Denison student group funds and works with Humane Society on special project

Date of Event: December 7, 2012

Posted: December 7, 2012

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GRANVILLE, Ohio— Denison University’s Venture Philanthropy Club (VPC), a student service-learning club, will award a $10,000 grant and 200 hours of student volunteer time to the Licking County Humane Society. The Humane Society will use the grant to purchase and utilize a management software program that will allow the organization to track and steward its donors. Students will research software options, manage the purchase and installation of a chosen program and work to integrate the software within the Humane Society’s existing infrastructure. Students also will assist in the design of a variety of public relations materials.

“VPC is excited to begin working with the Licking County Humane Society on a variety of projects intended to increase the Humane Society’s capacity to help animals and families in our community,” said Peter Hurford, president of the student organization. “We are especially enthusiastic about supporting the Humane Society during a huge period of transition, as it readies to move into larger quarters. It is VPC’s goal to support the Humane Society as it continues to do its exceptional work.”

Executive director of the Humane Society Lori Carlson said, “The grant will allow the Humane Society to better connect with community members on a regular basis. This investment should allow the Humane Society to more effectively harness its growing coalition of volunteers, adoptive families, organization members, and donors— helping to ensure long-term success.”

The Venture Philanthropy Club was established in 2008 through a donation of Dave Kuhns, a member of the Denison class of 1968. Each year the VPC selects the proposal that will most increase the capacity of a community organization related to a given theme. Members of the VPC are then responsible for stewarding the gift and helping with the completion of the project. Previous organizations the VPC has helped include the Licking County Coalition of Housing and Pathways of Central Ohio.

The Licking County Humane Society provides a secure shelter for dogs and cats while maintaining the resources needed to ensure they are placed for adoption with care and respect. They are a public advocate for the proper treatment of all animals and to ensure that their overpopulation is controlled by spaying and neutering. The Licking County Humane Society is a no-kill shelter, 501(c)(3) non-profit volunteer organization.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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