PrideStrong Field Guide

A little time. A big impact.

A message from our founder,
Derek BigCatDerek Krahn

Thank you SO much for going out and trying to make an
impact for animals in your community! Use this handy guide
to help you keep track of what you did while volunteering
pounds of food fed, number of animals aided, size of area
cleaned, number of dolla-dollas raisedall that stuff. Try to
be as accurate as you can, but dont make yourself nutty by
counting all the individual pieces of kibble you fed or
something like that I mean, unless thats your thing. If
thats the case, then knock yourself out.

Happy volunteering and try not to get poop on your hands!

Derek

Ways to Participate
What it means to be a team leader
As a PrideStrong team leader, you will help lead your fellow Pride Members on their volunteering journeys. Help Pride Members
connect with organizations and make their volunteering count.

Responsibilities include:
Identify unique volunteer project opportunities near you figure out where help is needed.
Work with the PrideStrong admin team to organize and promote group volunteering events. Questions? Send us a message at
pridestrong.com/contact
Recruit Pride members to group events or help them find animal-related causes that are ethical and in need.
Research local volunteering opportunities and establish relationships with local non-profits.
Encourage your team to complete the PrideStrong survey and share their stories on Facebook.com/truepridestrong

What it means to be a volunteer
As a PrideStrong volunteer, you will be donating your time to an animal-related non-profit of your choosing. You can volunteer on
your own or join a volunteering event.

Responsibilities include:
Research local non-profits to find an animal-related organization that is ethical, humane, and fits your needs.
Coordinate your volunteer shift or work with your event leader to coordinate your time.
Keep track of your volunteering work and report it on the PrideStrong survey: pridestrong.com/survey
Share your story and post photos on Facebook.com/truepridestrong


Finding an Ethical Organization
The Society of Animal Welfare Administrators (SAWA) is an organization that promotes the humane treatment and responsible
stewardship of animals in need. This team has created a checklist for determining if an organization is ethical in its practices, which
includes:

Honesty - Does this organization communicate consistently, truthfully, and with integrity both internally and externally? Do
they take responsibility for their actions and provide accurate information on organization procedures?
Respect - Does this organization treat all living creature with respect? Does this organization promote an open environment
and accept input from stakeholders and the community?
Responsibility - Does this organization follow all applicable laws and guidelines? Do they treat animals in a humane way and
constantly pursue excellence in their endeavor?
Be Fair and Just - Does this organization use good judgement and recognize personal biases?
Caring and Compassion - Does this organization strive to provide the best for the animals and people it cares for?
Citizenship - Does this organization have positive and collaborative relationships with other agencies?

When looking for volunteering opportunities in your community, please use your best judgment to decide if the organization is
ethical and humane. If you'd like to see the checklist in its entirety, visit sawanetwork.org/code-of-ethics.html


 PRIDESTRONG VOLUNTEER PROCESS
Learn about how to report the impact youre making as a PrideStrong volunteer.

STEP 1. STEP 2. STEP 3.

VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION SURVEY VOLUNTEER TIMESHEET VOLUNTEER REPORT SURVEY

Visit pridestrong.com/survey to complete the Now that PrideStrong is focused on ongoing Compile your timesheet numbers and get
Volunteer Registration Survey. volunteering, its essential to keep track of ready to report them. Every quarter well
Pride Members volunteer work over time. We compile the PrideStrong impact just like we
Well ask you to agree to an informed consent put together timesheets to help you keep did for PrideStrong Weeklong. We need your
statement that explains the risks and benefits track of your volunteer accomplishments and help to understand your contributions by
of participation. Pride Members under age 18 to make it easier to remember exactly how reporting your volunteer activities through the
need the consent of a parent or guardian to much you did when it comes time to report Volunteer Report Survey. Well email you
participate. A copy of the informed consent your volunteer activities. This is how we reminders with the survey link at the
statement can be found on the following page measure the cumulative impact of the Pride. frequency you selected, and we hope to get all
of the Field Guide. participating Pride Members reporting at least
Look through the following pages to every three months. In addition to the hard
Well ask for your contact and demographic determine which parts of the timesheet are numbers recorded on the timesheets, the
information. Well only ask for this most relevant to you. You only need to survey asks you to write about your volunteer
information once in the Registration Survey so complete the parts related to the kind of experience, and well ask your permission to
you wont have to re-enter that information volunteering youre doing, and when it comes share your story on the PrideStrong Facebook
every time you tell us your volunteer activities time to complete the Volunteer Report page and pridestrong.com
through the Volunteer Report Survey. Survey, youll only see questions related to
what youve actually been doing. You can always find the current Volunteer
You may choose how often youd like to Report Survey at pridestrong.com/survey
report your PrideStrong volunteer activities We encourage you to print a stack of these
weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Well email you timesheets to bring along to your volunteer
reminders every month or every quarter with site.
a link to the Volunteer Report Survey. You can
always find the most current Volunteer Report
Survey at pridestrong.com/survey

