Basset Rescue Across Texas
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Foster to Adopt Program
If a dog still needs to undergo heartworm treatment or any other long-term treatment and a person wants to adopt this dog, they will enter the foster-to-adopt program. The dog will reside with the potential adopter, but will remain under BRAT's control until the treatment is completed. BRAT will pay for the treatment. Once the treatment is completed and has been signed-off by the attending vet, then the person can formally adopt the animal.
Mentor Program
An experienced foster family is paired with a brand new foster home in order to help them become successful from the very beginning. A mentor must have fostered at least 3 dogs from beginning to adoption and have participated in all phases of the fostering and adopting process.
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Goals & Strategy
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
By our third year, we have saved 125 dogs. Our goals are to continue saving bassets. We hope to have saved at least 200 bassets by the end of 2014. Currently we have 30 foster homes. We hope to have closer to 40 by the end of 2014. We also work with two boarding facilities in case we need to bring in a dog and we don't have an open foster home.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We are on Facebook and other social media. We also write and distribute a monthly newsletter. Due to our exposure, we gain new foster and adoptive homes. Also, we gain new volunteers.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
BRAT is structured by committees. We have certain tasks within each committee and a coordinator for each committee. Due to this structure, we are able to add new volunteers and give them a task they can accomplish for BRAT. Each committee coordinator reports to the board on a monthly basis. Each committee sets goals for the new year and reports to the board as to how they are proceeding with these goals.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have held three annual BRAT Pawloozas which is our biggest fundraiser for the year. We also have instituted a Mentor program for brand new foster families so they can be successful from the very beginning. We conduct quarterly Foster Clinics for our foster families and volunteers. We have a guest speaker come in and educate our fosters and volunteers. This may include dog trainers, dog behaviorists, vets, etc. Also, the Founder of BRAT has become a certified dog trainer from Animal Behavior College. She works directly with our foster and adopter families in order to make the transition successful.
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Operations
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Basset Rescue Across Texas
Board of directorsas of 06/06/2016
Dana Mason
No Affiliation
Term: 2014 - 2014
Anne Fifield
No Affiliation
Term: 2014 - 2014
Dana Mason
Anne Fifield
Tamara Weintraub
Stacy Faulkner
Christina Ku
Melissa Clifton
Paola Aldana
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 -
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