Author: Brittnei Schaeffler
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Your Help Needed! Red List Rescue for 10 Month Old Buddy!
Hello Frost Fund family. We are now beginning another Red list Rescue for a precious 10 month old terrier mix named, Buddy. From experience, we know that saving Buddy’s life will take everyone sharing, spreading his story, and bringing him to the eyes of the right adopter! Please take a moment to read Buddy’s story…
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A Very Special Match Donation Week!
This week an incredibly generous donor has offered to match ANY amount of donation made to Frost Fund through Sunday, January 21st. We are so grateful for this individual believing in our work and encouraging our supporters to jump in by donating any large or small amount! Specifically, funds raised will go towards our purchasing…
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Take a 5 Minute Break for Encouragement and Listen to our Latest Podcast: Doubtful Faith
Have you ever had times in your life where you just wondered “what in the world is going on?” If so, you are not alone nor are you unlike Jesus’ disciples! The very ones who walked with him during his physical time on this planet. However, God does not expect us to have perfect faith…
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Watch: End of Year Recap
As we wrap up 2023 and our first 6 months of an official non profit, we wanted to take a moment to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported us from the beginning! It is because of those of you who have donated, attended events, shared on social, and who have gone…
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Listen to the Latest Podcast: Godly Fuel
Humility. It is a word we hear often and we often judge each other for either having or not. But have you considered that being humble might also actually give you increased courage to step up and step out in life? If you’re struggling with meeting expectations – whether yours or others – we encourage…
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Last Chance to Win: Educational Video Giveaway
Hey Fam! This is your LAST chance to win one of our giveaway packages for the 2023 year! We encourage you to take 5 minutes out of your busy day to listen in and view some incredible African wildlife, anti poaching rangers, and learn from the CEO of Soldiers for Wildlife as to WHY education…
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Listen To the Latest Podcast: Priorities.
Do you have a hard time making decisions or sometimes just completing a task without additional stress? Do you ever feel like even with the best intentions – you just can’t seem to get the ball rolling like you thought it would? Well, if so – you are not alone. And I recommend giving this…
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Listen, Learn, and Win!
Hello Frost Fund fam! We have just shared our second of three educational videos in collaboration with the anti poaching work of Soldiers for Wildlife! We would love for you to take 4 minutes to listen to the video below and Direct Message us on Instagram your answers to the questions at the end. If…
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Exciting Announcements!
Hello Frost Fund family! We have had so much going on here the past few weeks and in case you don’t follow us on Instagram – we wanted to share some updates for you to get involved and ways for you to win big with us! Including a 2024 custom Red List Rescue desk calendar,…
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Soldiers for Wildlife Education Series Giveaway: Video 2
Hello Frost Fund family! It has been quite an exciting week here as we have just had our 3rd Sweat to Protect fundraising event, continue to work on our campaign for the anti poaching dogs of Soldiers for Wildlife, and celebrate Mako and Winter’s Red List Rescue adoption! However, we wanted to take a moment…
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Listen to the Latest Podcast: Plans and Actions
Do you ever wonder how in the world you are going to conquer the challenges and the giants we face in this life? Do you sometimes feel like there is no way you will be able to “get the job done” in time or well enough? Or perhaps you face opposition; whether from people or…
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Please Help: RLR Announcement for Mako & Winter
Hello Frost Fund family! We are urgently asking that you take a few minutes to share our latest Red List Rescue pups within your networks. Mako and Winter are looking for their individual adopters and to save their lives. Mako has a euthanasia date of 11/17/23. Winter has been at the shelter for a year…
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Looking for a Financial Donor for Event Apparel!
This November, we will be hosting a month-long fundraising campaign in support of Frost Fund and Soldiers for Wildlife’s anti poaching dog program! There will be educational video giveaways, four different Sweat to Protect bootcamps, and more!! (Stay tuned for another email this week announcing all event details!) However, we are looking for a generous…
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Listen to the Latest Podcast: Get After It
With all the events unfolding in the world around us – and the challenges we face in our own, it can be hard sometimes to keep a joyful mindset. However, practicing maintaining joy can help us to grow more effectively in most other aspects of our lives. So, if you have been feeling any kind…
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Listen to the Latest Podcast: Your Blessing. Not Theirs.
