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Our Website Service comes with a free 3-month trial.
Our Website Service comes with a free 3-month trial.
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Your web site is ready instantly »
We create your Web Site as soon
as your account is approved, often the same business day. That means you immediately have a
fully functional web site, just waiting for your customization, colors, pictures and information!
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No commitment and extremely affordable »
None of our services require a
commitment of any kind. You can cancel your service at any time. You are not required to make
any purchases or keep any account active with us. We do not require you to purchase microchips
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Use our domain name, or your own »
When your sign-up for our Web Site
service you can choose a URL on the RescueGroups.org domain (like doglovers.rescuegroups.org).
That URL is free for your use. You can, at any time, configure an existing domain name or
register a new domain name for use with your RescueGroups.org Web Site service (like doglovers.org).
If you choose to purchase a domain name, please contain us first. We can register the domain for
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No limits on pages, storage or bandwidth »
We do not limit or restrict on the
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No bottleneck or slowdown...you make all updates yourself! »
By using the RescueGroups.org
Web Site service we put the control of your web site directly in your hands. You have complete
control of the web site, which means you don't have to wait for a webmaster to update your
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Everything is done with your web browser »
All web site updates are done with
your web browser. You don't need any special software (like Dreamweaver or Frontpage) to update
your web pages -- everything is done with our easy-to-use editor. You don't need to learn HTML
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No forced advertisements (like with Geocities or PetPoint) »
We never require you to place
advertisements on your web site or in your animals' descriptions. We don't require you to put a
pet list scroller on your web site, or put microchip or health insurance advertisements in your
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Turn most features on or off as needed »
Most of the features of the
Web Site service can be enabled or disabled as desired. For example, if you don't want to use
the Guestbook, you can disable it with one click, and it disappears. hide... |
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More than 30 roles to control access by job responsibility »
Each major job function has a role in the RescueGroups.org
Web Site service. That means that you can grant only the access that a volunteer or staff member needs in order to do
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Individual login accounts »
Each of your staff members will receive their own login account. We
recommend against sharing accounts because it prevents you from controlling access (using security roles) and from determining who
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Increases security on the adoption listing web sites »
With our Web Site service you don't need to give your staff and volunteers
your password for the adoption listing web sites (Pets911, Adopt-a-Pet.com, etc). That means that you can be sure that all of your pet
updates will come from your web site. You can be sure that your pets will never be lost if all updates are made on your web site. hide... |
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Security audit log »
Everything your staff does is recorded so you can look back to see
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Data retention »
Animals and contacts are never actually deleted from your Web Site
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Easily add web pages without any HTML knowledge »
Our service is designed with those who do not have any
experience with HTML or web page design in mind. When you update a web page you use our What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get
(WYSIWYG) tool, which is very similar to word processors you might be familiar with.
You do not need to know HTML to add and update your web pages, insert pictures, and link to files and other web pages. But if you do, you can take advantage of the editor to paste in HTML and code. hide... |
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No special software like FrontPage or Dreamweaver needed »
Everything you need to do with the Web Site
service can be done with your web browser. You don't need to purchase or use any special software.
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Upload files and images to use in your web pages »
You can easily upload an unlimit number of files and images to
use on your web pages. You can link to files (like PDFs) for your visitors to download. You can upload images and insert them into
your web pages.
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Upload a logo »
Does your organization have a logo? It's easy to upload a logo
and put it on your web site, on the sidebar or banner. Most of our layouts support a logo.
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Custom styles (CSS) »
If you are familiar with web site design, you can use the custom
styles of our Web Site service to adjust the styles for almost every part of the web site.
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Custom site menus »
Our Site Menus feature gives you complete control over the menu
on your web site, including the text and links.
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Petfinder web page updates »
If you have a Petfinder account, your web site can automatically upload
a web page to your Petfinder account. This feature DOES NOT update animals, but instead updates the "Home Page" on Petfinder so that
web page is always up-to-date.
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More than 60 animal data fields including private fields »
You can track over 60 fields of animal data,
including private fields that are available to only your volunteers. If you can't find a specific data field
to store your information, you can use the animal journal.
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Advanced Templates »
If you add a lot of the same kinds of pets, you would benefit
from our advanced templates. The templates can hold any combination of data from the animal fields, and all fields are supported in
the templates. For example, if you have a foster who only fosters female Beagles, you could create a template with Dog, Beagle, Female,
and the Foster and Location selected. To use the template you would simple click it when adding a pet, and the selected values would
automatically be loaded onto the page.
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Animals automatically get updated on the major national search/listing sites »
The RescueGroups.org Web Site service uploads your
animal data to dozens of adoption listing web sites, including Pets 911, Adopt-a-Pet.com, DogTime.com and
PetBond.com and many others, including ALL of the major ones.
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Animal journal can store medical records »
Each animal has a dedicated journal, which
can store any kind of information. Although it was designed for medical information, the journal can store
any information.
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Automatic lists like puppies/kittens, special needs, urgent, recent additions »
The Web Site service includes "Special Lists"
which are managed automatically by the system. For example, the Puppies special list is automatically updated
when you had a dog within the age range you have defined as a puppy. The special needs list is automatically
updated when you add an animal as a special needs pet.
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Fosters can update their own animals and upload pictures »
If a volunteer is granted the Foster web site
permission they will be able to keep their own foster pets up-to-date, including updating information and
description, and uploading pictures.
