Meet the Cat Chat Team...

Cat Chat currently sources homes for well over 5,000 rescued cats each year through our Virtual Shelters.

Our volunteers are vital to our operation, giving their valuable time, expertise and energy to help to make Cat Chat work.

Thousands of ex-rescue cats are purring in their new homes thanks to our smashing team, below...

!! NEW !! Volunteer Opportunities Available!
Click Here for Details...

Thank You to all our Smashing Volunteers - We couldn't do what we do without You!

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The Cat Chat Team

Volunteer Co-ordinator
Bonita Howard

The Cat Homing Pages Team
Section Monitor - Maurice Hudson
Section Monitor - Maureen Bull
Page updates - Gail Blakemore
Page updates - Jamie-Louise Ball
Extra help: Jane • Joanne • Mandy • Bonita

The 'Top Cats' Team
Section Co-ordinator - Angela James
Section Monitor - Jamie-Louise Ball
Section Monitor - Jo Taylor
Top Cat Entries - Alison Cuff
Top Cat Entries - Amy Bradley
Top Cat Entries - Gail Blakemore
Top Cat Entries - Helen Doyle
Top Cat Entries - Jamie-Louise Ball
Top Cat Entries - Maurice Hudson
Top Cat Entries - Sara Standing
Top Cat Entries - Tracy Beagrie

Kittens Section Administrator
Maureen Bull

The Forum Team
Superviser - Janeyk
Moderators - Elastu • Juliac •
Ria • Sabrina • Sootyman

The Helpdesk Team
Jane Kellett
Kara Dudley
Mandy Cotter
1 Vacancy (see below)

Roll of Honour Administrator
Karen Theobald

Links Section Administrator
Joanne Todd

Link Checking Co-ordinator
Maurice Hudson

Website Development
Angela James
Bonita Howard
Mandy Cotter
Steve Wise

Administration
Accounts - Jaine Love
Financial Admin - Maureen Bull

Feline Behavioural Adviser
Katrina Zurbanu BSc (Hons) (Psych) BSY(PetPsy) MSc (PRM)

Feline Veterinary Advisers
Kitten to Cat Veterinary Clinic, Richmond:
Zeta Frasca, BVSc MRCVS

Marketing / Publicity
Publicity Co-ordinator - Kate Matthews
Newsletter Designer - Joanne Dalton
Newsletter Editor - Sara Standing
Photography - Simon Crutchley
Graphic Design - Steve Wise
Facebook / Myspace - Tracy Beagrie
Google Adwords Administrator - 1 Vacancy (see below)

PC / IT Adviser
Patrick Hogan

Fundraising
Web Shop Admin - Maureen Bull
Merchandise Co-ordinator - Rosemary Hill

The Committee
Chairman - Maggie Ovens
Treasurer - Jaine Love
Minutes Sec. - Lindsey Kennett
Trustee - Angela James
Trustee - Mandy Cotter
Trustee - Maureen Bull
Trustee - Steve Wise
Trustee (S.E. Kent) - 1 Vacancy (see below)

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Love Cats? Want to Help? Current Volunteer Opportunities Below... (Updated 29.04.13)

DISTANCE VOLUNTEERS

EMAIL HELPDESK (Public Email Enquiries)
Requirements: To work from home. Diplomatic, un-flappable, non-judgemental person, with a good command of English and a good knowledge of cat rescue & welfare. Experience in communicating with the public preferred. Will need to open a (free) Google Drive account to access our shared files.
Time Commitment: This is a shared role, covering for half the week, checking for enquiries daily on your rota’d days – averages out to 3 hours p.w. overall.
Answering public email enquiries on a wide range of cat-related topics (non-veterinary). Occasionally emails may be upsetting or inflammatory, so a level head is required. You will need to be non-judgemental at all times, and to give fair and balanced advice on behalf of the Charity. A good knowledge of cat rescue and welfare is helpful, and some experience dealing with the public would be ideal. We have a number of draft email replies set up to assist with the most common enquiries, but these will still need amending to each situation. The level of enquiries varies, but usually no more than 5 emails per day.

GOOGLE ADWORDS ADMINISTRATOR
Requirements: To work from home. Experience in maintaining and optimising Google AdWords. Methodical, with a good command of English.
Time Commitment: Flexible, but with a minimum commitment of a couple of hours per month, more regularly if possible.
We are seeking an experienced Google AdWords administrator, to be responsible for maintaining and refining campaigns and ad groups for maximum visibility, on behalf of the charity. You would be required to analyse ad performance and keyword performance, with the aim of keeping relevant campaigns as visible as possible throughout the month, within set parameters. The mission of this role is to direct more potential cat adopters to the Cat Chat site.

LOCAL VOLUNTEERS (South East Kent)

CHARITY TRUSTEE - (1 vacant post - must live within approx. 25 miles of Thanet, Kent):
Requirements: Animal lover, with some spare time • A connection to the web • A willingness to take on some level of responsibility • Honest, Trustworthy and Reliable • Any relevant or useful skills a bonus!
Time Commitment: The Trustees meet once a month, however you would be expected to take an active role, and to be involved in additional tasks requiring work between times, to the benefit of the Charity.
We currently have 1 vacant post on our Trustee body. The ideal candidate would have experience in one or more of the following fields; publicity and marketing, business management, trading, I.T., web development, finance, fundraising, grant funding, animal welfare, although these are not exclusive requirements.If you feel you have other skills which may help the Charity, we would still love to hear from you. Trusteeship gives an opportunity to actively shape the future of the Charity. Experience in the Charitable sector would be helpful but is not essential. We are a small, friendly committee, and one of us will be happy to have an informal chat if you are interested in joining us. Please note: Trustees are unpaid, although out-of-pocket expenses will be met. As with all our volunteers, an application form will be required, incuding details of two referees. For practical reasons, trustees must live within an approx. 25 mile radius of Thanet, Kent.
If you are interested in the above, please email us, including a land line phone number, and someone will call you for an informal chat:

Ready to Serve Cat & Country?

For further information on the above opportunities, please email our Volunteer Co-ordinator:

We are always pleased to hear from people who may be able to offer their services to the charity in ways we hadn't thought of. If you have other skills or expertise not mentioned above, that you think might help the Charity... please get in touch! Email:

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