CatzJazz Feline Rescue

Catz Jazz Rescue is an all-volunteer 501(C)3 Non-Profit and No-Kill Texas-based companion cat rescue group in operation since 2003 thanks to the generosity of its community and volunteers. Catz Jazz was registered to save the lives of the unwanted, abandoned and abused felines that have been forgotten in a society that considers them inessential. We serve the Austin area with the mission to provide safety, shelter, veterinary care, medical rehabilitation and socialization to our rescues until good permanent homes and life-long companions can be found for them. Catz Jazz Rescue strives to be one of the best Austin area cat rescue operations building pawsitive futures for Austin's forgotten cats. Our adoption program and services, foster, resource and support network are funded through out-of-pocket and community contributions.

Please Help Catz Jazz Raise Funds for Feline Comfort & Recovery Buildings Please help give abandoned and abused cats a place to reside! We have no buildings and are at capacity!


BECOME A CATZ JAZZ VOLUNTEER AND HELP SAVE LIVES!



In our opinion, animal rescue work is one of the greatest forms of collaboration... There is no monetary profit from this effort; but the rewards are MANY... ranging from the eye-opening process of rehabilitating abused and neglected animals and witnessing the positive impact made on previously discarded lives to the priceless satisfaction of feeling useful to these innocent beings that need people to stand up for them. So, do you want your time, energy and voice to count for something?

We are an "underdog" rescue group. We do not have a shelter facility. We do not receive city/state/county funding or any other type of government funding and have sustained ourselves on out-of-pocket contributions and donations from kind people to help cover our rescue operation expenses. We are a registered 501(3)c Non-Profit Rescue, and we absolutely do not pay ourselves, we are all TRUE volunteers doing this because it's our passion.

We have many volunteer opportunities available and ways you can help, so if you want to stand up for the forgotten, please consider Volunteering with Catz Jazz Rescue.

We have a limited amount of volunteers who do the best they can and do a great job at it, but we are hoping to expand our efforts and need more wonderful and dedicated volunteers who can donate their time and energy towards this important rescue operation.

We are looking to add more PASSIONATE, GOAL-ORIENTED people who want to make a difference in the lives of abandoned, abused and neglected animals to become team members and help enhance our rescue group's ability to expand our efforts to drum up adoptions and raise funds for improvements by forging alliances within the community and generating exposure for Catz Jazz Rescue and so the spectrum of opportunities available ranges from local, commute and remote positions. Each position is vital to an organized and productive rescue effort.

By donating your time and energy, you will be enabling us to further reach our important goals and directly helping to save precious lives. Catz Jazz Rescue Volunteers ARE HEROES! Whether you can donate a couple hours a week or more, you will be an important member of the team.

If you want your free time to count for something really great by directly impacting rescue missions that save lives, consider volunteering your time, talents, professional services or provide temporary care and housing for previously abandoned and abused cats that need TLC while we process them for adoption.

If this sounds right up your alley, please contact us to become part of the Catz Jazz Volunteer Network! We have urgent need for talented volunteers and new fosters to start straight away, so don't waste time! We are having to turn away cats in need due to lack of fosters/space, professional services and helping hands that make our rescue missions a success so every volunteer counts! Please reach out to us if you can help!

CHECK OUT ALL THESE DIFFERENT WAYS TO HELP FROM YOUR COMPUTER AT HOME!

