West Coast Labrador Retriever Rescue
"We’re All About the Dogs”
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
As a nonprofit organization, we operate with volunteers. WCLRR is always looking to recruit people to help with various positions. Foster families are the heart of our rescue. We have seen a decline in volunteers in that area as have the other legitimate rescues in our area. For now, our solution is to retain the fosters we currently have by being honest and transparent with them about the dogs we ask them to care for. We supply everything a foster will need and pay for all medical expenses.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Rescue, Rehabilitate and Rehome
WCLRR will rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abandoned Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, and other Retriever breeds
Where we work
Awards
6 Best Labrador Retriever Rescues! 2020
We Love Doodles - welovedoodles.com
Affiliations & memberships
Shelter Animals Count 2021
Best Friends Network Partners 2021
GreatNonProfits 2021
Max and Neo 2021
External reviews

Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of animals rescued
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Rescue, Rehabilitate and Rehome
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Our 2022 count is lower than the previous years due to a decreased commitment of foster families. This is an ongoing issue for all rescues throughout the US.
Number of animal adoptions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Rescue, Rehabilitate and Rehome
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of dogs spayed or neutered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Rescue, Rehabilitate and Rehome
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of animals surrendered by their owner
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Rescue, Rehabilitate and Rehome
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Owner surrenders have increased due to Covid-19 and people returning to work.
Goals & Strategy
Learn 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?
Obtaining more volunteers, we need fosters specifically, without fosters we can not save dogs.
We also are looking into ways to reach potential adopters via social media outlets, advertising, and word of mouth.
Fundraising is always something to work on. Without donations we can not save dogs.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We are posting requests on our social media pages for volunteers.
Continue to maintain our SEO as it has elevated our organization to the number one or two position on Google.
Our team is researching ways to obtain corporate donations from companies in the SoCal area and nationally.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have grown so fast that we have complete faith that we will obtain these goals. We are gaining followers each and every day. We are using social media and website SEO to its fullest ability. We have a dedicated Board of Directors that spend endless time on improving our rescue.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
This rescue started with a conversation between 3 individuals who all had come from volunteering with another rescue. Each of us left that rescue questioning how it was being run, where the donations were really going to and the integrity of the board. When we started WCLRR we were dedicated to being transparent 100%. This goes with all of the Board Members, Volunteers, Veterinarians, Donors, and Adopters. We are focused on saving dogs, our motto is "We're All About the Dogs" We live and breathe this. We all feel that our rescue is a success in the short amount of time we have been in existence and are looking toward the future.
WCLRR was founded in June of 2019 and is a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer non-profit with the expressed task of rescuing Labrador and Golden Retrievers in the Southern California area. We save our dogs from various sources such as local animal shelters, owner surrenders, and in cooperation with local breeders. We are breed-specific, but we'll periodically do a "courtesy post" for other breeds in need of rescue that come to us from individuals or other rescue groups. WCLRR’s dogs have been featured on the Hallmark Channel’s “Home and Family Show” several times. We believe all of us can work together toward a common goal; saving the lives of dogs.
While we are a young organization, our volunteers and staff spent many years helping other rescues. Our first dog was named "Freedom" because her rescue was on July 4th, and was symbolic as she came from a shelter. To date, WCLRR has rehomed over 40 dogs, from puppies to seniors include hospice. Our team of volunteers does everything from searching the local shelters on a daily basis to transporting our dogs to and from veterinarian appointments or foster families, to taking these dogs into their homes to be evaluated. For many of the dogs, our volunteers are the first friendly face or acts of love they've experienced. We make sure we aren't the last.
The adoption program is comprehensive and includes at-home interviews, veterinarian visits, spay and neuter, all shots, fecal exams, and on our older dog's, blood work. We've partnered with a professional trainer to help us evaluate or smooth some of the rough edges off. Our goal is to make adoption from WCLRR a pleasant and rewarding experience for everyone involved. Our slogan says it best, "We're All About the Dogs."
You can learn more about our dogs by visiting www.wclrr.org, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter - wclrr.
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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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We act on the feedback we receive
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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
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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West Coast Labrador Retriever Rescue
Board of directorsas of 01/19/2023
Scott Bixler
West Coast Labrador Retriever Rescue
Term: 2019 -
Jolene Pandza
West Coast Labrador Retriever Rescue
Term: 2019 -
Scott Bixler
WCLRR
Jolene Pandza
WCLRR
Diana Flaherty
WCLRR
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
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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? Not applicable -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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