Have you ever robbed yourself of the fulfillment found in your own blessings simply by paying more attention to the gifts or successes of another? If you answered yes to this, you are like most humans on the planet! But it is important we practice soaking in our own blessings before judging those given to…
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Listen to the Latest Podcast: Eyes to See
Have you ever prayed for something or wanted to experience something so powerful you knew it could only be from God? Well, there is no doubt that God does and can answer such prayers and perform incredible miracles. But what if he also works in the small and often unseen ways? What if there are…
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Take 8 minutes to Learn about the Wild Animal Sanctuary
This week we are discussing the importance of animal sanctuaries and how they are different from zoos. (So, if you didn’t already read this week’s post by Stone Heinze, make sure to do so.) In addition, we wanted to feature one of our past amazing educational mini documentaries about the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado.…
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Jasper the Belgian Needs Your Help to Find a Home!
Last year, we helped to advocate for the red list rescue of a sweet 1 year old Belgian Malinois named, Jasper. He has since traveled from Long Beach, CA to Missoula, Montana and has been receiving months of important training! We are hoping that our Frost Fund network and family can share his video below…
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Listen to the Latest Podcast: Stick to the Plan
Hey Frost Fund fam! If you have 5 minutes to spare – please allow us to share some extra encouragement with you by listening to the podcast below! Especially if you have ever felt called or lead to pursue a specific path only to be met with resistance by others along the way. Or perhaps,…
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Announcing: Our First Grant Award.
It is with grateful hearts and excited minds that we share the announcement of our first ever grant award from Bixbly Land Company! Recently, our CEO presented a proposal to their board on: Intern Educational Impact and Growth. A few weeks later, we were awarded the grant and gifted generous funds that will ensure the…
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Listen to the Latest Podcast: Who Are You Helping?
Regardless of your line of work, it is easy to gravitate towards what is kind, good, and already working – rather than to increase our efforts in uncomfortable areas. And while we are supposed to surround ourselves with what is good, right, and true, God also calls us to lead and to work with others…
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Raven’s Rescue Video and Thank You
Within less than three days of spreading the word that we would need to raise $950.00 for a rescue transport – many of you stepped up and made this happen! We are so incredibly grateful for your support, belief in Frost Fund, and helping our Red List Rescue work. Raven would not be swimming in…
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Listen to the Latest Podcast: One Track Mind
Do you ever feel like it is hard to find consistency among the highs and lows of life? Or perhaps that you just can’t find fulfillment even in doing good works? If you answered yes to either of these questions – then this podcast is for you! What we have to share in the short…
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Red List Rescue Announcement
It’s time for our Red List Rescue team (that means you) to step up and help spread the news about a sweet German Shephard mix named, Raven! Please read the description provided below to learn more about Raven’s story, history, and to share directly with anyone you think might be interested in adopting. Let’s help…
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Listen to the Latest Podcast: Waiting and Working.
Sometimes the hardest thing to do in any job or period of our lives is to simply be still and wait. To know that a job title doesn’t define us and that there is always more to each of our stories. It is important that no matter our line of work – we each keep…
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Red List Rescue Announcement
Hello Frost Fund friends and family! In case you did not know, one of the ways Frost Fund helps shelter animals is through Red List Rescue advocacy campaigns. Animals who are red listed at shelters have a set euthanasia date if they are not adopted or fostered by that time. Until more adoptions, less breeding,…
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Podcast: Are You Truly Loving What You’re Doing?
Sometimes stress, distractions, and just the every day grind can cause us to lose sight of the love we once had; for a cause, a person, a job, and more. This is particularly true if you are working in any field that requires you to constantly give and provide for others. In this short podcast,…
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Intern of the Week: Stone Heinze
One of the best parts of starting a non profit is creating a wonderful team of diverse, passionate, talented, and kind individuals. This week, we would like to feature our new (and very talented) Content Writer, Stone Heinze. Stone will be writing, editing, and publishing engaging educational content for Frost Fund. Topics shared in his…
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Frost Fund Announcement!
