FAQ

To easily send emails to donors from your fundraising Dashboard, follow these steps:

1. Click the "Email" tab under your profile image. 

2. Enter the email address of the person you want to thank. This can be manually entered or added from your "Contact Book".

3. Under the "Template" drop-down menu, select the type of email you would like to send. To ask for donations, select "Fundraiser Donation Request Email". To thank someone who has already donated to you, select "Fundraiser Donation Thank You Email". 

4. Hit "Review Email."

5. A separate box will pop up. Then hit "Send Email."

To send emails from your standard email account, follow these steps:

1. Click the "Email" tab under your profile image.

2. Enter your email address.

3. Under the "Template" drop-down menu, select the type of email you would like to send. To ask for donations, select "Fundraiser Donation Request Email". To thank someone who has already donated to you, select "Fundraiser Donation Thank You Email".

4. Hit "Review Email."

5. A separate box will pop up. Then hit "Send Email."

6. Login to your email account and open the email you just sent. 

7. You can now forward this email to anyone in your address book, just remember to update the greeting for each individual you are contacting!

A personal URL is a shortened link to your Team or personal page that you can send to friends and family in emails. A personal URL will look like this https://secure.oregonhumane.org/willamuttstrut/ben. 

If you would like to change your personal page URL, from your WillaMutt Strut portal go to the My Page tab. 
Once on that page on the right side click on URL in the Edit My box.  

No. You can run, walk or strut at your own pace. WillaMutt Strut is strictly a "fun run" and is not a timed event. Most participants enjoy a leisurely strut. Participants will strut their stuff in one of two races:

The strut, our 1K route around Riverfront Park. 
The 5K loop, across the Peter Courtney Bridge into Minto Brown Park
 

Yes, you can come with or without a dog. Canines are welcome but not required!

Dogs must be kept on a leash at all times. Leashes should be no more than six feet in length while on the course. For safety reasons, “extend-a-leashes” will NOT be allowed.

Participating dogs must be currently licensed with proof of Parvo and rabies vaccinations. You do not need to bring proof with you; if an incident occurs, you must be able to produce proof in a reasonable amount of time.

To keep this event safe for all:
Female dogs in heat are not permitted. WillaMutt Strut officials reserve the right to refuse entry to any dog whose behavior could be dangerous to others. Please use good judgment regarding the temperament of your pet so that this event will be safe and enjoyable for everyone. OHS suggests that dogs younger than six months should not participate.

No bikes, skateboards, roller blades, etc. are permitted for safety reasons. Baby strollers are permitted.

If you bring a dog(s), please be sure to clean up after them.
This is very important for health and safety on the course as well as in the park itself. Waste disposal cans will be provided. Some poo bags will be available at the event, but please come prepared and bring some of your own.

After you've registered, you will automatically be logged in to the WillaMutt Strut fundraising website (secure.oregonhumane.org/willamuttstrut). If you become logged out after a time, look in the upper right corner for a button that will say SIGN IN. Log in using the email and password you chose during registration. (If you are actively logged in, this button will display your name instead of Sign In.)

If you need a password reset, please click Sign In and then click Forgot Password? at the bottom right of the sign in screen.

There is no requirement to fundraise as an event participant. Funds raised for WillaMutt Strut help keep pets safe, protect animals from cruelty and neglect, provide access to critical veterinary care, and help spay/neuter both owned and community cats.

If a friend registered you for WillaMutt Strut, you should receive an email at the address they provided for you. This email should contain instructions to set your own password. You can sign in at the WillaMutt Strut website here: secure.oregonhumane.org/willamuttstrut/ (SIGN IN button at the top right)

If you have questions or need help, please contact us at events@oregonhumane.org.

The easiest way is to choose "Create Team" or "Join a Team" during registration. You will see a plus sign with "Add More Participants" in the next registration step. Please enter each person's email address so they will be sent their own login info. 

Children under 10 do not need to register but can participate for free. Same for canine participants!

If you registered solo but would like to join or start a WillaMutt Strut team, you can choose Join, Create, Switch Teams (includes invite new participants) from the checklist in your WillaMutt Strut portal (right side menu). 
  
 

All team management options (join or create a team, invite more participants to join your team, or switch teams) can be found in the right side checklist menu in your fundraising portal. You can also select the option to leave your current team if needed. 

