Volunteer

Volunteer to make a difference.

Interested in volunteering? Email info@fullcirclecats.org.

We’re always on the lookout for help with the following:

  • We host various events and workshops and volunteers help make it possible. Sell tickets, manage the merch table, or just generally assist with whatever the event is. A fun way to spend a day with cat people and make a difference.

  • While we encourage caretakers to do their own trapping, sometimes that isn't possible and we send a volunteer out to help. No experience necessary, we will train you. Get a chance to work out in the field and meet new folks (and cats)!

  • Help drive cats to the clinics for spay/neuter. We work with a few clinics around the area and having drivers is what makes it all possible. Morning shifts are usually within the hours of 6:30am-9am and afternoon shifts are usually within the hours of 4:30pm-7pm.

  • The community cat team is looking for folks who may be interested in volunteering to handle logistics on our TNR clinic days. This can look like a lot of different roles but primarily we are looking for individuals who can assist checking in and discharging cats, completing paperwork, communicating with trappers, and transporting cats in a cargo van (so not your personal vehicle). 

    Volunteers would need to be available in the early mornings (6-8am) and late afternoons (4:30-7:30pm). Volunteers would know 2-4 weeks in advance about the clinics and can sign up for spots if their schedule will accommodate. The expectation would be that a shift would only be about 1-2 hours on the day you sign up.

Foster

We are a foster-based rescue, which means that we can only save cats and kittens if we have a home where they can land.

If you’re interested in fostering, please reach out to foster@fullcirclecats.org

What does fostering with us look like?

We cover all medical care for our fosters. We provide hands-on support and regular communication with our fosters. Fostering time commitments can vary greatly depending on the type of fostering and your availability. We bring in all kinds of cats and kittens: bottle babies, kittens needing socialization, medical cases, seniors, and of course all kinds of friendly cats and kittens looking for homes. We do it all! Experience is not necessary. Let us know what you’re interested in and we’re always happy to work with you to find a good fit.

Bottle baby fosters

Do you have bottle baby experience (or want to learn)? We always need dedicated bottle baby fosters to help with the smallest and most vulnerable of kittens under the age of five weeks. We have a neonate coordinator who will work directly with you to support you while you foster them.

Administrative Roles

These are some larger ongoing roles that help our organization tick. Be a part of the behind-the-scenes team on a daily basis. Many of the roles can be done from home. Email info@fullcirclecats.org if you’re interested in learning more.

  • Help plan events like our cat trivia days, fundraising events, volunteer picnics, and holiday parties. Coordinate volunteers, logistics, permits, and anything else that needs to happen to make these events a success. Looking for someone organized and self-motivated with some event experience.

    Time commitment varies depending on upcoming events, but probably about fifteen hours a month.

  • Build community and develop our volunteer program! Our volunteer base has grown, as has our need for volunteers, and we’re looking for someone to help with the volunteer experience and build engagement within our community.

    Let’s figure out how to boost our community and get folks empowered and connected. Oversee the ins and outs of our volunteers, including managing the volunteer database, improving the onboarding process for volunteers, and maintaining waivers/handbooks/applications. Self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable with technology. Management experience is a plus.

    Estimated time commitment: 10 hours a week. 

  • Help get our cats adopted! Shepherd fosters and adopters through the process. Check emails daily, coordinate adoption counseling calls for new adopters, and think creatively about how to get more of our wonderful cats adopted. Manage adoption volunteers (1-2 people). Work directly with our foster program coordinator. Self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable with technology.

    Estimated time commitment for emails and communication is about 30 minutes every day, with additional time commitments (estimated 5-10 hours a week) depending on adoption events or other adoption activities. 

  • Build relationships and learn about shelter medicine! Help follow our cats through our program from intake to adoption. This role is all about building relationships and being available. Proactively stay in touch with the fosters and make sure that the fosters (both human and cat) get the support they need through the process. Onboard new fosters, facilitate foster movement between homes, coordinate vet appointments and take calls from the vet, maintain handbooks, and coordinate foster supplies.

    Works directly with our foster program coordinator and other foster team members. Self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable with technology. Daily availability by phone and flexibility is extremely important.

    Estimated time commitment varies with the number of cats and cases, but about 10-15 hours a week.

  • Help us raise money! Think creatively about how we might help save even more cats. Build relationships, seek out partnerships and collaborations, and plan campaigns. Self-motivated, organized, and detail-oriented with good communication skills. Fundraising experience a plus.

    Estimated time commitment is about five hours a week.

  • We have a lot of traps, crates, and other equipment and we need help making sure it's in good shape, reordering broken parts, sanitizing what has been returned, and maintaining an inventory. Love organizing and that feeling when everything is done, clean, and in its proper place? This is for you.

    Weekly time commitment would be about 2-5 hours. On site in Oakland.

  • Help our neediest community cats find safe outdoor homes. Vet potential adopters, visit the potential locations, set up acclimation crates, and support adopters until the cats are released and settled into their new homes. We can help train and guide you so you become comfortable with this whole process.