VOLUNTEERING WITH GREY FACE RESCUE

VOLUNTEER PROCESS
GETTING VOLUNTEERS INVOLVED

Grey Face Rescue & Retirement is a volunteer based rescue, with team members committed to working together to create awareness of our organization and educate the community on proper care for senior dogs. We rely on our volunteers to help us carry out our mission and invest significant time in their training, so dependability and long-term dedication are key! GFR&R volunteers attend events and fundraisers, transport animals, coordinate vetting, speak with fosters and other volunteers, among many other things. We have an array of opportunities fit for every interest area!

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Events (parades, expos, festivals)

  • Transports (transporting supplies, animals to and from events or vetting appointments)

  • Home Visits

  • Reference Calls + Interviews

  • Office Volunteers

  • Cat Caretakers

  • Social Media Assistance

  • Graphic Creation

  • Administrative Assistance

Volunteer Approval + Denial Process

  1. Receive application through RescueGroups & review

    *We are looking for high quality volunteers that are interested in getting involved with Grey Face Rescue! We want to make sure they are interactive and have the right intensions when applying to volunteer.

  2. Mark application status to “Requested More Info” in RescueGroups
    OR send denial email if they are not a good fit.

  3. Send APPLICATION RECEIVED email template. In this email template, we are asking additional questions to learn more about how they intend on volunteering with Grey Face Rescue and how we can better prepare them.

  4. Once they have responded, review answers to questions (copy + paste under Journal Entries in their RG contact). If they have not responded within 3-days, follow up. If they have not responded in 7-days, cancel the application in RescueGroups.

  5. If you feel they are committed to volunteering with Grey Face Rescue, send the APPROVED TO VOLUNTEER email template. In this email, they are instructed to read through our training materials on the Rescue Resource here + fill out the short form on the bottom. The submissions from the training materials will auto populate to the Volunteer Master Spreadsheet.

  6. Change status in RG to Approved.

  7. Once you receive an email with confirmation that the Volunteer Agreement has been signed, send the JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP email template.

  8. Accept invitation and approve access to the Facebook Army Group & welcome + tag them in a post!

  9. Switch application status in RescueGroups to “Approve to Volunteer”.

  10. Add notes to the Master Spreadsheet, if needed.

*Approved fosters can volunteer too but MUST sign the volunteer agreement before fulfilling a volunteer duty (attend event, transport another animal, etc.). Some fosters ONLY want to foster and not volunteer in addition which is fine! To ensure they are an approved foster, you can check in RescueGroups by searching their name and submitted forms or sending an email to our foster team at foster@greyfacerescue.org.

Getting Volunteers Involved

  • Introduce them in the Facebook Group and invite them to share pics of their personal pets, family, etc.

  • Send weekly emails with upcoming volunteer opportunities, tips + tricks to volunteering, information about Grey Face Rescue, Leadership opportunities + more!

  • Tag them in Facebook posts that you feel they would be interested in.