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9 people are interested
Board and Steering Committee Members
ORGANIZATION: Animal Help Now
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9 people are interested
Having marked 10 years as the county's premier wildlife 911 app, Animal Help Now (AHNow) is positioning itself for the decade ahead.
The wildlife emergency and conflict landscapes are rife with opportunity for innovative and collaborative initiatives that can save countless lives, reduce untold amounts of suffering, and restore to humans their promise of truly coexisting with wildlife and moving gently and lovingly through our days.
Such opportunities are well within reach. A sampling:
- Work with wildlife agencies to support their "non-consumptive" constituencies and specifically to embrace (rather than tolerate) wildlife rehabilitation.
- Develop wildlife ambulance services and transportation networks in key areas of the country.
- Foster collaboration among wildlife hotlines to share best practices and critical resources.
- Work with social media platforms such as Nextdoor.com to raise public awareness of AHNow's services and educate the public on how to be better neighbors to wildlife.
Board and committee candidates will have extensive experience with one or more of the following: technology, fundraising, wildlife rehabilitation, humane wildlife management, social media, education, program evaluation, and the like.
This video is slightly outdated but still should help provide some context for this initiative. www.AHNow.org/Grow
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About Animal Help Now
Location:
2525 ARAPAHOE, E4-705, BOULDER, CO 80302, US
Mission Statement
Mission: Animal Help Now creates apps that help animals. Animal Help Now is a volunteer-driven organization. AHNow gives first priority to its volunteers when hiring paid positions. AHNow offers equal opportunities and embraces diversity by characteristics including race/ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation and ability.
Description
Animal Help Now (AHNow) creates apps that help animals. The org’s eponymous app provides a 911-type service for wildlife emergencies & conflicts. Each year in the U.S. billions of birds and other wild animals are killed or injured by cats & dogs, window strikes, etc. and hundreds of millions of animals are injured or killed by motor vehicles. This free app directs people who have encountered injured or distressed wildlife or are dealing with "nuisance" wildlife to the nearest, most appropriate help, 24/7. The first nationwide response system for wildlife emergencies, it provides instant access to more than 3700 wildlife helpers across the United States, including rehabilitators, rescues & hotlines, veterinarians who treat wildlife & others. AHNow provides expert guidance on how to handle domestic animal issues (lost, found, abuse, etc.).
In 2022, in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire (12/30/2021), which claimed an estimated 1,000 companion animal lives and destroyed Animal Help Now’s headquarters, the organization began development of a new app that people can use to quickly and effectively communicate with their neighbors when disasters threaten and strike. The app provides a dedicated communications channel specifically for pet rescue so people who are not home or who otherwise need help evacuating animals can quickly and easily request such help. PHaR will give pets and other dependent animals their best chance yet of surviving when disasters strike.
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This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
October 29, 2022
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REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Minimum of 2 hours per week. One-year commitment, revisited after a 3-month "trial" period.
- Commitment to Animal Help Now's mission to provide the best wildlife 911 app and help humans be better neighbors to wildlife.