SPAY PANAMAS ANIMALS YES USA
Together we can make a difference!
Mission
Spay Panama aims to stop the misery and unnecessary death of homeless animals by controlling the overpopulation of dogs and cats through an intensive sterilization program. This is achieved by education, and by offering affordable spay/neuter services to low-income guardians, rescuers and feeders.
Notes from the nonprofit
Spay Panama offers volunteers to help make a difference in Panama's animal welfare. Spay Panama's Animals Yes, USA and Spay Panama offer vet students the opportunity for hands-on experience and veterinarians, and animal loving people to come share their knowledge while enjoying another culture. The veterinarians in the Spay Panama program practice the Quick Spay Method (small incision, early sterilization and use of stainless steel suture). Together we can make a difference!
Ruling year
2008
Principal Officer
Isis Johnson-Brown
Co Principal Officer
Piera LoMedico
Main address
300 Moore Ave % Piera LoMedico
Pooler, GA 31322 USA
EIN
20-8764359
NTEE code
Veterinary Services (D40)
Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs) (D20)
Animal Related Activities N.E.C. (D99)
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Spay Panama is trying to stop the population of unwanted animals throughout Panama through an intensive sterilization campaign.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Spay/Neuter Cats and Dogs
Operations take place in Panama City five days a week and two off-site sterilization campaigns are done in remote areas.
Animal Care for Sterilized Animals/low income family
Animal Hospital for Low income and spayed and neutered dogs and cats
Animal Welfare Education for Children and Teaching the Quick Spay Method
Go to schools to teach humane animal education and teach veterinarians the quick spay method to take with them to their communities to help the guardians and the animals.
Where we work
Awards
Spay Day 2021
Humane Society International
Joining Forces 2021
International Homeless Animal's Day
Ambassador for Panama 2021
World Animal Day
Recognition as Animal Advocates 2021
Humane Society International
World Spay Day 2021
Humane Society International
Joining Forces 2021
International Homeless Animal's Day
Agreement of Cooperation 2019
The Mayor's Office of Panama
Survey 2021
International Coalition for the Management of Companion Animals
Affiliations & memberships
Humane Society of the United States 2013
External reviews
Photos
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of animal clinics/shelters improved as a direct result of the nonprofit's efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Animal Care for Sterilized Animals/low income family
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Since we target low income people and rescuers, the animals we treat are a direct result of our efforts.
Number of animal adoptions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Spay/Neuter Cats and Dogs
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Tame animals rescued from the streets are put up for adoption through foster homes.
Number of animals rescued
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Spay/Neuter Cats and Dogs
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
With the mayors office, animals at high risk are brought to the spay location.
Number of animals euthanized
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Animal Care for Sterilized Animals/low income family
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Context Notes
Stray animals that have a terminal illness or venereal tumor are the ones humanely put down.
Number of animals monitored post release
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Spay/Neuter Cats and Dogs
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Post-op instructions are handed out to each guardian/rescuer with a hotline available 24/7 week.
Number of instance where penalties have increased for animal cruelty, neglect, fighting, abandonment, and/or sexual assault
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Animal Welfare Education for Children and Teaching the Quick Spay Method
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Spay Panama played a key role in getting law No 70 for domestic animals protection. We were successful in getting Article 421 of the Penal Code, include jail sentence for animal abusers passed 2017
Spay and Neuter per Day
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Spay/Neuter Cats and Dogs
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
40,428 were done in 2021
Cost per Spay and Neuter
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Spay/Neuter Cats and Dogs
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Due to the pandemic, things are finally normalizing, resulting in $30 per average cost.
Vet Compensation per Animal
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Spay/Neuter Cats and Dogs
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Even though it takes $30 per dog and $15 per cat, in most cases, the low income guardians can not make that contribution.
Number of Dogs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Spay/Neuter Cats and Dogs
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of Cats
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Spay/Neuter Cats and Dogs
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Spay Panama's goal is to offer high quality low cost spay and neuter services to anyone in need of the services. Our goal is to avoid unwanted litters.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Spay Panama's strategy is to have well trained vets in the Quick Spay method and volunteers committed to animal welfare. We would like to sterilize over 70% Panama's companion animals.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Spay Panama's capabilities is training vets in quick spay method and sterilizing 350 animals in one day.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Spay Panama's progress is the spays and neuters increase by 20% each year. This includes sterilizations within the spay center and off-site blitz.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Community leaders, rescuers, and local authorities
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
Due to the economic needs of many people, we formalized the barter program where people do volunteer hours to sterilize their pets and rescues
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
Lack of funding, lack of time, and lack of honest feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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SPAY PANAMAS ANIMALS YES USA
Board of directorsas of 10/24/2022
Isis Johnson-Brown
Director, Spay/Panama's Animals Yes, USA, 501(c)3
Term: 2008 -
Patricia Chan
Spay Panama
Isis Johnson-Brown
Spay/Panama's Animals Yes, USA, 501(c)3
Piera LoMedico
No Affiliation
Patricia Chan
No Affiliation
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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