***VERY HIGH PRIORITY NEED***
- Petfinder/Adopt-A-Pet Database Manager
Be in charge of our "profiles" database system, enter data (bio/pics,etc) of incoming and adopted cats, keep up daily with adoptions using web-based data center, use templated profiles, manage links. This is a role we will be extremely dependent on. ONLY SERIOUS/SUPER RELIABLE PEOPLE! 2-3 days a week, 1-3 hours per day.
Training provided.
- Digital Photo Processor
Requires: Adobe Photoshop software to process, resize, touch-up and watermark raw photos, FTP to upload and download and a USB flash drive. 3-4 days a week, every week, this is a role we will be extremely dependent on. Training provided. ONLY SERIOUS/SUPER RELIABLE PEOPLE!
- Tumblr Manager
Tumble all of our adopted cats, events photos, etc to help with link/web popularity, 2-3 days a week, one-two hours per.
- Record keeping/
data entry from paper to digital

Scan in paper applications, vet reports and and other written records to help us go digital
- STILL NEED WEEKDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING POSTER!
Craigslist postings
If you have seen our craigslist postings you know we are serious about our postings! Reliable Weekly poster needed to help us keep up! Experience preferred, but training can be provided. Must know how to copy and paste & modify templates, this is a role we will be extremely dependent on. ONLY SERIOUS/SUPER RELIABLE PEOPLE!
HIGH PRIORITY NEED
- Blogger Manager
Run/Maintain our blog 3-4 days a week, 1-2 hours per, every week, to keep up posting about current adoptable animals, events, fundraisers, etc., this is a role we will be extremely dependent on. Would like an engaging blogger who enjoys discussing these topics. ONLY SERIOUS/SUPER RELIABLE PEOPLE!
HIGH PRIORITY NEED
- Designer
Create Flyer designs, Cafepress/Zazzle Product designs, Designs for fundraising signs, this is a role we will be extremely dependent on. ONLY SERIOUS/SUPER RELIABLE PEOPLE! ~~ PLEASE SEND SAMPLES OF YOUR DESIGN WORK~~~

- Newsletter manager
Setup and manage an E-News list that talks about events and adoptable animals, twice a month plus urgent news alerts to send out to our list of adopters and subscribers. Experience with Newsletter software or script preferred.
- FILLED! Grant Writer
Researching, applying for and writing letters for grant opportunities.
- FILLED! Facebook Manager
Regularly maintain with updates throughout the week, this is a role we will be extremely dependent on. ONLY SERIOUS/SUPER RELIABLE PEOPLE!
HIGH PRIORITY NEED
- Forms/Script Person
Create Forms like a volunteer form, foster form, etc, Implement Polls, and other useful tools for our website.
- Forum Manager
Setup, manager and/or moderate a forum for us to help keep volunteers, adopters, cross posters, courtesy listings centralised and in touch. This is especially useful during voting contests.
- Animal Welfare Article Writers
Compose helpful articles for our online resources library section we are creating that discuss Pet safety, Proper diet, Education such as the truth about declawing, the importance of age-appropriate spay/neuter and other welfare promotion.
Reference information provided.
- Link Builder
Find and negotiate with places/websites/people willing to give us a link on their websites to help increase exposure!

- Social Network Cross-Posters
Work with our webmaster to Re-Post Ads, Wishlists, Cats for adoption, Events and more to your Facebooks, Blogs and Twitters to help bring awareness about our program and help engage meaningful relations between rescuers and the community. The more community support and PR our rescue earns, the greater our chance of increasing lives saved
HIGH PRIORITY NEED
- Home Sweet Home Website Section Manager
Build/Maintain this section of our website that will display successful adoptions and chronicle updates on them as we received them. Must know HTML/CSS/FTP.
- GoodSearch Charity Toolbar Recruiter
Help spread the word and provide instruction to people willing to use the GoodSearch Charity Toolbar to help raise about a penny per search for Catz Jazz Rescue! We provide instruction and flyers. GoodSearch is powered by the Yahoo! search engine.
Every penny counts
and it adds up for Catz Jazz!
- YouTube Channel Manager
Work with our webmaster and videographer to setup and maintain a YouTube channel where we can post videos of the Catz Jazz Rescues!


Or are you interested in a more hands-on approach? We also have many HANDS-ON volunteer positions!

