I am an official representative of a shelter — How do I register? Follow

Shelter registration is pretty straightforward, but before you proceed, do a quick search to make sure you’re not already in the system. If your shelter already has an account, creating a new one can cause confusion and dilute your votes. (Please note that you must be the official representative of your shelter in order to register your shelter or have access to your shelter's account. If you are not the official shelter-designated representative, you will need to contact the shelter to ask them to register.)

To register your shelter to participate for the first time in the Shelter Challenge, please have the following information on hand:

• Your shelter's full official name
• Your shelter's primary contact email. Ideally an address that will be monitored by someone else should you choose to leave the shelter in the future (e.g. admin@happydogshelter.com)
• Your shelter's mailing address
• A brief welcome (1-2 paragraphs) for people visiting your shelter's page
• Alternative contact information
• Your shelter's tax ID number
• Your shelter's IRS classification (501c3, Municipality, or International)
• Your shelter's approximate operational budget
• Your shelter's type (Shelter/Rescue)
• A photo to represent your shelter

Once you have gathered that information, please click through here and fill out the form to register.

We will respond to the primary and alternate email addresses provided in 3-5 business days.