Mission
The Flying Dog Foundation helps make profoundly positive, life-saving changes in the lives of dogs in dire situations by awarding grants to partner rescue organizations. The primary focus is on, though not limited to, dogs rescued from the meat trade and hunting dogs in Spain. The Foundation is an all-volunteer registered charity in the USA.
Ruling year
2020
President & Co-founder
Ms. Jacqueline Howard
Main address
131 Buttonwood Drive
Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
EIN
84-3722623
NTEE code
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (D12)
IRS filing requirement
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Communication
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?
Pay for meat trade survivor dog rescue transports.
We award restricted grants to our partner rescue organizations to help them offset transport expenses for dogs saved from the meat trade. Once under the protection of our partners, they are homed to pre-screened homes where they are loved, happy, and cared for.
Offset shelter expenses for hunting dog shelters in Spain.
We award grants directly to our shelter partners in Spain to offset or fully underwrite projects that benefit the rescued hunting dogs under their protection (galgos, podencos, and mastines). Projects include things like shelter repair, veterinary and dog food expenses, etc.
Special Projects for Animals in Need
Identify and take on special projects, about one per year. In 2021, we awarded a $5,400 grant to Kabul Small Animal Rescue in Kabul, Afghanistan to help facilitate evacuations for staff, dogs, and cats. In 2022, awarded a $5,170 grant to Shelter Ugolyok in Lviv, Ukraine to help offset necessity expenses for the shelter during wartime.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of funding dollars secured for demonstration projects or pilots
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Total of grants awarded to our rescue partners to help save the lives of dogs in dire need.
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?
The Flying Dog Foundation's 2022 goals are to:
- Increase our supporter base
- Award grants to our shelter/rescue partners for meat trade survivor greyhounds and dogs; once under the protection of our partners, adoption homes are thoroughly screened; the dogs are adopted to approved homes where they will spend the rest of their lives loved, happy, and cared for
- Award grants to our shelter partners in Spain to partially and/or fully underwrite projects that allow the shelters to continue their vital rescue work (e.g., dog food, veterinary services, shelter repairs, etc.). The shelters specifically take into their protection hunting dogs that are discarded, and often times abused. These dogs include, but may not be limited to, galgos, podencos, and mastines
- Increase global awareness of the plight of meat trade dogs and Spanish hunting dogs; ancillary to that is driving monetary support to help dogs in dire situations
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
- Prolific social media presence across several platforms
- Fundraisers, most open worldwide
- Email communications that keep supporters abreast of accomplishments and fundraisers
- Speaking engagements, both in-person and virtual
- Good will in-person and virtual event hosting
- Provide feedback avenues to solicit ideas, new and for improvement
- Open communications with our grantees to keep apprised of their needs and what we can do to help
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
- Professionally written and designed digital marketing
- Metrics observation to determine any needed course correcting
- Keeping informed about native and worldwide events that can impact our organizations and our partners, pivoting as needed
- Open, 2-way communications with our supporters
- Full transparency with our supporters and the public at large
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have been successful in funding grants awarded to our rescue partners. Since our inception:
- 2019 total grants awarded: $30,000 (formerly known as Candy Cane Rescue USA Fundraising and not registered as a 501(c)(3)
- 2020 total grants awarded: $44,837.91
- 2021 total grants awarded: $64,259.18
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?
Supporters/donors; rescue partners (leadership of the 501(c)(3) charities that we award grants to)
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Community meetings/Town halls, Suggestion box/email,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
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 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?
We sought feedback from a 501(c)(3) charity in regard to their 2022 plans, expected expenses, and how we could help through awarding grants.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our staff, Our board, Our community partners,
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How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship?
It hasn't changes, except to strengthen relationships through the reassurance that our organization is committed to supporting theirs and our shared goals.
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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 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,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback,
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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The Flying Dog Foundation
Board of directorsas of 02/26/2023
Ms. Jacqueline Howard
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? Not applicable -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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