Be a Volunteer

Here are the ways in which you can improve the welfare of cats in Singapore

Community Cat Caregivers/Mediators
Caregiving is the single most important role in cat welfare. Community cats in our neighbourhood need us to ensure their safety and well-being.

promote and practice responsible feeding
ensure that the cats in the colony are all sterilised
seek medical care if required
engage and build relationships with management committees and their officers
talk to complainants to help resolve conflicts with mutually acceptable solutions
build and nurture caregivers' network
report cases of abuse to SPCA and the police

Please contact veron@catwelfare.org indicating the blocks at which you can provide care for the cats.

Management Roles
The Society is constantly looking for people with passion and dedication to take on lead roles in our Society. If you have the drive and industry experience in areas such as accounting and finance, media relations, volunteer management, advertising and promotion, we would like to hear from you to see how we can work together to bring the Society to greater heights. We hope more people with the necessary experience and industry contacts can bring fresh ideas to the table as well as to help build a team to bring them to fruition.

Please contact veron@catwelfare.org with your area of interest and a little about yourself.

Co-ordinators
There are several co-ordination roles that the Society requires volunteers who can commit in the medium to long-term (1-year period). These roles ensure the smooth running of the organisation and fulfil its core objectives. Please indicate your interest in our volunteer form and email to volunteer@catwelfare.org.

The roles are

SCSP Co-ordinator

register caregivers by getting existing feeders to register for the AVA SCSP programme
coordinate the creation of a cat register with photos, description and location by caregivers under AVA SCSP programme
monitor the number of cats sent for sterilisation under the programme
maintain microchip database
coordinate monthly training sessions for caregivers and volunteers

Admin Co-ordinator

administer the info@catwelfare.org email
assist with review of administrative procedures and development of systems
assist with the completion of filings for the organisation
coordinate the processing of sterilisation reimbursement cheques for payment
process incoming bills and outgoing cheques
general duties such as bookkeeping, filing, requisition of supplies, etc.

Membership Co-ordinator - FILLED

administer the membership@catwelfare.org email
maintain the Society's membership database
ensure that membership payments are made and recorded
mail out membership cards promptly
keep track of membership expirations and send prompt reminders for renewal
coordinate with administrator on membership payments and records
coordinate with database administrator on new entries and updates

Merchandise Co-ordinator - FILLED

coordinate the online sales orders
keep track of the merchandise inventory and event sales
process incoming bills and outgoing cheques

Sterilisation Hotline/Email Administrator

attend to the catsnip hotline and/or email at least once every 2 days
book sterilisation slots for caregivers at nearest available vet clinic
maintain good relationship with vets
assist vet clinics with ground problems or issues

Website & Database Administrator
Please indicate your experience.

maintain the Society's website and servers
ensure that the domain name and hosting services are promptly renewed
implement new features or updates when required
maintain the Society's email database
ensure the smooth delivery of each email bulletin

Volunteer Coordinator - FILLED

administer the volunteer@catwelfare.org email
maintain the Society's volunteer database
coordinate with database administrator on new entries or updates
send out volunteer appeals when required and coordinate responses
organise volunteer meet-ups and orientation programmes

Special Appeals Administrator - FILLED

put up special appeals for assistance up on the website prompty
edit posts for best impact

Education Coordinator

have good oratory and presentation skills
available to conduct talks during school hours and weekends
create suitable educational materials such as powerpoint slides and other visuals or props
source for translators for educational materials if required

Media Coordinator - FILLED

be the point of liaison for media enquiries
draft and/or coordinate replies to forum pages
pitch stories to the media
maintain good media relations with various channels
oversee the production of the Society's newsletter

Events Coordinator

source for suitable event venues and sponsors
manage all aspects of event from concept to execution
ensure adequate marketing is done through website, Facebook, Twitter and email bulletins
assign tasks and manage volunteers
keep track of event expenditures and sales with proper records
coordinate with administrator on accounting of event expenditures and sales

Student Volunteers
Students who are seeking CIP projects can select from the following suggested projects or propose a project of their own. Please note that as Cat Welfare Society is not a shelter, we would not be able to take in volunteers interested in shelter work.

participate in Flag Day if there is a team of 20 students or more
participate in a research project to document community cats in a precinct if there is a team of 10 students or more
selling of CWS merchandise in school
organise an event/talk in school to raise awareness about welfare of cats
design an awareness campaign for cat welfare e.g. design brochures, websites etc
volunteer at CWS events

Please indicate your group size, available dates and area of interest through our volunteer form and email to volunteer@catwelfare.org. You can also send us proposals for projects not listed above.