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Lead Community Outreach Volunteer needed!

Milwaukee Pets Alive isn’t just another rescue. We are here to shape rescue. Join us as our Lead Community Outreach Volunteer (leader of our MPA Community Outreach Team) - a part of our Leadership Team! There’s never been a better time to volunteer with us if you are looking to be a part of something bigger than yourself - help us as we work towards building a sanctuary so we can serve even MORE special animals and make SE WI No Kill! This is a monumental undertaking and we are looking for TEAMMATES to make this vision a reality!

Our vision is for Southeast Wisconsin to be one of the safest communities in the United States for companion animals. While our organization is proudly No Kill (and always has been since day 1), our community (and many of the "shelters" in it) is NOT No Kill. We can’t achieve our vision until the community as a whole becomes No Kill. TheLead Community Outreach Volunteer is going to play an integral role towards this end as 3 components of the No Kill Equation (TNR support, Low/no cost spay/neuter, and Pet Retention [education] - which are also components of our organization’s mission) will be pillars in the work they do.

The Lead Community Outreach Volunteer is a leadership role and the individual will be an ambassador of the MPA organization, creating a community - both internal and external - that emphasizes the important work we do for the special animals we serve and exemplifies how each volunteer’s active involvement helps us achieve more for more precious lives. Our leadership volunteers each manage one piece of the organization. Our leadership volunteers together (the Leadership Team) orchestrate an amazing whole doing great works in our community...and our world! The Lead Community Outreach Volunteer must be outgoing, ambitious, personable, enjoy cultivating and building relationships, and be able to dream big to create and manage programming that currently does not exist in our community but is necessary to save countless lives and reach No Kill status in our region. The Lead Community Outreach Volunteer should also be enthusiastic and excited to inspire and motivate both the Community Outreach Coordinator volunteers they are managing, as well as the community members, businesses, and leaders we will be partnering with to achieve our work and those we will serve with it.

The Lead Community Outreach Volunteer will:

• In collaboration with the Leadership Team, develop a community outreach plan to include programing that will work towards the goal of a No Kill community and that meets organizational goals and furthers the mission of the organization.
• Oversee MPA’s "The Lily Project."
• Oversee MPA’s TNR Support Program.
• Initiate low/no cost spay/neuter initiatives and events in the community where they are most needed.
• In line with MPA’s efforts to help all animals we share our world with (not just those in our rescue) as well as for pet retention to keep animals with their families where they belong (a key component of the No Kill Equation), organize educational opportunities on important and relevant topics such as feline and canine nutrition, behavior, etc.
• Support, guide, lead, manage, and assist MPA Community Outreach Coordinator volunteers in executing the programs aforementioned and make them robust and impactful!
• Work with Marketing Team in marketing community outreach and educational events.
• Take stock of voids in the community preventing it from reaching No Kill status and develop programs to fill the gaps.
• Communicate with all members of the MPA Community Outreach Team regularly to answer questions and make sure all are actively engaged and regularly working on components of the community outreach plan, and that they are appreciated for their hard work!
• Participate in once-a-month Leadership Team meetings.
• Will coordinate any additional meetings for Community Outreach Team or other volunteers as needed for proper planning and execution of components of the community outreach plan they are working on or for collaboration on projects.
• Be creative and innovative!
• Dream big! Create other programs to help the people and animals of our community in line with realizing our vision of being one of the safest communities in the U.S. for companion animals.

Volunteer tasks are done around the volunteer’s own schedule - when it’s convenient for you - morning, day, or night - though some tasks will involve the occasional coordination of your schedule with the schedule of others (such as for meetings, phone calls, etc.).

Prior community outreach experience not required - but a strong drive, passion, and desire to make SE WI renowned for being a safe place for animals, where they all have a RIGHT to life - regardless of age, ability, needs, health, socialization, etc. IS! Prior leadership experience preferred, though not required if you have the other qualities previously mentioned.

We are looking for one person to fill this role. The right individual will strongly believe in our mission, vision, and core values and have a sincere interest in elevating our organization, extending our reach, and growing with us (so commitment and dedication are important).

We are an entirely volunteer-run rescue. Everything you see was created and accomplished by a volunteer! We have no employees, so all volunteers should be self-motivated, be a self-starter with initiative, drive, ambition, and are able to work independently. One of the general qualities we are looking for in any teammate in this rescue are those who are "Go-givers" - people who want to make a difference in the world and for others and know the greatest impact we make is usually not the work we are paid to do in our 9-5, but that what we choose to do because in our hearts, we want to make others’ time on this planet easier and better! How our organization is structured requires that all volunteers be able to accept direction to produce cohesive messaging, vision, results, and practices consistent with that of the overall organization as a whole and then take that direction to lead in the execution of their piece of the organization. Individual must be able to follow through on their commitments. The Lead Community Outreach Volunteer should also be approachable, engaging, down-to-earth, empathetic, understanding, and interested in working with people (and animals) from all walks of life. MPA is looking for a volunteer to fill this role who recognizes the importance of working on behalf of the special animals we serve and will work hard for them as they are counting on us to save their lives!

When every person does a little to make a difference, together, we make change. Reaching as many people as possible to let them know we’re here and the important work we are doing for an important population of animals that have no one else but us is directly proportionate to what we can achieve, and the number of animals we can save. The more volunteer help we have, the more animals we can help. It’s that simple. Will YOU help? If you want to help and can fulfill the needs we are looking for in a volunteer for this role, please email volunteer@milwaukeepetsalive.org or reply to this posting.

Please help us do more for the animals of this community! Thank you.

Milwaukee Pets Alive (MPA) is an all-volunteer, No Kill, 501c3 special needs and considerations rescue that focuses on saving those local animals that have been passed over by, would not be accepted into, or would be killed by other rescues and shelters because of their needs and considerations and would have no other option for life except for through our organization. These animals may be shy, scared, under-socialized, injured, aged, differently-abled, have medical needs, or need extra resources - all deserve the chance to be loved and cherished. And all deserve time, understanding, patience, and good, comprehensive veterinary care to help them get happy, healthy, and reach their highest potential. Their lives are important.

Our mission, through our work aforementioned and through comprehensive programs and resources to educate and help community members help the animals in their own lives (thereby preventing more animals from entering the shelter system), is to end the killing of homeless companion animals in southeast WI. The population we rescue comprises those that continue to die in the greatest numbers in our community.

Our vision is for southeast WI to be one of the safest communities in the United States for companion animals.

We couldn’t help these special animals of our community that we do if not for the wonderful people who volunteer their time and talents!

Are you ready to do more for the animals of YOUR community? Become a part of our team! Reach out to us today!