PRIDESTRONG VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION

Visit pridestrong.com/survey to register. Respondents under age 18 require parent/guardian consent to participate. When completing the
registration survey, minors are asked to pause here and review this information together with your parent/guardian.
INFORMED CONSENT
RISKS. There are no known risks to participating in this online survey. This survey asks about your experiences volunteering for
organizations that work with animals. Such volunteer work poses potential risks of injury if it involves contact with animals. We ask that
you choose to work with organizations that have established procedures to protect the health and safety of volunteers. For any questions
regarding safety and selection of organizations for which to volunteer, contact the survey sponsors by email via our website
at pridestrong.com/contact
BENEFITS. Benefits of participating in the survey include personal satisfaction of volunteering and helping the Center for Animal Research
and Education (C.A.R.E. Rescue Texas) to understand the potential impact of its social network ("The Pride") toward the welfare of
animals.
PRIVACY. The information you provide in this survey may be shared among staff and volunteers of C.A.R.E. Rescue Texas for the purpose
of measuring the impact of PrideStrong volunteer participation. Your identifying information will never be shared with other people or
organizations not affiliated with the Center for Animal Research and Education. We may use information provided in aggregate, without
identifying information, to evaluate and report on the impact of PrideStrong volunteering. You will have an opportunity later in the
survey to choose whether or not to give us permission to keep your comments private, to share your comments without identifying
information, or to share your comments along with your name and/or location. Additionally, you may choose to publicly share your
name, story, or other content related to your volunteer experience separately from this survey via our Facebook page and/or
PrideStrong.com. You have the right to refuse to share your identifying information without any repercussions.

FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER AGE 18 FOR ALL PRIDESTRONG VOLUNTEERS

Do you agree you have read and Do you agree you have read and
Yes or No Yes or No
understand the statement above? understand the statement above?
Volunteers Full Name
Parent or Guardians Full Name

Address Address
City, State/Province City, State/Province
Country Country
Email Email
Phone Phone

Parent/Guardian Signature _________________________________ Volunteer Signature________________________________________

PRIDESTRONG VOLUNTEER TIMESHEET ~ SAMPLE ~

Use this form to keep detailed records of your volunteer hours and activities. When youre ready to complete the Volunteer Report Survey, the
information you record here is exactly what youll need. You can always find the current survey at pridestrong.com/survey
Heres a sample to show how to

= CUMULATIVE TOTAL
+ PREVIOUS TOTAL
WEDNESAY

THURSDAY

SATURDAY
complete the timesheet. Notice how

MONDAY

TUESDAY

SUNDAY
FRIDAY

THIS WEEK
different units of numbers get

TOTAL
entered in each row, such as hours
you worked, number of animals you
helped, and distance you traveled.
TODAYS DATE 9/18 9/19 9/20 9/21 9/22 9/23 9/24

HOURS VOLUNTEERED 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 7 20 27
COUNTING ANIMALS
Write in each type of animal you helped, example: dog. For each day you volunteer, fill in how many animals of each kind you helped:
animal 1: DOG 1 dog 2 dogs 3 dogs 11 dogs 14 dogs

animal 2: CAT 5 cats 5 cats 6 cats 11 cats

DISTANCE
For each day, enter the distance you traveled and walked/exercised animals. The survey allows you to enter either miles or kilometers
15 30 45
traveled to the organization 5 miles 5 miles 5 miles
miles miles miles
3 6 9
walked / exercised animals 1 mi 2 miles
miles miles miles
Each week, add up each row on the timesheet for TOTAL THIS WEEK
Transfer Cumulative Total from your previous timesheet to PREVIOUS TOTAL
TOTAL THIS WEEK + PREVIOUS TOTAL = YOUR NEW CUMULATIVE TOTAL
A +B =C
Cumulative Totals are the numbers youll enter in the Volunteer Report Survey for a given time
period, for example January through March. Your Cumulative Total starts over for your next
reporting period, for example, April through June.




PRIDESTRONG VOLUNTEER TIMESHEET
ResQwalk Volunteering
Many Pride members use the free ResQwalk app to support the non-profit animal organizations of their choice. For every mile you walk,
corporate sponsors donate to the organization you selected. Each time you complete the PrideStrong Volunteer Survey, you can enter your
ResQwalk data for up to three beneficiary organizations.

