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?
Stray Animal Project
Stray Animal Project is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the prevention of animal cruelty and animal welfare education. Our mission is to fund neuter/spay programs and to provide education on responsible pet ownership. While our ambitions are global, we are kicking things off in Peru, where it is estimated there are over 12 million dogs and cats on the streets.
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of animals spayed and neutered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
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Stray Animal Project
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
In 2021 we expanded to two other cities outside of Lima, Peru and recruited vet hospitals and veterinarians who charge very low surgery costs as part of their social responsibility efforts.
Average cost per spay/neuter surgery
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
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Stray Animal Project
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
In US Dollars. Includes post-surgery medicine
Numbers of animals prevented from being born and suffering on the streets in the next seven years
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Stray Animal Project
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Different associations calculate the number of puppies and kittens that one female’s offspring can produce. These calculations vary and we're using the most conservative one.
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?
Stray Animal Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the education and the prevention of cruelty to animals. The purpose is to fund neuter/spay programs and to provide education for responsible pet ownership.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We are a fully donation-based organization that works with vets in Peru to spay/neuter animals from low-income families, strays, and animals living in shelters (they are run by people with no government support so they always struggle with funds for food, meds, etc.). In other words, we focus on animals that otherwise won’t be fixed.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have 2 main capabilities:
1) A strong partnership with different animal associations, vets, and animal hospitals in Peru so they can manage the ground operations for the different neuter/spay campaigns. Having these partnerships allow us to scale to even remote areas in Peru where there was no help for the animals before us.
and 2) A team in the US with varied skills and talents who share dedication to save stray animals in Peru, provide economic relief to low-income families with pets, and improve public health in vulnerable areas.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
To date we have neutered & spayed thousands of animals in different cities of Peru. Only in 2021 we fixed 5033 animals in 3 cities in Peru.
Long term impact: Different associations calculate the number of puppies and kittens that one female’s offspring can produce. These calculations vary but even taking the most conservative ones we are excited to report that we’ve already prevented +5M animals from being born and suffering on the streets in the next 7 years.
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?
Through our efforts with the neuter & spay campaigns we serve shelter owners, low-income families, and animal associations.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
Based on recent feedback from some low-income families that stated that our reduced price of the neuter & spay surgery they have to pay in their area was still high for their possibilities so we increased our percentage of coverage and reduced the price they have to pay
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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 act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback
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Stray Animal Project
Board of directorsas of 09/01/2022
Karina Canales
Jessie Hochhalter
Amanda McNary
Joann Groff
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
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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 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.