Posts written by Richard Saffell

RescueGroups.org extends grants for a second year

So far, 99 organizations have been approved for the RescueGroups.org Service Grant.  We’re really excited about how many organizations we’ve been able to help with the grants! We’ve decided to extend the existing approved grants for a second year — meaning the organizations that have… Continue reading

Tips! for Creating or Redoing your Website

New Website or Site Redo…Step back and plan on paper first. Did you sign up for a RescueGroups.org Website? Are you thinking about redoing your existing RescueGroups.org website? Not sure where to start? Here are some tips that may help make the process go a… Continue reading

Maintenance for System Upgrade February 21st

We have scheduled our system upgrade for Monday February 21st starting at midnight (eastern).  You can check for the latest information regarding the status of the upgrade before, during and immediately after: https://www.rescuegroups.org/system-upgrade-status If you need any assistance after the upgrade is complete, please contact… Continue reading

System Upgrades Coming in February

Dear Supporters: We have some exciting news!  Later this month we will be upgrading our systems so that we can provide an even higher level of service to our partners! We’ll be providing additional information regarding the upgrade as we get closer — but there… Continue reading

Email Marketing — Beta Coming Soon

We’ve been working on a new service — Email Marketing. The service will help you send newsletters and emails to your supporters, and will manage subscriptions, unsubscribes, forwards, etc. We’re still developing the service (and it will be a few more weeks), but we’d like… Continue reading

Update Petfinder with the Sync App

The Petfinder Sync App is up-and-running after the changes Petfinder made last month. Hundreds of organizations are using the Petfinder Sync App to keep their Petfinder pet list updated when they make changes to their RescueGroups.org pet list. And the best part — it’s one… Continue reading

Pepsi Refresh Idea – $10k for RescueGroups.org

As we mentioned previously, DogTime had submitted a Pepsi Refresh Idea for November. The idea finished just a couple spots away from the top 10, and Pepsi has automatically reentered the idea for the month of December! Vote Every Day During December! If the Pepsi… Continue reading

Please Support DogTime’s Pepsi Refresh Idea!

If you haven’t heard, Pepsi is giving away over $1,000,000 this year to fund great causes through their Pepsi Refresh Project.  DogTime has entered the contest and for the month of November, we are are looking for your help to spread the word! Our cause… Continue reading

Invitation for a Dog Evalutation Techniques Survey

The following message is from the Center for Shelter Dogs (a program of the Animal Rescue League of Boston): You are invited to participate in a national survey of animal shelters sponsored by the Center for Shelter Dogs to find out how dogs are evaluated… Continue reading

Coming Soon: Email Marketing Service

Hello shelters and rescues!  We’re working on a new service I wanted to tell you about — and we’re asking for your ideas and suggestions! We’d like to provide an Email Marketing service that would integrate with your other RescueGroups.org services.  This new service would… Continue reading