Senior Dog Rescue of Oregon
A warm, story-driven website for an Oregon nonprofit that has been rescuing and rehoming senior dogs since 1997.
In 1997, Susan Faria founded Senior Dog Rescue of Oregon, and until 2001 she was the rescue’s only volunteer. That year, two more volunteers joined her to share the workload, and in 2003 SDRO gained nonprofit status. They have kept adding volunteers and growing their support through grants and donations, and since 1997 they have rescued more than 1,500 dogs. Based in Corvallis, SDRO has no shelter, and all of their dogs live with foster families, most of them in the Willamette Valley, until they are adopted. Their mission is to rescue senior dogs who are homeless or in unhealthy or unsustainable homes so they may spend the remainder of their lives in a positive, loving home.
Website Design
For Senior Dog Rescue of Oregon, we created a Squarespace website where adopters, fosters, and supporters can see the loving care SDRO gives every dog. We worked closely with their team to understand who they wanted to reach, and we built the site around large photos of senior dogs, with a Happy Tails blog for the stories of dogs who have found their families. Behind the scenes, the dogs listed on the Adoptable Dogs page come straight from the software they use to manage the rescue, and gifts made on the site, monthly gifts included, go into their donor database, so their giving records stay up to date. We also set up the site so their volunteers can add new content, change a banner, or post an update themselves.
Logo Design & Branding
Senior Dog Rescue of Oregon’s logo shares their mission of finding loving homes for senior dogs in a cheerful, friendly way. We tucked a heart and a little house inside an orange dog bone and set it beside the bright letters of SDRO.
03 — The Work
A website where families get to know each dog.
04 — Praise From the Client
Abide Web Design helped us strategically transform an outdated and unmanageable web presence. From understanding our audience to creating a fresh and modern user experience, Josh helped us cast a vision for our organization that is visually compelling and easy to maintain. Thank you Josh!
Brenda Downum
Former Executive Director
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