= CUMULATIVE TOTAL
WEDNESAY

+ PREVIOUS TOTAL
THURSDAY

SATURDAY
MONDAY

TUESDAY

SUNDAY
FRIDAY

THIS WEEK
TOTAL

TODAYS DATE

beneficiary organization 1: ________________________________________________________________

hours walked using ResQwalk

distance walked using ResQwalk

(mi or km)
beneficiary organization 2: ________________________________________________________________

hours walked using ResQwalk

distance walked using ResQwalk

(mi or km)
beneficiary organization 3: ________________________________________________________________

hours walked using ResQwalk

distance walked using ResQwalk

(mi or km)



PRIDESTRONG VOLUNTEER TIMESHEET

Direct Volunteering for an Organization that Helps Animals. Use this form when volunteering directly for an organization. Were
interested in ways you volunteer both at the organizations physical location and from a distance, for example, administrative tasks performed
off-site. The PrideStrong Volunteer Survey allows you to report your direct volunteer activities for one organization.

+ PREVIOUS TOTAL
WEDNESAY

= CUMULATIVE
THURSDAY

SATURDAY
MONDAY

TUESDAY

SUNDAY
FRIDAY

THIS WEEK
TOTAL

TOTAL
TODAYS DATE
HOURS VOLUNTEERED
COUNTING ANIMALS
Write each type of animal you helped in the first column, for example: dog. Each day, enter how many of each kind of animal you helped.
animal 1: ______________________

animal 2: ______________________

animal 3: ______________________

animal 4: ______________________
animal 5: ______________________
COUNTING THE ANIMALS YOU HELPED THROUGH SPECIFIC INTERACTIONS
For each day you volunteer, count how many animals you helped in each of the following ways. Enter the number of animals.
groomed
played with
healthy animals you helped socialize
emotionally traumatized animals you
helped socialize
physically injured or sick animals you
tended to
orphaned animals you helped
rehabilitate
other: ______________________
 PRIDESTRONG VOLUNTEER TIMESHEET
TRAVEL, EXERCISING, FEEDING, CLEANING, & FIXING UP VOLUNTEER TASKS

+ PREVIOUS TOTAL
WEDNESAY

= CUMULATIVE
THURSDAY

SATURDAY
MONDAY

TUESDAY

SUNDAY
FRIDAY

THIS WEEK
TOTAL

TOTAL
TODAYS DATE

HOURS VOLUNTEERED

DISTANCE
For each day, enter the distance you traveled and walked/exercised animals. The survey allows you to enter either miles or kilometers
traveled to the organization
walked / exercised animals
other: ______________________
WEIGHT
For each day, enter the weight of food you fed and/or wasted you cleaned. You may enter either pounds or grams
food you fed animals
animal waste you cleaned / removed
other: ______________________
AREA
For each day, enter the area involved that you performed the following tasks. You may enter either square feet or square meters
cleaned enclosure/cage/pen
used for animals
painted/decorated area
utilized by the organization

other: ______________________

 PRIDESTRONG VOLUNTEER TIMESHEET
CONSTRUCTION VOLUNTEER TASKS

+ PREVIOUS TOTAL
WEDNESAY

= CUMULATIVE
THURSDAY

SATURDAY
MONDAY

TUESDAY

SUNDAY
FRIDAY

THIS WEEK
TOTAL

TOTAL
TODAYS DATE

HOURS VOLUNTEERED

CONSTRUCTION
Well ask you several different kinds of measures related to construction of structures, including the number of structures, the dimensions of
these structures, and the monetary value of structures. The survey allows you to enter area in square feet or square meters. For monetary value,
please convert local currencies to U.S. Dollars. A currency conversion tool is provided within the survey: convertmymoney.com
number of structures you helped build
(count)
size of structures you helped build
(square ft or square meters)
monetary value of structures you helped
build (enter $)

other: ______________________

PRIDESTRONG VOLUNTEER TIMESHEET

FINANCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE VOLUNTEER TASKS

+ PREVIOUS TOTAL
WEDNESAY

= CUMULATIVE
THURSDAY

SATURDAY
MONDAY

TUESDAY

SUNDAY
FRIDAY

THIS WEEK
TOTAL

TOTAL
TODAYS DATE

HOURS VOLUNTEERED

FINANCIAL TASKS
For Pride Members outside the U.S., feel free to jot down values in your local currency on this form. When completing the survey, well ask for
these values in US Dollars. A link to a currency conversion tool is provided within the survey.
money you helped raise for the
organization
value of materials collected/delivered as
in-kind donations
money you saved the organization by
volunteering instead of paying someone
ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS
Record the count of each of the following tasks for each day you volunteer.

emails you returned for the organization
phone calls placed/returned for the
organization
forms you processed for the organization
social media posts you created to
promote the organization

adoptive parents you helped

other: ______________________


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