Measurement Project

Check Up Form

Attributes of Interest | Measures | Attribute Score (1-20) |

Treatment of animals | -Amount of fund allocated to taking care of animals versus expenses-Amount of services given to each pet (personal attention)-Specific toy (stress relieving) /walks/treats/pet pals | 18 average 20-allocated funds16-hours of personal attention |

Impact CCHS has on C-U community | -How many people volunteer?-How many dogs are successfully trained by CCHS? | 15 - CCHS overall performs very well in terms of impacting the C-U community. |

Efficiency of adoption procedure | -Amount of time it takes to screen the family (all family members required to meet pet)-Number of free services offered with the adoption (compare to other humane societies) | 14 |

Public awareness of CCHS and its programs | -Number of people CCHS reaching out to. (visiting schools in C-U area, pet pals club)-Amount earned through donations | 16 |

Effectiveness of operations | -Number of animals taken in to the agency vs. animals adopted -Animals rehabilitated -Adopted vs. Euthanized | 19 |

MEMORANDUM

TO: Champaign County Humane Society

FROM: Syeda Hasan, Kristina Biljan, David Wu, Kyle Redden

DATE: October 6, 2014

SUBJECT: Champaign County Humane Society

Introduction

The Champaign County Humane Society’s (CCHS) mission is “to instill respect, kindness, and compassion for animals as community values.” CCHS works to prevent animal cruelty, promote animal welfare, educate the public and increase awareness, and provide shelter and adoption services for animals. Within this memorandum, we will discuss the relevant attributes, and identify the measures for these attributes to determine CCHS’ overall performance. After determining the strengths and weaknesses of these measures, we will provide recommendations for improving CCHS’ performance.

Analysis

Attribute 1: Treatment of Animals

We recognize that the treatment of animals in the Humane Society is an integral...