Volunteer

VOLUNTEER!!!

WITH AMERICAN HORSE DEFENSE FUND

AHDF is a fully incorporated 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. We depend on membership donations as our main income source and we rely on a dedicated volunteer staff to continue our work for horses.

AHDF has many opportunities available for volunteers who are able to work from their home and, in particular, on a computer. Volunteer positions with AHDF are not financially compensated. However, they can provide experience that will be personally rewarding and an asset in your professional endeavors.

Thanks to our volunteers, who are passionately concerned with the welfare of horses, AHDF was able to accomplish important objectives towards improving the treatment of horses in the U.S. Currently, AHDF is actively supporting legislation that would end the slaughter of horses in the U.S. AHDF continually works to educate government officials, the public, the media and members of Congress on and promote the many viable and humane alternatives to the brutal killing of our nation's horses. Other AHDF campaigns aim to inform the public of the terrible abuse horses suffer on Premarin® production farms, from soring, and due to neglect and abuse from their owners.

A few available AHDF positions are listed below. If you are interested in these or donating your time and talents to AHDF in any capacity, please fill out an AHDF volunteer application and return it to us. When your application is received, you will be contacted by our volunteer coordinator to further discuss what you may like to do for AHDF.

We look forward to hearing from you and working with you to help make a better world for all equine species.

State Coordinator Manager - Duties to include: seeking State Coordinators (SC) for states that require them, managing the submission of SC documents, checking references, updating list, responding to general SC inquiries, coordinating with SC's and other AHDF staff on Expos and Open Houses hosted by SC's. SC manager would also seek out and initiate opportunities to help the SC program grow and have an increasingly positive impact on the horse welfare issues AHDF undertakes.

AHDF is seeking a volunteer Fundraising Director who will work with our Membership Coordinator, AHDF State Coordinators and volunteers to initiate fundraising activities that will support the continuation and expansion of AHDF outreach and advocacy efforts and enable AHDF to undertake various research projects on behalf of horses.

- Duties to include: Development of AHDF fundraising plan; creation and execution of fundraising events and seeking opportunities in consultation with other AHDF staff. Director would seek out and pursue grant opportunities/proposals, high donors, corporate sponsors, and work with a direct mail firm on mailings to potential and existing donors. Requires good writing, speaking abilities and grant writing experience would be wonderful.

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Horse Slaughter in the U.S.

American's Horses Off The Menu

Lobby Guide for AHDF PDF

2005 Action Alerts

2007 Action Alerts