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Animal event attendance and Meet Requests »
If you have adoptable pets on your web site, along with events, you can
use the animal attendance feature of the Web Site service. The attendance feature helps you communicate with your community concerning
which pets will be attending certain events. Instead of the public needing to contact you to find out if a specific pet will be attending
an event (like an adoption event), they can find out directly from your web site. Meet Requests allow them to request to meet a pet
at a specific event. These two features can quickly increase your adoptions, and keep your potential adoptions informed!
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Track adoptions »
Your your animal adoptions, including the adoption application,
owner, fee, donation, and thank you letter.
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Successes »
Adopted pets are automatically
listed on the Successes page. The Web Site service also has a Success Stories feature where you can
enter additional information concerning the pet's new home.
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Success Stories »
Success Stories is an extension of your successes list (adopted pets list).
Success Stories allows you to post additional information about the pet and their forever home.
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Sponsorships »
Animal sponsorships serve several purposes. Not only a fundraiser,
but also a tool to raise awareness of special needs and long-term foster pets in your care.
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Complete contact tracking list »
Our Contacts feature helps you track all of your organization's contacts
including volunteers, adopters, donors, fosters, sponsors and web site visitors.
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Track volunteers' skills, training, experience »
Keep track of your volunteers directly on your
web site. Volunteer hours, skills, training, inventory loaners and other volunteer related information
can be tracked.
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Contacts reminders »
Need to remember to reach out to a contact on a certain day? Use the
reminders for follow-up!
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Completed forms are kept on the website, not emailed »
Our Online Forms feature allows your web site
visitors to complete your applications (like adoption, foster, volunteer, etc) directly on your web site.
The completed application stays on your web site so that your volunteers and staff can view, comment and
update the application in one place (on your web site).
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Shared responsibility for online forms »
Since your staff can view and update
your completed online forms, you can distribute the workload.
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Comments, status and steps encourage teamwork »
A consolidated place to work on your
online applications means that all of your staff can pitch-in to manage the online forms.
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Use PayPal to accept donations »
Your web site visitors can donate
to you through PayPal by using either their PayPal account or a credit card. A PayPal Donate button is
added by simplying adding your PayPal email address to your Affiliates.
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Animal Sponsorships »
Easily collect animal sponsorship donations
to help with medical costs and special needs animals.
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Setup an Online Store »
You can sell items (T-shirts, etc)
directly from your web site by using the Online Store feature. You can also encourage visitors to
pay for other things, like adoptions, events, etc. online through your store.
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Run contests and donation drives through the store
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Various contests and online events
can bring in real donations. Contests with entry fees or voting fees are perfect in combination with the
online store, photo gallery and web pages on your web site.
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Send emails with our Campaigns feature »
Sending email campaigns can really
keep people in touch with your organization, bringing back donors, volunteers and adopters.
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Track Contacts »
Contacts, along with dozens of related
information like adoptions, donations, volunteer hours, campaigns, inventory loaners can be tracked.
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Track Calls »
The Calls feature of the Web Site service helps
you track your incoming calls. If you have a voice mail service, you probably have a volunteer can retrieves
the messages from the voice mail service, and then informs various individuals of the calls they need to
return. With the Calls feature, you would enter the call information on your web site, assign the call to a
volunteer, and they can manage the call directly from your web site.
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Track Donations »
Donors and donations can be tracked,
including in-kind donations, and if a thank you letter has been sent.
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Track Feral Colonies »
The Web Site service has a feral colony
tracking feature that helps manage pets, locations and caretakers.
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Personalized features alert your visitors to new
content, animals »
The My Rescue feature of the Web Site
service gives your visitors a personalized section on your web site where they can set their email alerts
(news, events), favorite breeds and favorite animals, along with other preferences.
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News, Events and an Event Calendar »
The News and Events features are an easy
way to keep your visitors informed -- news articles can be added in sections. Events are integrated with
your animals for event attendance, and an Event Calendar shows all of your events on an monthly calendar.
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Memorials (Rainbow Bridge) »
Our Rainbow Bridge (memorials) feature
combines a memorial story with a picture. "In memory of" memorials can be used to raise money.
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Waiting Lists »
Waiting Lists can be created for just
about everthing. You can assign any of your contacts to various waiting lists.
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Inventory including loans, due dates and conditions »
The Inventory feature helps you manage your
physical inventory including location, condition and disposition. You can also use Inventory Loaners to
track who is borrowing equipment and items from your inventory.
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Launch email campaigns from your web site »
Campaigns are directly related to your contacts,
so you can easily launch a campaign directly from your Web Site service.
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Dynamic forms like adoption contracts »
Contracts and other forms can be created
dynamically using data from your web site, including animal, adopter and medical journals.
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Reports, web site stats, data exports »
Various reports are available, including
custom animal reports, journal and cost reports, contacts and mailing lists. We also have web site
graphs that show the number of visitors, most popular web pages, most popular animals, and trending.
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We help you with everything »
We have volunteers and staff
available to help you with practically everything related to getting your web site setup
and running.
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Help adding animals »
We can add your animals
for you from any web site on the Internet, or from a data file (like an Excel spreadsheet).
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Free customizations »
We can help you get your
site looking just right... from minor tweaks and adjustments, to our full layout design
service.
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Help end users get registered, access site »
We support your end users. That means
that if someone browsing your web site has a problem, we will help them resolve the issue.
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Online knowledge base, support system and forums »
We have a large knowledge base,
documentation, support web site and support forums to help you if you have a question.
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