be available for one-time tasks. In that case, we will email you with an opportunity, and you jump in only if you want to. It’s that simple. Note that, since we are focusing on training new volunteers to help us through the pandemic crisis, we are not accepting new volunteers for in-home pet care at this moment.
A sample of our volunteer tasks:
A sample of our volunteer tasks:
Animal Care
- Cat care – litter box cleaning, nail trimming, feeding
- Dog care – dog walking, nail trimming, medicating during home visits
- Pet fostering – we pay for needed supplies and vet care
- Veterinarian – donate your medical services, or provide advice
- Vet Tech – help us care for sick pets, generally by fostering them
Operations
- Admin Manager – update our database, make phone calls, write letters
- Board Member – strategic planning, decision making
- Client Manager – call clients, screen pet owners in need, give advice, or manage cat & dog teams
- Designer – design logos, shirts, newsletters, flyers, stickers
- Event Planner – help create and organize fundraisers and other events
- Finance Manager – bookkeeping, tax preparation, financial advising
- Legal Advice – help create better contracts, waivers, insurance coverage, etc.
- Marketing Specialist – find new opportunities for us to publicize our work
- Photographer – take pictures of pets, events, families, products
- PR Specialist – build and maintain a relationship with public & media online and in print
- Volunteer Manager – screen, engage and assign tasks to volunteers
- Web Designer/Programmer – help maintain a website
- Writer – for our blog, newsletters, flyers, books, and online projects
Registration
If you are interested in any of these tasks, email us here. We will get in touch with you and give you more information.