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"Our Mission"
Mission
l Vision
l Goals
l Strategies
Mission
We
continually make a significant
difference in the lives of exotic birds who are physically or
behaviorally challenged
and with issues that necessitate careful lifetime care. In
addition to the
unwanted, abused, neglected, abandoned, sick, and intolerable behaviors
parrots
entrusted to our care from prior owners, NJSPCA, St Hubert’s Animal
Control and
other rescue organizations, we fulfill to full to capacity the mission
set
forth in our bylaws, strengthen the weak areas of our operation and
expand
operation not to exceed beyond our means as well as implementing a
strategic
plan intended to meet all programmatic, organizational,
operational, and
community efforts. Our vision, goals and strategy align in
unity to
fulfill our mission to serve to full our cause.
Vision
Our
vision is to become accredited by the American Sanctuary
Association and, through our demonstrated excellence of care, play a
leadership
role in our community and state in promoting the socially, morally, and
ethically responsible treatment of exotic birds.
To
achieve our mission and fulfill our vision, we defined our
goals and strategic priorities. Key to our success obviously is
collaboration
between our staff, individual volunteers, and organizations both within
and
beyond our local community, all working in unity to safeguard the lives
of
exotic birds and give them a better-quality life.
Goals
- Obtain
accreditation by the American Sanctuary Association
- Expand
our staff and volunteer program
- Educate
the general public, young people, and potential bird owners about
important issues of avian welfare
- Develop
a support program for individuals grieving over the loss of their
companion bird
- Establish
a mutually beneficial network of animal welfare organizations that wish
to excel in safeguarding exotic birds
- Construct
an additional building to expand the birds’ housing and serve as an
information/educational center
- Reach
a minimal financial-support membership of 1000
Strategies
- File
for accreditation by the American Sanctuary Association
- Add
an Assistant Director experienced in exotic bird care to our
staff
- Add
additional Board Members with a passion for animal welfare and skills
that we would like to incorporate into our Board Directors as we grow
- Continue
to utilize local media, schools, organizations, and government offices
to recruit volunteers from the community, including individuals who
must fulfill required community services
- Regarding
educational activities
- Use lectures,
radio talk shows, and other means to educate the general public about
the need for responsible bird ownership, breeding, and
bird
purchasing
as well as species preservatio, and other avian issues
- Hold
hands-on educational classes for new bird owners and individuals who
plan to adopt one or more birds
- Create
a Youth Summer Service Program, along with an After-school Creative and
Educational Program, to give responsible local teenagers an opportunity
for hands-on stewardship while learning about responsibility, humane
animal treatment, and community service in a fun way
- Meet
with school officials, parent organizations (eg, PTA) and youth
organizations (including 4H Clubs and Boy/Girl Scouts)
to raise community awareness about our summer and after-school
programs and potentially recruit teens for these programs
- Identify
resources relevant to grief therapy (eg, books, references, support
groups, hot-line numbers for counselors) and make these available to
individuals struggling to cope with the loss of their companion bird.
Also,
invite them to spend some time working with the refuge birds, if they
would find this comforting
- Interact
with other reputable animal-welfare organizations to establish a
mutually beneficial support network that can guide its members with
respect to redistribution of birds from over-populated rescues,
adoption/placement of birds, emergency situations, fund-raising, etc
- Under our
Specific Placement Parrot Rescue Transfers agreement, work in
collaboration with other animal shelters to place as many birds as
possible in responsible homes
- Promote
fund raising targeted for an additional building, with emphasis on its
potential advantages including increased space for birds and functions
that benefit the community, eg, educational programs, hands-on
training, meetings, reception area for visitors and prospective adopters
- Offer
gift-giving options and multiple levels for membership, and utilize
social networking/e-mail campaigns to secure a minimum of 1000
committed individuals with a repeat donation of a minimal of $5.00 per
month.
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