Foster Plea Survey 2021 COMBINED

Foster Plea Survey

Maddie’s Fund is interested in learning more about the methods being used by shelters and rescue organizations to place pets in foster homes with existing foster caregivers.

If your organization doesn’t have a foster program, we really appreciate the work you do, but are unable to use your responses for this survey. If your organization qualifies, we’re hoping the person who manages foster care will respond to this survey. We are looking for one respondent per organization. This survey will take less than 15 minutes to complete. Responses will be confidential and will only be analyzed as a whole.

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* 1. Please indicate:

Your name

Your job title

Organization name (no acronyms please)

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* 2. Which of the following best describes your organization?

Private non-profit animal organization with a physical shelter and no government contract

Private non-profit animal organization with a physical shelter and a government contract

Private non-profit animal organization without a physical shelter

Government animal organization with a physical shelter (e.g., animal services, animal care and control agency)

Government animal organization without a physical shelter

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Do you have a foster program?

Yes

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* 4. Check all that apply. Please indicate how often you use each method for sending foster pleas to your foster base:

	Never	Once a month or less	2-3 Times per month	Weekly	Several times per week	Daily or more
Group email through regular email (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail)	Group email through regular email (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail) Never	Group email through regular email (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail) Once a month or less	Group email through regular email (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail) 2-3 Times per month	Group email through regular email (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail) Weekly	Group email through regular email (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail) Several times per week	Group email through regular email (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail) Daily or more
Individual email through regular email (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail)	Individual email through regular email (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail) Never	Individual email through regular email (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail) Once a month or less	Individual email through regular email (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail) 2-3 Times per month	Individual email through regular email (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail) Weekly	Individual email through regular email (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail) Several times per week	Individual email through regular email (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail) Daily or more
Group email, through a service (e.g., MailChimp or Constant Contact)	Group email, through a service (e.g., MailChimp or Constant Contact) Never	Group email, through a service (e.g., MailChimp or Constant Contact) Once a month or less	Group email, through a service (e.g., MailChimp or Constant Contact) 2-3 Times per month	Group email, through a service (e.g., MailChimp or Constant Contact) Weekly	Group email, through a service (e.g., MailChimp or Constant Contact) Several times per week	Group email, through a service (e.g., MailChimp or Constant Contact) Daily or more
Private social media group	Private social media group Never	Private social media group Once a month or less	Private social media group 2-3 Times per month	Private social media group Weekly	Private social media group Several times per week	Private social media group Daily or more
Text message to group	Text message to group Never	Text message to group Once a month or less	Text message to group 2-3 Times per month	Text message to group Weekly	Text message to group Several times per week	Text message to group Daily or more
Text message to individual	Text message to individual Never	Text message to individual Once a month or less	Text message to individual 2-3 Times per month	Text message to individual Weekly	Text message to individual Several times per week	Text message to individual Daily or more
Phone call	Phone call Never	Phone call Once a month or less	Phone call 2-3 Times per month	Phone call Weekly	Phone call Several times per week	Phone call Daily or more
Software such as Trello, ClickUp or Slack	Software such as Trello, ClickUp or Slack Never	Software such as Trello, ClickUp or Slack Once a month or less	Software such as Trello, ClickUp or Slack 2-3 Times per month	Software such as Trello, ClickUp or Slack Weekly	Software such as Trello, ClickUp or Slack Several times per week	Software such as Trello, ClickUp or Slack Daily or more
Newsletter	Newsletter Never	Newsletter Once a month or less	Newsletter 2-3 Times per month	Newsletter Weekly	Newsletter Several times per week	Newsletter Daily or more
Website listing	Website listing Never	Website listing Once a month or less	Website listing 2-3 Times per month	Website listing Weekly	Website listing Several times per week	Website listing Daily or more
Volunteer software (e.g., Better Impact)	Volunteer software (e.g., Better Impact) Never	Volunteer software (e.g., Better Impact) Once a month or less	Volunteer software (e.g., Better Impact) 2-3 Times per month	Volunteer software (e.g., Better Impact) Weekly	Volunteer software (e.g., Better Impact) Several times per week	Volunteer software (e.g., Better Impact) Daily or more
In-person ask or 1-on-1 matchmaking	In-person ask or 1-on-1 matchmaking Never	In-person ask or 1-on-1 matchmaking Once a month or less	In-person ask or 1-on-1 matchmaking 2-3 Times per month	In-person ask or 1-on-1 matchmaking Weekly	In-person ask or 1-on-1 matchmaking Several times per week	In-person ask or 1-on-1 matchmaking Daily or more
None of these	None of these Never	None of these Once a month or less	None of these 2-3 Times per month	None of these Weekly	None of these Several times per week	None of these Daily or more

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* 5. Who do you send internal foster pleas (pleas for foster homes for specific pets) to?

Active foster caregivers

Inactive foster caregivers

Volunteers

Staff

Donors

None of these/ we don't send pleas

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Do you use the same strategy for foster pleas with all different kinds of pets?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 7. When making pleas, do you give more individualized attention to any of the following pets (e.g., texting individual fosters, creating videos, etc.)?

Pets with medical needs

Pets with behavioral needs and/or stressed animals

Bottle babies

Pets who are easy to place

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What information is always included in your foster pleas?

Basic information about the pet (e.g., age, spay/neuter status, etc.)

Information about the type of placement the pet needs (e.g., adults only, active person, etc.)

Information that could help potential foster connect with the pet emotionally (e.g., stories, interests, etc.)

Information about the type of placements that would not work for the pet (e.g., no kids, no other pets, etc.)

Length of time the pet needs foster for

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What information do potential fosters usually see first when viewing your pleas?

Basic information about the pet (e.g., age, spay/neuter status, etc.)

Information about the type of placement the pet needs (e.g., adults only, active person, etc.)

Information that could help a potential foster connect with the pet emotionally (e.g., stories, interests, etc.)

Information about the types of placement that do not work for the pet (e.g., no kids, no other pets, etc.)

Length of time the pet needs foster for

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How often do you include photo(s) or video(s) of the pet(s) who need foster homes in foster pleas?

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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* 11. Which of the following organizational and foster program information do you include in your pleas? Please check all that apply.

The foster’s next steps if they would like to foster a pet

Background information about your foster program

Links to resources for fosters

Links to your organization's social media

Links to information on other pets who are available for foster

Other (please specify)

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* 12. About how many pets overall is your organization placing in foster homes each year?

1-99

100-499

500-999

1,000 or more

n/a

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* 13. About how many pets does your organization intake each year?

1-99

100-499

500-999

1,000-4,999

5,000-9,999

10,000 or more