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NINNA ROAD TO RESCUE

Where darkness leads to light...

Benton, LA   |  www.roadtorescuela.org

Mission

Ninna's Road to Rescue is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to rescue and re-home primarily small-breed dogs, to include senior dogs and dogs in kill-shelters and retired breeder dogs; to provide assistance to pet owners needing to re-home their pet via our Adoption Assistance Program; provide responsible pet ownership education and help the animals at local and surrounding animal control facilities.

Notes from the nonprofit

We are not just a rescue... we are a community-involved organization. We work closely with local animal control facilities and are making huge progress across all lines. We have set an example other parishes in Louisiana strive to mirror! Every animal we take in has a human component... whether it's the little dog we took in because someone passed away or adopting out a little dog to someone who just lost their beloved pet. Humans touch every animal in some way.

Ruling year info

2012

President/Founder

Ninna Lopez

Main address

PO Box 1357

Benton, LA 71006-1357 USA

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EIN

45-4728067

NTEE code info

Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs) (D20)

Other Services (D60)

IRS filing requirement

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Adoption Assistance Program

Adoption Assistance Program: For animals we cannot accept into our rescue, we offer assistance through our Adoption Assistance Program. We provide information to help pet owners find responsible caring homes and/or we offer assistance in networking to the other rescues.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Through our Rescue and Adoption Program, we select primarily small-breed dogs from various situations to come to our facility.  Situations include owner-surrender, strays, death, divorce, kill-shelters, retiring breeder dogs and via other rescues, to name a few.  Once the animal is surrender to us, we take the animal to our vet for vaccinations, heartworm testing (for dogs), and spay/neuter.  We deworm the animal and provide basic care as needed, such as microchipping, grooming, ear cleaning, clipping nails, etc.  Once the animal is ready for adoption, we take pictures, write profile and place the animal on several websites for adoption to include Facebook, our website (www.RoadtoRescueLA.org(http://www.RoadtoRescueLA.org) ) Petfinder.com, Adoptapet.com, and RescueGroups.com (which links to several other sites).

Adopters are carefully screened via a stringent application process and vet references are checked.

Population(s) Served
Adults

When funds are available, we assist low-income members of the community with spaying/neutering, vaccinations, medical care, etc., for their pet family members.

Population(s) Served
Homeless people
Economically disadvantaged people

For dogs that have been lost and then recovered, we offer a low-cost microchipping service.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Awards

Golden Giver Award 2014

Channel 12 KTBS news

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of animal adoptions

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults

Related Program

Rescue and Adoption Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Average adoption fee (in dollars) per dog adopted

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults

Related Program

Rescue and Adoption Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of dogs walked daily by our volunteers

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults

Related Program

Rescue and Adoption Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of senior dogs (9+ years) rescued

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults

Related Program

Rescue and Adoption Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of dogs in hospice care

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Rescue and Adoption Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of dogs spayed or neutered

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Rescue and Adoption Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Goals: Continue to aggressively promote spaying and neutering, which in turn will continue to reduce the euthanasia rate in this area. Through the efforts within our rescue and our partnership with Bossier City Animal Control, we hope to one day be able to say that Bossier City Animal Control is a no-kill facility.

Continue to pull animals from Bossier City Animal Control and aggressively network and seek out other rescues to pull animals; continue to aggressively promote rescue and shelter adoptions via social media; and work towards recruiting more people (volunteers) to reach this goal.

We already have a huge following on the Ninna's Road to Rescue Facebook page and the Friends of Bossier City Animal Control Facebook page (founded in 2012 by Ninna Lopez). Our networking with other rescues and the general public continues to grow on a daily basis because we stay involved... we stay engaged.

Through social media and networking, we've been able to decrease the euthanasia rate and increase adoptions significantly in both cats and dogs. Although we still have a long road with cats due to the lack of spaying and neutering, we continue to aggressively educate the public on the importance of spaying and neutering.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    Adopters and owner surrenders of pets.

  • 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

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    Most of our feedback results in changes to our adoption applications and/or practices. Animal rescue is a different industry in that we primarily serve the animals. There are so many irresponsible pet owners and many try to manipulate their way into adopting from our organization. We learn from these experiences and are constantly changing strategies. These animals deserve more and better.

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    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 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

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

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NINNA ROAD TO RESCUE

Board of directors
as of 05/24/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Ninna Lopez

Ninna's Road to Rescue

Term: 2012 -

Ninna Lopez

Ninna's Road to Rescue

James Lopez

Ninna's Road to Rescue

Vicki Davenport

Ninna's Road to Rescue

Tamara Hawkes

Ninna's Road to Rescue

Michele Dulany

Ninna's Road to Rescue

Asa Albright

Ninna's Road to Rescue

Marcia Robinson

Ninna's Road to Rescue

Lola Bednarke

Ninna's Road to Rescue

Dee Breedlove

Ninna's Road to Rescue

Lynn Lee

Ninna's Road to Rescue

Gail Kopp

Ninna's Road to Rescue

Sandra Dean

Ninna's Road to Rescue

Annice Hodge

Ninna's Road to Rescue

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

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 5/24/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 05/24/2022

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • 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.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our 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 measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • 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.