A personal URL is a shortened link to your Team or personal page that you can send to friends and family in emails. A personal URL will look like this secure.oregonhumane.org/willamuttstrut/ben. If you would like to change your personal page URL, from your WillaMutt Strut portal go to the My Page tab. 
Once on that page on the right side click on URL in the Edit My box.  

On the WillaMutt Strut homepage, secure.oregonhumane.org/willamuttstrut, look at the green toolbar at the top of your screen. Use the search icon (magnifying glass) to open the box to Find a Participant. Start typing the name of the person you're looking for and select their name when it comes up.

In Step 4 of Registration, you will see a section " + Add Additional Donation." Click this and a box will open up where you can enter your donation amount. Thank you!

Find more detailed answers, including visuals where applicable, about using the online tools contact us.

Any donation made online should post immediately. If your donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact us.

Donations made via check cannot be entered online by you. Check donations can be delivered in person to OHS or sent in the mail along with the WillaMutt Strut donation form.

Once we have received your offline donations, you will then see them appear on your personal page. In order to ensure your gifts are confirmed before the event, please mail all offline donations five days prior to the event.  
 
The status of the check will be pending until the check is received by Oregon Humane Society.

As your donors make a contribution, they have the option of whether or not they want to appear in the Honor Roll or remain anonymous.

YES, great job getting creative with your WillaMutt Strut fundraising! Individuals and teams that are soliciting support from a business (e.g. charity day/night, donation-based class, donation for raffle, etc.) should please first let our OHS Corporate Relations team know the details before you ask a company for a donation.  

We want to ensure community businesses are not being over-asked, and we may be able to help promote your fundraiser!  

Depending on the scope of the event or fundraising activity, we may be able to include your fundraiser in the OHS online calendar and the Out & About e-newsletter.

Attendance is not required to be a participant. You can register as a Participant and raise funds from home, vacation or wherever you might be. You still receive a personal fundraising web page, but you will not have to pay any entry fees for the walk/run or other activities.

After the day of the Strut, you can still collect donations through our website until August 31, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

If you have offline funds to turn in, either bring them to the shelter or mail them with the WillaMutt Strut donation form to:

Oregon Humane Society
Attn: WillaMutt Strut
1067 NE Columbia Blvd.
Portland, OR 97211

Please include a note with your name, address, and a request to add the donations to your WillaMutt Strut total. 

All donors who contribute by credit card online will receive an email statement of thanks from OHS. This gratitude includes donation information and acts as a receipt.

If you receive a check or cash from donors, please be sure to include the donor’s first and last name and full mailing address at the time the donation is submitted to OHS so we can mail them a receipt.

It's possible your image is too small. Facebook won't capture images that are too small. To see if Facebook is capturing your image, click here and enter your fundraising page URL. The result will tell you what information was collected from your page.

If a donation check has been written out to you personally, you may endorse the back of the check and mail it in with a completed donation form to Oregon Humane Society.

We request that you bring cash donations to OHS in person or take the cash to a bank and request a cashier's check made out to the Oregon Humane Society. Please send checks in the mail, along with the WillaMutt Strut donation form so we can send receipts to your donors. Please do not mail cash donations. Once we have received and processed your offline donations, you will then see them appear on your personal page.

To ensure that all your gifts are confirmed and are counted towards the top three fundraising individual prizes, please mail your donations to OHS with the WillaMutt Strut donation form or bring them to the OHS shelter five days prior to the event date. Donations collected after that date should be brought to the shelter and turned in with this form. Donations collected after that date will continue to count towards individual fundraising gift levels and should be brought to the shelter and turned in with this form. To ensure the safety of your donations, please do not send cash in the mail.

A Tax ID number identifies Oregon Humane Society as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Many donors will request this number to validate their donation as tax-deductible. Oregon Humane Society's Tax ID number is 93-0386880.

Sign in to your WillaMutt Strut portal. Select the "Reports" tab under your profile image. You will then find a list of all of your donors.

You are receiving these emails because we would like to keep you updated on your fundraising efforts. If you wish to stop receiving these updates, please login to your portal and edit your notification preferences. Please note that opting out of these emails will opt you out of all WillaMutt Strut emails, including event updates.

Please contact us.

When you make a donation online, you can designate what you want to appear as your recognition name on the participant's Honor Roll. This may be your name, or it could be something such as "From the whole Wolf family" or "in memory of Aunt Cathy." Make your selection under Display Name Options on the donation page.  

A Tax ID number identifies Oregon Humane Society as a 501(c)(3) non-profit Organization. Oregon Humane Society''s Tax ID number is 93-0386880.