***VERY HIGH PRIORITY NEED***
- Foster Guardians
Become a Foster to Adult cats, Teenage cats, Kittens, Nursing or pregnant cats or orphaned kittens that need bottle-feeding. If you have some interest or experience, please consider offering cats, kittens and sometimes puppies, a safe place to grow until they are available for adoption! Give sick or injured animals a quiet and safe environment where they can recover from medical treatments, while allowing our animals to gain even more socialization that will help increase their adoption chances. If you can open your home to animals in need of fostering and TLC while we get homes lined up for them, PLEASE Do Not hesitate, as this is often time-critical for many cats in need that we would otherwise have to turn away. MUST HAVE LANDLORD'S PERMISSION & PET DEPOSIT IF RENTING!
***VERY HIGH PRIORITY NEED***
- Fundraising
We have many Special Needs Cats that require costly Monthly Medications, and we struggle with the basic expenses since about 95% of our rescue operation is funded out of our own pockets. We need help to cover Daily Operating Expenses, and can also truly benefit from fundraisers to help with our dream projects: Cat Enclosures/Recovery Buildings to be constructed on our land (we have no shelter facility), Medical Sponsorships for several of our resident cats saved from horrific/abusive situations and for other big cost items like a gas-efficient transport vehicle, newer computers/printers and many other things that will help make our operation become more efficient. Can you help setup a Bake Sale, Car Wash, Art Show, Musical Event, Golf Tournament, Motorcycle Ride, Picnic, Author/Artist Signing, Raffles or other fundraisers to help bring much-needed funding to our rescue? We are a TRUE non-profit and we absolutely do not pay ourselves or volunteers, however, it takes money to keep this operation going and we need the help of many hard-working people to keep up with the rescue work we do!
***VERY HIGH PRIORITY NEED***
- Cubicle Cat TLC Team
Come into Petsmart Cedar Park during weekdays to socialise and feed cats having to stay in adoption cubicles and help free up time for our rescue directors to focus on rescue coordination and vet appointments. The cats get bored and lonely sitting in the cubicles and could really benefit from someone to talk to them, groom them and help clean the area and keep litterboxes clean. This is not just about playing with kittens, we need people willing to spot clean kennels, change litter pans and help keep a germ-free area in addition to socialising, feeding, grooming and exercising.
- Foster Recruiter
Can you use your networking skills to recruit/interview for foster guardian homes and do home visits?

- Vendor Contacts
We use lots of cleaning products like bleach, laundry detergent, and paper towels. If you have any contacts with vendors of these items and can help us get them free or at a discount, please let us know if you'd be willing to help with those or other useful items!
- Sponsor Recruiter
Use your persuasive skills and charm to find and negotiate with local businesses willing to sponsor an event or a specific cat in need by arranging a mutually beneficial agreement of exposure in exchange for the sponsorship! We are open to ideas!
HIGH PRIORITY NEED
- Videographer
If you have Video capability (ie phone or videocam) come to our adoption events and capture footage of adoptable cats in action that we can show on their online profiles to increase their chances for adoption! No experience necessary, but ALSO looking for pro-videographers for assembling more advanced montages for YouTube.

- Event Venue Coordinator
Are you a social butterfly? Like the challenge of using your people and networking skills to get what you need done? Can you Host an event at your workplace? Help us coordinate for special Adoption Events and fundraising activities by finding host venues for Bake Sales, Dinners, Art Shows, Craft Bazaars, Auctions etc to help promote and support our rescue missions!
- CEDAR PARK/N. AUSTIN FILLED! - Donated Items Collection
Do you like going on a treasure hunt? Try this position where you will proactively collect and negotiate for much needed items from our wishlist such as heating pads, towels, crates and other supplies and/or manage the donated supplies list.
- Recyclable Items Manager
Start a recycling program for us that includes Aluminum Cans, Ink Cartridges and Cell Phones so we can use the proceeds to purchase food and medications for the rescue animals
- Adoption Applicant Screener
Be comfortable with interviewing potential adopters and asking questions
- Promotion/Marketing
Scout and Negotiate for promotional opportunities, for example where we can leave flyers and collection jars. Help educate/inform the public about Catz Jazz and our mission. Find places, business, and events to distribute PR materials.
- Art Projects
Are you a talented Painter or Sketcher that can lend your services or have art gallery connections that will benefit of our rescue operation? Let's work out a mutually beneficial relationship!
- Event Musicians
Are you a talented Musician or in a band that can lend your services or have music equipment/venue connections that will benefit of our rescue operation? Let's work out a mutually beneficial relationship!

