April 29, 2013 How to Quickly Improve Your Animal Shelter on a Limited Budget
You Don't Have to Build a Mansion!
The staff and volunteers at struggling animal shelters believe building a new animal shelter is a pipe dream. They have solid reasoning for this incorrect assumption: their city or county slashed the budget for animal welfare; they simply don’t have the resources and time to create and execute a solid long-term plan; and they continue to think the old-fashioned way: We MUST raise hundreds of thousands of dollars before we think about planning and building a shelter.
I’m here to tell you: the old-fashioned way of building an animal shelter is wrong. The old- fashioned way requires shelters to fundraise a substantial amount of money upfront. This is why many staff members at animal shelters with limited resources believe there’s no hope to improve shelter conditions.
The staff and volunteers continue to pour blood, sweat, and tears into helping save animals. Each day is the same: a frantic call to action via social media channels to save animals that are on death row, while trying to simply complete the days many tasks at the shelter. There’s a better way. There’s hope.
You don’t have to build a mansion to improve your current conditions. Shelterplanners will help you determine the size of the shelter that’s needed to allow staff to adequately care for the current animal intake. This is based on statistical data that you provide. After we determine the size of the shelter, we have partnered with a national builder, Morton Buildings, which can build a new shelter for a fraction of construction cost. Shelterplanners also designs the shelter in a way that allows for easy expansion when it’s needed. This saves animal shelters both time and money in the long run.
This type of design/build is an excellent way to quickly improve shelter appearance, staff morale, and provide a beautiful resource for a community. A new animal shelter is possible; even for communities and shelters with limited resources.
As always, Shelterplanners is here to help with any and all questions related to designing, building, and planning your animal shelter. Please do not hesitate to contact us for ANY questions. Our goal: Save Time. Save Money. Save Animals.