HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR HORSES!
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.
AHDF STATE COORDINATOR MANAGER
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 FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR
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.
Fundraising Director - 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.
If you are interested in volunteering your time to American Horse Defense Fund in this capacity,
please contact Shelley at President@AHDF.org. Compensation from and based on money raised, as allowed by
law, may also be possible.
AHDF PRESS/PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR
AHDF is looking for a volunteer Press/Public Relations Director that will help us get the word
out about timely horse welfare issues as well as AHDF’s important work for horses.
Duties to include: Pursuing opportunities for making news, (Print and TV), writing press
releases with President, identifying new avenues for publicity in print and electronic (Internet) mediums
(in equine and mainstream press), increasing presence on the Internet, seeking placement of PSA’s, pitching
stories to reporters/editors. Applicants must have good writing abilities. Contacts with the press would be
a big plus.
If you are interested in volunteering your time to American Horse
Defense Fund in this capacity, please contact Shelley at President@AHDF.org.
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