actual proposal

When I walked up to the Humane Society I notice several physical aspects that could use some improving. I notice the driveway is unpaved and the yard has no fencing for the dogs to run and play. This is just the physical flaws that anyone could see. When I came to meet with CEO/CFO Barbara Zekausky we began discussing many of the internal flaws of the organization. A nonprofit company can be very difficult to sustain when there are many bills that need to be paid and no guaranteed cash flow. It’s also a challenge to maintain the facility when there aren’t enough helping hands being lend.

There are many opportunities to raise money for the business but there isn’t any manpower to do so. “There aren’t enough reliable volunteers that we can count on to do what they are supposed to without having to hold their hands.” Barbara has been struggling with her volunteer situation her entire 10 years being CEO however, recently has been more of a challenge than anything. She claims to be feeling helpless when it comes to finding the right amount of people needed to do even the smallest tasks to raise money for the company. Where have all the dedicated volunteers gone?

There have been many organizations popping up all throughout Kentucky that were once a part of the humane societies and have decided to leave and put their missions at the top of their priority lists. “All of our volunteers have been helping out with all of these other organizations and have forgotten who started all of them. They see their desperate need of these companies to get started and they rush to help them because it looks like they need more help than we do, that may be true, but it doesn’t eliminate our need for help.” There have been several of Barbara’s most reliable volunteers who can’t help out as much because they are devoting their time to other projects.

 “I am hoping that once we have everything finished on the home front we can combine all of the related organizations again and all work towards our common goal which is to help the animals.” Barbara has been a major supporter of all of the No Kill fundraisers and has put a lot of time and effort into making the mission stable. She also endorses operation CatSnip which is intended to help fund the spay and neutering of felines within Shelby county animal shelters. “By the end of our expansion I hope to have everyone together and we can get a lot more funding and delegate as needed. If we all could work together the animals would benefit immensely.”

            If all of the organizations would join together the volunteers wouldn’t have to make a decision about where they wanted to volunteer and they wouldn’t have to take a side. Everyone would get the help they needed. Also they would attract a wider range of people. The funding would be better too because they could generate a larger income if they all combined the profits raised.