Volunteers

Beagle Maryland^TM is manned 100% by volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering in any aspect (i.e., helping out with 'adoption days,' bringing dogs to and from the vet, searching for sources of funding, etc.), please email or call. Starting a beagle rescue operation in Southern Maryland is a challenge and we welcome volunteers. Giving of your time, money, or suggestions can make a tremendous difference. Even the smallest effort on your part can make a huge difference. There are so many dogs who need a little help!

Contact us at volunteer@beaglemaryland.org

Positions Available

Positions Available:  While the job pays no salary, there is much satisfaction to be gained.  If you are young or old or somewhere in between and can dedicate time and effort to handling calls and emails from a wide range of people consider volunteering!  This person ensures that the dog we post is utd on shots or makes arrangements to get the dog utd.  Ensures any dog placed thru BRSM is microchipped.

Owner Surrender Coordinator We need a trustworthy, here to help week in, week out, month in, month out, volunteer to return email and calls to people who need to find new homes for their dogs and to folks who have found a beagle.  We get about 10 calls/emails a day and frankly need someone who can coordinate handle all these correspondences. The OS Coordinator is answerable to the Director and Board for keeping a record of any correspondence and representing Beagle Maryland in the spirit she was founded! The OS Coordinator keeps in touch with our foster homes. 

Shelter  & Found Dog Coordinator:   This position receives calls and emails from shelters and folks who've found dogs.   The Shelter/Found Dog Coordinator keeps fosters updated, and briefs the Director on what is happening where....We post dogs that are lost to our website.  We post dogs who could be rescued if a foster home can be found.

Volunteer & Homecheck Coordinator:  Keeps a comprehensive list of folks who are willing to do home checks, folks willing to volunteer and what they are volunteering to do!  Keeps in touch with folks periodically to update all.  

Foster Home Coordinator:  (works closely with the Maryland foster lead and Virginia foster) This position tracks folks when they are willing to foster, for how long, issues they may have while fostering and is a wonderful poc to make it all happen.

Home Checker:  We need qualified volunteers to perform home checks. Please consider helping us verify potential adopters for our current beagles. These volunteers check to make sure all is well  and safe at a potential adopter's home before the adopter is allowed to take a beagle home.  We especially need people to do home checks in the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area, and all throughout MD, VA, PA, NY, NJ and DE. Previous adopters - here's how you can help Beagle Maryland out! Help us get other beagles to their forever homes! 

Petfinder POC:  The person in this position visits our website daily; when a dog is adopted, adoption pending or whatever, you log onto our petfinder.org site and update those descriptions.  You note any new dogs posted to the beaglemaryland.org website and update the petfinder.org website.  Instructions provided.

Grant and Assistance Fellow:  Write and submits grants and proposals to organizations that might give us financial assistance.  Requires someone who can evaluate the donor organization and determine the best method in which BM can apply for funds.

Transporters:  Transporters move dogs from one place to another for various reasons.  On Adoption Days, they pick up dogs at the fosters and transport them to the Petsmart or Petco, and then return them to the foster when the event is over.  The same is true for our Pet Fiestas and other events.  A vehicle is all that is needed; the foster furnishes the halters, leads, and crates.  Other transports include picking up a dog at an agreed-on location and transporting it to a foster.

Handlers:  On Adoption Days, our Transporters pick up more dogs from the fosters than they can show alone (usually three).  These transporters are met at the Petco or Petsmart by Handlers who then take their dog for the day to give it individual attention and answer questions from the crowd.  The Transporter then returns the dog to the foster.