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79 people are interested
Make phone calls to help protect animals!
ORGANIZATION: The Humane Society of the United States
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79 people are interested
Support our campaigns from home-volunteer to phone bank.
Phone banking is an easy, flexible and important way to help animals. Volunteers place phone calls to supporters and voters around the country to support our legislative priorities and ballot initiatives. Subject matter varies widely, including wildlife protection, animal cruelty legislation, farm animal protection, and companion animal issues. There are volunteer opportunities 7 days a week and time commitment is flexible.
Volunteers strengthen their knowledge of animal protection issues and the legislative process while advancing animal protection priorities.
- Volunteers must have own telephone capable of making long distance calls; calls are non-reimbursable.
- Volunteers must have access to a computer and the ability to login into an online volunteer communication site to receive updates.
- We do NOT accept any court ordered community service.
To apply:
- Please review the description and restrictions above to help determine if our volunteer opportunity is the right fit. If you would like to proceed, please fill out the volunteer application found at the following link: http://volunteers.humanesociety.org/index.php?section=volunteerOpportunities&action=view&fwID=626.
- After review of your application, a staff member will contact you to discuss the opportunity.
- Before becoming an official volunteer, you must sign a volunteer agreement and waiver/release of liability.
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About The Humane Society of the United States
Location:
700 PROFESSIONAL DR, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20879, US
Mission Statement
We fight the big fights to end suffering for all animals. Together with millions of supporters, we take on puppy mills, factory farms, trophy hunts, animal testing and other cruel industries. With our affiliates, we rescue and care for thousands of animals every year through our animal rescue team’s work and other hands-on animal care services. We fight all forms of animal cruelty to achieve the vision behind our name: A humane society. And we can’t do it without you.
Description
We work to:
- Provide direct care, rescue and services for animals in crisis.
- Pass local, state and federal laws to protect animals.
- Make sure existing laws are properly enforced.
- Help the biggest corporations reform their animal welfare policies.
- Shape public opinion on animal cruelty through our awareness campaigns and investigations.
- The world’s greatest roster of scientists and other experts in animal welfare.
- State directors across the country working at the local level.
- Five affiliated animal sanctuaries and medical centers.
- Programs that provide veterinary care and other animal services to inner cities, and a veterinary affiliate that provides these services to Native American reservations.
- Wildlife sanctuaries in more than 35 states.
- A global affiliate, Humane Society International, which runs programs in more than 20 countries.
We take a mainstream approach and combat the most severe forms of cruelty and abuse. Leaders in the humane movement ranked us the most effective animal organization in the country in a survey conducted by Guidestar’s Philanthropedia.
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This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
December 11, 2017
SKILLS
- English
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- 3 month commitment, as-needed; minimum 1 hr/week