Help our dogs find homes! Become a rescue volunteer without leaving home. (See our fostering page to be a foster volunteer.) If you’re retired or have extra time and would like to help, rescue offers the option to do that. If you’re just starting out in your career, volunteer positions can give you an edge in the job market and the ability to enhance your skills and learn new ones. NGPR is always happy to give a reference for a job well done which has helped volunteers gain paying positions they want. Flex-hours and working at home are additional volunteer perks! Add a new skill to your resume by volunteering. We’re eager to put you and your skills to work. Volunteer by completing the application here . Enter the position you are interested in under “Additional Comments” at the bottom of the volunteer application. Or discuss what you’d like to do with us. We’re excited to learn more!
Adoption Coordinator: Make Someone Happy
We always need more adoption coordinators. Help us find homes for puppies and dogs. Familiarity with the breed is a plus. If you’ve adopted from us, you know how it works—review applications, respond to applicants, do vet checks and online interviews. Recommend dogs to families and follow through after adoption.
Skills: Good organizational and telephone skills, access to a computer and e-mail. Ability to access Rescue Groups online data base. We do not recommend this position for those who only have cell phones.
Availability: Can be done during the day or evenings.
Tools: Applications list, adopter list, volunteer list and online dog listings. Coordinators get virtual training and are assigned a mentor to work with.
Estimated Time: Flexible, 4 hours weekly.
How It Works: Coordinators are assigned adoption applications to review and process from the pool of applicants who apply to adopt. We receive an average of six applications day—more for puppies and more during peak adoption times of Spring and Fall.
Puppy Fosters & Coordinators: Start Them Off Right
Puppy Team Recruitment: The puppies keep coming in-from shelters, owner surrenders or sometimes just found wandering on the road in rural areas. We can have as many as 40 puppies at a time needing homes.
Our puppy team needs fosters to care for the pups and adoption coordinators (above) to help them find homes. For both fosters and adoption candidates, we believe that puppies do best in situations where there is an adult dog in the home who can show pups the ropes.
Fosters and adoption coordinators on the Puppy Team work together closely to ensure that each pup, with his or her unique personality goes to a home suitable for them.
Tools: Applications list, adopter list, volunteer list and online dog listings. Coordinators and Fosters receive training and are assigned a mentor to work with.
How It Works: Reach out to Denise, NGPR’s Secretary and Puppy Coordinator about your interest in fostering puppies. We look for prior experience with puppies and interest in learning more. Puppy Adoption Coordinators go through Adoption Coordinator training and then specialize with placing puppies in loving homes.
Transport Coordinator: Get the Kids Home
Volunteer transports take place almost every week at NGPR, and need to be organized by the volunteers, moving the dogs from point A to point B, many times with stops in between.
Skills: Good organizational and telephone skills, access to a computer and e-mail several times a day. Ability to access Rescue Groups online database. We do not recommend this position for those who only have phones.
Availability: Can be done during the day or evenings.
Tools: Volunteer database, volunteer map, transport spreadsheet. Coordinators receive an hour of virtual training and are assigned a mentor to work with for as long as needed. Many times, 2 coordinators work together to make a transport happen.
Estimated Time: Flexible, 2-4+ hours weekly.
How It Works: Coordinators are assigned a transport to work on for at least one dog traveling, given the start and finish points and contacts, and work with tools provided to find volunteer drivers to get the dog moved. Once the drivers are found, meeting spots are selected, and a run sheet is emailed out by the coordinator. This details the dog’s journey, including times, meeting places, vehicle information, cell phones, etc. Coordinator is “on call” to monitor the run.
Information Manager: Keep Us Organized!
Help us manage the huge volume of paperwork of rescue. Upload medical records and other data. Run reports and distribute to other volunteers.
Skills: Ability to upload and download data, access to email and our online Rescue Groups database, familiarity with word processing and spreadsheet programs.
Availability: Can be done during the day or evenings.
Tools: Microsoft Office and Google account for shared spreadsheets. Ability to access Rescue Groups online data base. We do not recommend this position for those who only have phones.
Estimated Time: Flexible, 2+ hours weekly or as needed.
If you can drive a transport, do in-home visits or have other skills, visit our “Other Ways to Help” page.
Web Developer/Webmaster: Got WordPress
Navigate us through the wild, ever-changing world of technology. Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices. Collaborate with design and marketing teams to implement new features.
Skills: Troubleshoot third-party plugins and APIs. Resolve issues with editorial content and display. Perform website maintenance and optimization. Bonus Points: Strong SEO skills.
Tools: PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and MySQL/MariaDB
Estimated Time: Flexible, 3+ hours weekly or as needed.