It is with great announcement that I officially announce the creation of Frost Fund; a 501 (C)(3) non profit whose mission is to provide hope and resources to animals and the people protecting them. For the past six months, I have been working hard at creating a wonderful team of interns, board members, and various…
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New Beginnings. Same Shoes.
The title for this post was a thought I had before beginning my usual morning journaling today. And 7 hours later I find it still quite fitting for all that I am about to share. This year has been full of so many wonderful opportunities to help both people and animals. A few of my…
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Update: Animals In Ukraine
Yesterday, I received a WhatsApp message from Olga Chevganiuk – the cofounder of UAnimals. We were able to jump on a video call quick despite the time change to talk, cry, and to try and plan for how to continue helping animals on the ground in Ukraine. Through tears, Olga shared with me about a…
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Sweat to Protect Events and Campaign for UAnimals
I am sure we are all aware of the ongoing war in Ukraine and the innocent lives it continues to impact. Not only are the Ukrainian citizens being displaced, killed, and endangered, but so are their animals and the wildlife that call Ukraine home. Watching the events unfold on the news reminds me how important…
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Spartan North American Championships and Soldiers for Wildlife
The past few months have been extremely busy to say the least. Teaching, training, being a wife, volunteering with non-profits and so much more have kept me on my toes! However, one of the most intensive parts of the past months has been my Spartan training schedule. In July of earlier this year, I was…
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The Reality of Rescuing Captive Wildlife: Pat Craig
Even in 2021, exotic animals are still being kept as pets in many places around the world. Additionally, animals such as tigers, bears, and wolves are cruelly exploited for financial and personal gain by self-proclaimed “wildlife exhibits”, roadside zoos, circuses, and more. In fact, according to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, there are more tigers…
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Operation Big LIft
From my personal experience, there are few moments in life that can move you to tears of joy and sadness all at once. These rare moments in life have the supernatural ability to remind us just how beautiful and delicate our time here – and the impact we can have – truly is. And on…
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Staying excited about environmentalism: Tessa Nguyen
This past week I had the pleasure of catching up with Tessa Nguyen, a wonderful student from my fall 2020 environmental science class. As an environmental science major, Tessa has a passion for conservation, reptiles, this planet, and for bringing awareness to the impact each of us has on the natural world. Currently, Tessa is…
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Some thoughts on shoes.
Putting the shoes on and then walking in them are two very different things. And in a world where a million different opinions and perspectives tell us what our shoes should feel like, how they should look, when we should wear them, and for how long… Finding the right fit becomes even more complicated. For…
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Power and Peace
Power is not making noise, living in fear, playing the victim, or seeking attention. Power lies in wisdom, perseverance, self-awareness, and strategic use of our gifts and energy.
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BrittFit Workout Gear Recommendations
Interested in joining the BrittFit Live family to sweat to protect wildlife? Here are some of the in home equipment that I recommend investing in. Enjoy! Thick resistance band for glute building – Lighter bands for cardio and toning – Ankle Weights – (make sure to select the right weight that you want.) Useful tool…
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The Class That Should Be Taught
Today was unexpectedly difficult in some ways, but it reminded me of what I truly want aspiring stewards, conservationists, professors, and planet keepers to know. I have learned that there are a million different labels we could use to describe ourselves: environmentalists, conservationists, activists, and more. But I believe it is incredibly important that we…
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When I Get up There
I can’t wait to ask God all about what he was thinking as he planned creation. Because every time I look outside, interact with wildlife, or think of the vastness and variety of life on this planet – I can’t help but feel amazed. We go about our busy days, focused on what needs to…
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Professor Miller
If you would have told me a few years back that I would be a college professor, I probably would have laughed and thought you were insane. The thought of public speaking in front of 30 different students for around 8 hours each week used to make my brain experience a mini hurricane of its…
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Rhino Lovin’
As a conservationist, I believe it is important that we take the time to learn about the experiences, passions, and interests of others regarding wildlife. In this way, we will be better able to open our perspectives on what experiences or events can trigger positive attitudes towards various conservation initiatives. And after recently starting a…
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Masters Thesis
Please click the link below to view the results of my thesis with Edinburgh Napier University. Thank you for reading. MASTERS THESIS
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