Susan Daffron

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Web Entrepreneur
Pet Rescue Advocate

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Logical Expressions

National Association of Pet Rescue Professionals

Self Publishers Online Conference

IdeaWeaver

Publishize

Funds to the Rescue

Vegan Success

Web Business Success

Happy Hound

Happy Tabby

Logical Guides

Computor Companion

Pet Tails

Sandpoint Insider

Many Veggie Recipes

Pet Rescue Information

Susan is the Founder of the National Association of Pet Rescue Professionals (NAPRP). This membership association is made up of people who are working for animal shelters, humane societies or rescue groups. NAPRP's mission is to provide the knowledge, tools, and connection rescue professionals need to save more pets.

In 2009, Susan was invited to speak at the No More Homeless Pets Conference in Las Vegas that is put on by Best Friends Animal Society. She presented a workshop called "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Fundraisers" which was based on information in her book Funds to the Rescue: 101 Fundraising Ideas for Humane and Animal Rescue Groups. (Comments from Susan were included in the closing video at the conference.)

You can read more about the National Association of Pet Rescue Professionals and how the organization came to be on these pages:

• About the National Association of Pet Rescue Professionals
• NAPRP Member Benefits
• 10 Reasons to Join NAPRP
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Get FREE Fundraising Ideas for Rescues Shelters, and Humane Organizations

One of the benefits members receive is access to teleseminars with people involved in humane work. Past teleseminars have included:

• When Volunteers Run Amok - Although volunteers can be the lifeblood of an organization, "problem volunteers" can cause misery and mayhem. A licensed counselor, with degrees in Psychology, Sociology, and Educational Psychology, Barbara Bouchet explains how to recognize problems and deal with them before they get out of control.
• Meet Your Match - Dr. Emily Weiss, Ph.D. CAAB, ASPCA Director of Shelter Behavior Programs discusses the ASPCA's Feline-ality and Canine-ality programs, which are designed to increase adoptions and reduce returns with assessment tools that help match up the right cat or dog with the right owner.
• Grant Readiness - Author Lorna McLeod, talks about what organizations must do before applying for grants.
• HSUS Programs - Kim Intino, CAWA, Director of Animal Sheltering Issues at the Humane Society of the United States talks about some of the many programs HSUS has available to help rescues and shelters.
• Surviving and Thriving - Faith Maloney, one of the founders of Best Friends Animal Society offers tips to avoid burnout and compassion fatigue, based on her 20+ years working with animals.
• Five Keys to Writing a Successful Grant Proposal - Grant writer Ron Flavin explains what makes a great proposal based on his experience helping clients raise more than $50 million in funding.
• The complete list is on the Member Teleseminars page.

More teleseminars are scheduled with experts in marketing, cat and dog behavior, feral cat rescue, and more.

Susan owns four dogs and two cats all of whom were adopted from animal shelters and rescue groups. After adopting her pets, Susan became interested in pet care and humane issues. She worked at an animal shelter both as an employee and a volunteer. She also was a veterinary assistant at a low-cost spay/neuter clinic. After discovering how little so many people seemed to know about caring for their adopted pets, she started writing "public service" pet care columns for the local newspaper. These articles later developed into her books Happy Hound and Happy Tabby,.

More recently, she discovered that even with all the information available online, many rescue groups continue to struggle with basic business and fundraising issues. Susan realized that she has a unique background in both humane work and business, so she decided to form NAPRP in early 2008.

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