Yes. You can make a donation to a Participant on a Team or you can make a general Team donation.

Please include the WillaMutt Strut donation form. All donations should be mailed to:
Oregon Humane Society
1067 NE Columbia Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97211.

Please make all checks payable to: Oregon Humane Society.
Please make sure that in the memo it says WillaMutt Strut and who the donations should be credited to.

On the WillaMutt Strut website, look for the search icon (magnifying glass) in the upper left corner, to the right of the social media icons. Use the search icon to open the box to Find a Strutter. Start typing the name of the person you're looking for and select their name when it comes up.

You can also select Donate from the WillaMutt Strut menu, then select Donate to a Participant from the options on that page. The Find a Strutter box will appear. Start typing the person's name and select them when their name displays below. Your gift will be credited to this person and show on their personal page.

Any donation made online should post immediately. If an online donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact us.

All monetary donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Any donor who mailed their donation and provided an address will receive a receipt via mail once the donation has been processed. 

Yes, anyone who donates online, regardless of the amount, will receive a receipt via email.

If you're looking for this receipt in your email and not finding it: please check your spam folders or other subfolders for messages related to WillaMutt Strut. If not found, contact us and we will resend the receipt directly.

Yes. For Canadian donations made online with a credit card, the amount entered in the online donation form will be in U.S. dollars.

WillaMutt Strut is held at Riverfront Park in Salem, 200 Water St NE.  

Sunday August 31, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsors may arrive as early as 7:30 a.m. to set up their booth and must be ready to interact with attendees by 8:30 a.m.

When you arrive at the park, wait for an OHS representative who will guide you onto the lawn and to your space for setup. 

Do NOT drive onto the park grass without an escort. Your escort will help you navigate a clear path to your booth. If you enter the park without an escort and damage any park property, you will be held responsible.  

Unless alternative arrangements were made with OHS staff, booths must be set up between 8 a.m. – 9 a.m., August 31. All vehicles must be out of the park no later than 8:30 a.m. the morning of the event.

We will have volunteers onsite who can assist you with set-up.

The only time vehicles are permitted in the park is between 8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 31.

WillaMutt Strut registration officially opens at 8:30 a.m. Please have your booth ready for visitors by 8:30 a.m.

OHS Libation Station and independent food carts will begin service at 9 a.m.  

WillaMutt Strut ends at 1 p.m.  

Yes! Unless waived by OHS staff, all sponsors are required to donate one item with retail value of $25 or more to be used in the WillaMutt Strut Raffle. This raffle helps raise valuable funds to support the animals and is another great opportunity to promote your company at the event. (Non-profit organizations are exempt from this requirement.)

Items must be delivered to the OHS Portland campus by August 16 unless you plan to bring the item to the event on August 31.

Yes! Be sure to include promotional materials (business cards, brochures, etc.) to be displayed with your item. If you bring a gift certificate, please also bring a display and description to communicate the value and terms of the gift certificate. 

If you bring a gift certificate, please also bring a display and description to communicate the value and terms of the gift certificate.  

Booths must be packed up immediately following but not before the end of the event at 1 p.m. 

Sponsors are responsible for transporting all trash, compost, and recyclables (i.e., cardboard) to the designated on-site dumpsters.  

Per ADA requirements, vendors will make their services and products available to all people and come out of their booth area to assist a customer if needed. 

No polystyrene foam products are allowed for food or drink distribution.  

Unless prior arrangements have been made with OHS staff, no water connections or electrical connections are provided at vendor booths.  

Booths may not be shared with another company or organization unless prior approval has been granted by OHS staff.  

Neither vendors nor others may sell pets on or near the event grounds.  

Items given out at booths should be safe for children and pets. Please ask owners before giving their pet a treat due to possible pet food allergies.  

We anticipate approximately 300 registered visitors at WillaMutt Strut. 

Registered WillaMutt Strutters can be identified by their WillaMutt Strut t-shirts, or by special “Doggie Bags” which they will use to collect sponsor giveaways and event swag. These Doggie Bags will be handed out at registration, where unregistered guests can be encouraged to pick one up. Providing giveaways to unregistered guests is allowed and will be left up to your own discretion. 

Yes, you may bring your dog with you! Dogs must have good temperaments and need to be always kenneled or kept on a leash. It is also expected you pick up after your pet. Dogs must also be licensed and current on Parvo and Rabies vaccinations. Do not bring female dogs in heat.