- Craft For Catz Jazz
Are you a talented Artisan that can craft items such as jewelry, catnip toys or other items or can sculpt for the benefit of our rescue operation? Do you have an ETSY shop or Market booth? Let's work out a mutually beneficial relationship!
- Yard Sale Point Person
Gather useful or sought-after items that can be sold at yard sales to help generate much-needed money to help cover rescue expenses.
***VERY HIGH PRIORITY NEED***
- Sponsor A Volunteer/Volunteer Care Packages
Can you donate much-needed items to help our volunteers fulfill their positions more effectively? Our volunteers pay for expenses related to meeting their goals completely out of pocket and many of us have the motivation, time and energy for the work, but lack the funds and can use the help of generous people who can put together care packages consisting lunches lunch gift cards, gas cards and office supplies or office supply gift cards and other items to help out!
HIGH PRIORITY NEED-
Feral Cat Colony Sanctuaries
Do you have acreage or a private, safer secluded area where you can manage a feral cat colony and provide for them daily?
- Transport Team
Some times we accept special animals into our rescue that are located out of city and are in time critical situations and need emergency transport. Also we have in town events that may need a driver to help take animals to and from vets, therapy or adoption venues.
HIGH PRIORITY NEED
- Coupon/Voucher/Rebate Manager
Collect coupons/vouchers for food, litter and supplies we need, and be in charge of the charity rebate program.
- Professional services
Can you donate your professional services such as print/copy services, construction/handyperson services to help build big outdoor cat enclosures, donate veterinary services, advertising space, artist or are a musician who can donate talents?


For those aspiring talents, GROW YOUR PORTFOLIO and get a great reference from Catz Jazz for your great work!

If there is another way you would like to help, do not hesitate to bring your idea to us! Read about us and if you want to be on the Catz Jazz Volunteer team, please contact us by following the instructions below!

note: if you emailed before but didn't get a reply, please try again, we recently experienced some minor issues with our mail server.
Also, due to being blocked from Yahoo, we are unable to reply to yahoo-based emails, sorry.



How to proceed:

#1 Send an email to Volunteer Coordinator Sydney Colvin with the position(s) you are interested in filling, and what your skills are.
(We have something for all levels, so if you are just starting out in volunteer work, don't worry, we still want to hear from you!)

#2 Introduce yourself (have you volunteered before, location, profession, hobbies, special skills, ambitions, etc) as little or as much as you would like to tell us.

#3 State any experience with animals in specific or general.

#4 Explain why you want to help/what you want to get out of this volunteer experience.

#5 Let us know when you can start (please think this one through because we need you to start when you say you can :)

Be Advised, All Volunteers Are Required To:

* Attend an orientation meet-and-greet session no later than 40 days from initial contact.
* Agree to a Background Check (We check for Child/Animal/Sexual abuse or assault)
* Present a valid Texas ID at orientation
* Complete an application (application will be emailed to you before orientation)
* Agree to and sign a Release and Waiver of Liability form
* Receive and Read our Volunteer Handbook
* Agree to and sign a Volunteer Agreement
* Join our Newsletter
* Be supervised at all times by a parent or guardian if under the age of 16 (Under 18 must have parent's written permission at time of volunteer orientation.)
* Attend additional training sessions as required by CJ depending on your volunteer position(s)
* Treat animals in our care with kindness and concern for their welfare

Once you have completed interview, applications, and attended the orientation, we will begin the process of fully integrating you into the volunteer program!