Hello Partner Organizations!
Adoptions are a very large part of most animal welfare organizations. Obviously, the display of the pets that you have available for adoption is key to finding adopters. That's not a surprise to anyone.
What is a surprise is how many organization's adoptable pet listings actually take their website visitors away from their website... the common "scrollers" and widgets are very good at getting your visitors to go to the sponsor's adoption listing website, but not very good at delivering your unique message.
You may only have one shot to present your organization and adoptable pets to a visitor of your website. And it's not just about adoptions -- you also want them to volunteer with you, donate to you and join your membership.
(By the way, it's very important that you give potential adopters information about where they can go if they don't find a pet to adopt on your website -- perhaps a link to one of the best adoption listing websites like Adopt-a-Pet.com, Pets911.com or the Save a Dog or Save a Cat Facebook applications provided by DogTime. Links to high risk shelters and other rescue groups in your area would be good too.)
There is an option that works for YOU and your pets -- the Pet Adoption Toolkit provided by RescueGroups.org. The Toolkit is a very powerful but easy to implement way to show your adoptable pets on your website. The Toolkit is extremely customizable, very high-tech, and keeps your visitors on YOUR website.
The Toolkit will look good on your website, with your colors and fonts, and without scroller bars. The Toolkit doesn't have any advertisements, logos, or self-serving "powered by" requirements. You can chose any fields and one of several different layouts and formats. Multiple large images and videos are available in the animal descriptions popover, as well as any of the fields from the Pet Adoption Portal service.
Your pets and pictures in the Toolkit will update immediately when you make changes in your RescueGroups.org service. The hits on the Toolkit will appear in your Pet Adoption Tracker logs.
To learn more about the Pet Adoption Toolkit, please visit the following web page:
https://www.rescuegroups.org/services/pet-adoption-toolkit
The Pet Adoption Toolkit is included free with all of our services including the Pet Adoption Portal, Data Management, and Website services.
We'd be happy to help you get setup with the Toolkit on your own website. Please contact us and we'll help you get started.
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By RescueGroups.org Newsletter 1/28/2010 « RescueGroups.org's Blog January 30, 2010 - 10:30 PM
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