Volunteer Program Assessment (VPA). VPA is designed to promote nonprofit organizational effectiveness by focusing on the volunteer program as seen through the perspective of volunteers using a comprehensive and validated volunteer attitudes and engagement survey. For more information, check out the VPA website: https://vpa.charlotte.edu/
Shelter Employee Engagement and Development Survey (SeeDS). SeeDS is an assessment tool designed to help private and public animal shelters run more effectively by surveying employees and making specific recommendations based on results related to engagement & development. This is the only survey of its kind specific to the animal welfare industry. Dr. Steven Rogelberg created SeeDS over 10 years ago, in which we have since served over 100 animal shelters and thousands of employees. Based on this history and compiled data, we have created extensive, data-driven guidelines to help animal shelters run more effectively. For more information, check out the SeeDS website: seeds.charlotte.edu
Foster Assessment System Tool (FAST-15). The FAST-15 is a free automated survey tool to assess engagement and satisfaction of current foster volunteers. By surveying your foster volunteers this tool will help you identify your strengths and make recommendations for improvement. For more information, check out the FAST-15 website: https://www.maddiesfund.org/fast-15.htm
People Practices Self-Check (PPSC). The PPSC is a confidential, user-friendly online self-assessment tool intended to inspire shelters to identify “areas of opportunity” for organizational health and effectiveness focusing on topics related to the management of shelter staff. Based on each shelter’s specific responses to a targeted list of questions, resources and links will be provided to outline each specific shelter’s next steps forward. Ultimately, the end user of the PPSC will be able to ask, “Am I doing these things?” If the answer is no, they will be provided with specific tools to take positive steps forward. For more information, check out the PPSC website: https://seeds.charlotte.edu/ppsc/