March 26, 2019 Tim R

F.A.S.T. (First-Responder Animal Safety Training)

Empowering First-Responders

Mission:  Equip every First-Responder with skills and equipment to rescue animals in an emergency

FAST is a Nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization

Core Values:

  • Compassion:  Honor the human animal bond
  • Quality: Veterinarian certified best practices
  • Safety: Protect lives of first-responders
  • Trust: Quality training from competent professionals
  • Reliable: Competent customer service management and leadership

Design and prototype products/services

Veterinarian certified online and onsite training for:

  • Small animals
  • Large animals
  • K-9

Emergency kits

Donations will:

  • Develop the certified veterinarian best practice training curriculum
  • Create the IT infrastructure to educate, schedule, train, and manage certifications and renewals
  • Equip training sites with practice animal CPR equipment
  • Provide rescue kits and inventory management systems/procedures
  • Institute a regional training system involving Veterinarians and Vet Techs
  • Establish organizational capacity for state and national management, leadership and governance

Revenues:

First-responder Animal Safety Training’s (FAST) national headquarters is based in Minneapolis St. Paul, Minnesota.  The fundraising goal is to raise $500,000 to develop the nation wide infrastructure.

Each year, every state that operates a First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST) program will have a fundraising goal of a minimum of $50,000 to develop and sustain the organizational capacity of the volunteer led training effort.

Once the organizational infrastructure has been established, program revenues will sustain the organization, training, and governance.

Sponsorships by organizations, foundations, corporations and individuals are a vital part of building the capacity to train every first-responder with the skills and equipment to rescue animals during an emergency. 

Sponsors receive:

  • Website exposure on (volume and frequency of exposure is commiserate with the level of sponsorship.)
  • Recognition at all training, First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST) promotional materials, and newsletters/social media communications.
  • Acknowledgement in the First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST) annual report.
  • Acknowledgement at the Annual First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST) appreciation event.
  • Compelling success stories, photos and videos to enhance your organizational image and reputation in the community.

Who we are:

First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST) has a fiscal sponsor Propel for Nonprofits, which allows us to have 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization status. First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST) is based in Minnesota, but also has Certified Instructors, who are all in the veterinary profession. First-responder Animal Safety Training’s  (FAST) vision is to set the standard for the way pets and livestock are addressed in emergencies and disasters nationally and internationally.

Why we are asking:

First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST) has the right mix of ingredients for success.  First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST) is:

  • Compelling. People’s hearts get hooked. This story taps into a deep human – animal bond and compassion that will fuel the empathy for the mission of First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST).
  • Competent and Credible.  The work is grounded in the expertise of veterinarians. 
  • Valid. (FAST) is grounded in best practices and governed by all key stakeholder groups.
  • Successful.  In earlier efforts over a 12 – year track record of bringing high quality training and expertise to first responders.  Over 6,000 first responders were trained in multiple states across the United States.  
  • In Demand.  National and international marketplace with more demand than the current mostly volunteer infrastructure can handle.
  • Impressive.  People’s gut reaction continues to get validated with each story of how animals are saved when first responders are trained and equipped.
  • Volunteer Driven. All training of first responders is done by certified trained volunteer Veterinarians or Vet Techs.

Dashboard of Success:

  • First responders with initial certification
    • Large animal training
    • Small animal training
    • K9
  • First responders with certification renewal 3 – 6 – 9 – 12 year
  • Fire departments trained
  • State affiliated partners
  • Veterinarians and Vet Techs trained to train
  • Veterinarians and Vet Techs who volunteer to train
  • Total training sessions
  • Total number of people trained
  • Large animal kits distributed
  • Small animal kits distributed
  • Number of reported rescued animals

Why Donate Now:

Donations will build the capacity to train every first-responder in the country.  Every day animals die in emergencies because first-responders do not have the training or equipment to rescue them.

The 500K will allow us to build the organizational infrastructure to develop a 50 state strategy and respond to the inquiries we’ve gotten from other countries as well.

Your donation will buy:

  • The IT structure that will allow us to track each and every certificate holder, and remind them in three years that their certificate will need renewal.
  • A robust website to handle the traffic of requests for training, manage volunteer, schedule trainings, accept donations and highlight success stories.
  • A 50 state model for state affiliates, infrastructure to support each state’s training needs and partnership management.
  • A volunteer management program to support this virtually total volunteer effort.
  • A marketing and communications plan.
  • Site to share rescue stories/blog.
  • A training institute to quickly train trainers.
  • Online curriculum to access the didactic components of the training online.
  • Rescue kit inventory management technology.

Sponsorship Categories:

Nation Wide First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST). CHAMPIONS

            Platinum:  $50,000

            Gold: $25,000

            Silver: $10,000

            Bronze: $5,000

            Woof: $1,000

Benefits: First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST). LOVERS CHAMPIONS are invited and featured prominently at our annual celebration of saving lives ($100 value), recognized in our annual report and featured on our website. A photo profile and profile page of First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST). LOVERS CIRCLE MEMBERS and their pets will be featured on the First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST). Website. Organizational recognition will appear on each page of the website commiserate with the level of contribution.

State Specific First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST). LOVERS

            Platinum: $25,000

Gold: $10,000

Silver: $5,000

Bronze: $1,000

Woof: $500

Benefits: State First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST). LOVERS are invited and featured prominently at our annual celebration of saving lives ($100 value), recognized in our annual report and featured on our website. A photo profile and profile page of First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST). will be featured on the website. Organizational recognition will appear on each state page of the website commiserate with the level of contribution.

Specific Sponsorship Opportunities:

The following opportunities are available for exclusive sponsorship.  The sponsors will receive exclusive recognition in each of the following categories.  Each and every time it will be promoted during the session and on all print and electronic formats that this “training” or this “kit” brought to you by the generous donation by. . .

  1. Large Animal Rescue Training $100,000
  2. Small Animal Rescue Training $100,000
  3. K9 Rescue Training $100,000
  4. Training the trainers $50,000
  5. Training Manuals $50,000
  6. Rescue Kit
    1. Large Animal Kits $50,000
    1. Small Animal Kits $50,000
    1. K9 Animal Kits $50,000
  7. Training Institute $100,000
  8. Online Training $100,000


Individual Contributors:

Sustaining Member: Monthly       Annual   Contribution

Time commitment: 5 years  3 years  2 years  1 year

One time contribution:

Corporate Matching Grant program:  YES  NO

Details of corporate matching:

Name of Corporation: 

Key Contact person in the organization who manages corporate matching gifts.

I would like information on how I can volunteer: YES NO

I would like information on how to give during Give to the Max Day: YES NO

My workplace participates in these other giving efforts.  I would like information on ART so I can advocate for my workplace to get involved:  YES NO

I suggest you contact the following individuals and organizations about ART because I think they will want to get involved:

            Names/Contact information:

Please contact me to discuss how I make First-responder Animal Safety Training  (FAST). part of my estate plan and charitable giving after I’m deceased.  YES NO

Acknowledgement requested YES NO

Request to be anonymous YES NO

Please contact us to learn more:

Tim Reardon
F.A.S.T. (First-Responder Animal Safety Training)
Empowering First-Responders
817 5th Ave S. 4th Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55404
763-370-9927

tim@cheassisi.com

P.S.  Tim Reardon teaches Social Entrepreneurship at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University and is a founding board member of Impact Hub, Minneapolis St. Paul.  A social venture business canvas model will be adapted for use in this venture.