Let's celebrate @LM Sharron, who has officially reached LEVEL 7 inside 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝗻 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹! 🎉 And if you haven't checked out what LM is building yet, this is a perfect excuse to do it! ❤️ 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀 is a free community for people who love animals and want to find meaningful ways to make a difference. LM Sharron has years of hands-on experience in rescue, wildlife rehabilitation, nonprofit work, and animal advocacy, and Empowering Animals is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Inside the community, she's bringing together animal lovers with trusted rescues and nonprofits, animal stories and facts, conversations with rescuers and advocates, and practical ways everyday people can help. 🐾 Whether you volunteer, foster, donate, rescue, advocate... or you're simply the person who stops scrolling every single time an animal appears on your screen 😂... there's a place for you there. And I LOVE the message behind LM's community: None of us can help every animal. But together, we can help a whole lot more. ❤️ Now LM has another reason to celebrate because reaching Level 7 means she's officially earned her place in the 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲! 🌟 So go check out LM's new spot in the Spotlight, then wander over to 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀 and see what she's building! Congratulations, LM!! 🎉🐾🌟 Thank you for everything you contribute to The Directory AND for creating a space that turns a love for animals into ways to actually help them. Everybody give our newest Level 7 some love below! ❤️

One of the things I love about Empowering Animals is finding different ways to raise money for the organizations doing the hard work of rescuing, rehabilitating, and protecting animals. Through my Cause & Chaos shirts and mugs, donated artwork, private donations, and our Premium and VIP memberships, we're building different ways to give back. Some of our designs donate 100% of the net profits, while others contribute a percentage. Proceeds from our Premium and VIP memberships go directly toward helping animals, too. My digital children's book, Love Doesn't Stink, gives 100% of the net profits to the care and protection of skunks. I'm sharing a few examples of how we're doing this with the help of two very talented artists: a one-of-a-kind linocut print gorilla design by @Kate Bullock and a beautiful oil painting of Luna, the screech owl ambassador for All Things Wild, by @Michelle Cyr. Both original pieces were donated to help raise funds for wildlife. Every month, our community also gets to vote on which animal organizations receive our donations. And everyone gets a vote, whether they're a free member or a paid supporter! Empowering Animals is about bringing people together who love animals and finding ways, big and small, to make a difference. Want to join us? We'd love to have you come be part of our mission to help the animals! Membership is free, and you're welcome to come see what we're all about. 🐾 Empowering Animals Or just stop by Cause & Chaos and enjoy some funny, sassy, or heartfelt animal-themed T-shirts and mugs. You might find something that makes you laugh or warms your heart! 😁 Cause & Chaos Graphic Tees And if you're a talented artist or craftsperson with some creative ideas for raising money to help animals, I'd love to hear from you! Let me know in the comments.

what would it be? The one thing that you wish you could create and put on your wall? Maybe something for your kids room? A painting of your favorite vacation spot? I teach beginner classes on Sunday mornings. Come join us! Painting for Drawing Dropouts.

Scientists say smelling this before a workout can enhance athletic performance. What are you sniffin?! @Kristi Rieke

SKOOL SCAM ALERT — PLEASE READ! 🚨 🚨 Quick but IMPORTANT heads-up because I want everyone in our communities to be aware of this! 💗 There have been reports of fake Skool account verification messages being sent through DMs. (Thank you @Kelly V elly V and @Marie Sales !!) These messages claim your Skool account has been restricted or needs verification, then direct you to click a link to fix it. 🚩 DO NOT CLICK THE LINK! If you receive a suspicious message: ❌ Do NOT click any links or provide your login information 🚫 Block the sender 🚩 Report the account or message to Skool ✅ If you’re concerned about your account, go DIRECTLY to the official Skool website or app to check.