I like Big Mutts (and I cannot lie)

Good afternoon fellow animal friends! :)

I like big mutts and I cannot lie, that is our latest fundraising campaign for t shirts and sweatshirts for Dogs Of A Good Society, where all proceeds go to assisting animals right here in MN.  Having two rescue mutts myself, I had to get my hands on this sweatshirt!


Please like and share away! 
Help us reach our goal of selling 30 tshirts in the next 19 days! 
http://teespring.com/dogsofagoodsociety





Here at D.O.G.S. fundraising is a big part of what we do in order to raise money to help local shelters, rescues, pounds, and animals!  Choosing what to do, when to do it, how to do it and the manpower/resources to do it can be tough.  We have a wonderful team that makes these decisions, our board.  However, we do look to outside influences such as other organizations, friends, families, and we do some research.  There are so many good ideas already out there and existing, why reinvent it all?  An original idea is fun and exciting and can be successful, but we like to keep our options open.  Hence, when we saw Teespring's campaign from other groups and individuals, we thought let's try it.  At no risk to us, the ability to reach more people, no product handling or added cost, it's a win win!  


Running on a tight budget, where literally every penny and dollar counts; scoping out the most economical way to fund-raise is a must, so we had to share!



Another blog edition of a little view into my world of "running a non profit".   Thanks for reading!

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Growing up can be hard to do!

Hello there!

Life was a little easier as a child, running free, no care in the world besides "I wonder if I can have dessert after dinner"  "Can my friend come over and play?"  That was my experience, fun, easier, carefree, couldn't wait to grow up and do 'grown up' things: drive, go to places by myself, etc.

Similar feelings rush over me with running a non profit-can't wait to grow up, expand, be BIG!  Like a child, you don't want it to grow up too fast, however you can't wait to grow up either a little confusing and contradicting right?  Such as life.   

D.O.G.S. is growing up, so to speak, each day it gets older, hopefully a little wiser, and more mature.  Bigger isn't necessarily better.  Growing up is hard to do; trying to figure out which way you would like your organization to grow up, this way or that way.  This belief, mission, vision, value or that belief, mission, vision or value.  As a newbie to all this: running a non profit business, learning the ins and outs and learning pretty much everything there has to learn about running essentially a start up with mostly heart and soul (getting there with the business mind that is needed) too.  To say the least growing up can be hard to do, a second time around.  I already grew up so to speak from when I was a child; learning, discovering, reflecting, all the fun parts of growing up ;)  Now I'm growing up a second time with D.O.G.S., life is so much of a growing phase then it is a grown up phase.  What I am learning from this time around experience, is growing up is going to be there no matter what.  Just like people, organizations aren't necessarily ever going to be all grown up are we?  If you are done growing (metaphorically and literally), you may be done learning and that's no good.  Learning and growing go hand in hand.  Right now setting D.O.G.S. up to grow up well to be a fine lad/lady and hopefully pain free is the goal.  

When I'm eager for D.O.G.S. to grow up, I have to remind myself, who wants to grow up too fast?  I often reminiscence the good old days of childhood.  Enjoy it while it lasts and take extra care in your growth, for tending to everything (i.e. connections, relationships, events, collaborations, budgets, etc) is crucial to your growth as an organization.  Yes, at times you may feel frustrated, impatient, discouraged, among other feelings about why aren't I (your organization) growing up faster?   What does that look like anyway?  It's different for every group/organization.  What's important to remember is growing up is hard to do.  Accept it and be mindful of that, while you work on actually growing up.  I know it's one of my opportunities to work on as a founder, board member, interested party, and supporter of D.O.G.S.  

Another blog edition of a little view into my world of "running a non profit".   Thanks for reading!

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Working for Kibble.

Good evening everyone! :)

What a perfect night to write on the blog.  It feels like a fall night here in Minne. with the windows open.  I have my furbabies sleeping by me in the office and I am surrounded by all things Dogs Of A Good Society.  Nothing beats this for me.

My apologies for being MIA with the blog these past couple of weeks, however I was busy working my 'paying' job a little more and have been extra tired.  I do have a new schedule now and have the wonderful opportunity to devote more time to D.O.G.S., my family, myself and of course D.O.G.S. once again! :)  As you can imagine I am SUPER HAPPY about that! :)  Wahoooooo!  Dogs, D.O.G.S. is perpetually on my mind and that's how my mind operates.  No judgement please and thank you. :)

I often say I'm working for kibble at my paying job to my fellow colleagues and say that when I'm working with D.O.G.S.  Both statements are true.  I am working for KIBBLE and I am HAPPY to work for KIBBLE any time.  Each dollar I earn, I think what I can do with that dollar for D.O.G.S., how every penny, every dollar, every amount goes towards my goal of being able to work on D.O.G.S., with D.O.G.S. and how I can put that money to use in my own life so I can continue to work on D.O.G.S.  So to speak I DO work for kibble and I'm pretty sure I will for a long time.  Whether it be at home, at a job (currently a server), and with D.O.G.S.  It may not seem like much, but whatever amount I get at work, it's all for the kibble factor.  The KIBBLE FACTOR = whatever it is that can help with D.O.G.S. and its mission.  It's a running line at work for me and probably something people smile or laugh about, but it's serious, working for kibble.  Putting more thought into it-that has been my main motivation for working where I work and for doing what I do.  It's an intentional mantra I say to myself every time I go to work and it guides me through the day happily.  It took me a little more then 2 years to get to this schedule since I left my career fields (social work/law enforcement), I went from a FT job to working a FT and this PT job to it becoming a FT job and now to it being a PT job, make sense? ;)  Details don't matter much here, what matters is that goals were set, realistically and then got reset and then reviewed, opportunities came around, and then done.  If you want something whether it be a career goal or another ambition, waiting is a big part to get to the outcome.  For a not so patient person like myself, the cliche that all things good are worth waiting for and working hard for, holds so true.  

I will forever cherish this month, the beginning of my new 'schedule' for life, D.O.G.S., and myself and remembering what happened to get here: work, work, planning, planning, time, time, patience, patience, support, support, faith, faith, opportunity, a little luck, positive energy, and keeping your eye on the prize :)

Catch me working for kibble right here, till next time!

If you would like to donate some kibble to us great, thank you!  If your animal organization needs kibble, contact us today! 

Thanks for reading!

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