March 21, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
You’re the most bona fide rescue group in your area. You know that because you don’t make a cent on any pet you adopt out and all your volunteers work for the love of the animals in your care. That’s how you measure genuine, isn’t it? By how many people you can get who are willing to do things for free?
Huh?
Are you seriously suggesting in order to be great at your job (talented, effective) you must do it for free (love)? And in order to be ethical, you can’t be business minded or want to make a living?
That would sure come as to a surprise to the very talented people working in industries such as nursing or hospice care. And the very effective and ethical people who make up our police force or teach kids. These people do good in the community and are paid for their work. And many would say they should be paid much, much more…
Working for love is a fallacy. Or at least not very attractive or viable for most people. If you want truly talented people, people who are specialists in the areas of marketing and sales and behaviour and vet care… what? You want them to volunteer? No. You want to pay them a reasonable amount so you have them at your disposal so you can have maximum effectiveness.
Stop thinking of yourself as a charity. You’re not. You are a business – and you’re in the business of being effective. You’re an organisation who saves animals who has the ability to be more or less effective depending on your performance.
Don’t be ashamed to want to make money in animal rescue.
