University of the Pacific Animal Shelter Management Certificate Program
This award-winning online certificate program provides practical information and valuable networking for current sheltering professionals, those looking to advance their career, or move into the field of animal sheltering.
The program’s courses include leadership, shelter operations, community program development, animal health/clinic operations, and marketing/development.
Program Content
The five courses are:
- Leadership covering strategic planning, analyzing operations, decision-making, managing people and processes to achieve results, organizational responsibilities, and working with a board of directors.
- Shelter Operations covering adoptions, animal care, and sheltering fundamentals, animal behavior and enrichment, and customer service.
- Community Program Development covering volunteers, foster care, spay/neuter, pet retention, events, and community relations.
- Animal Health and Clinic Operations covering understanding shelter medicine, basic animal health considerations and care, euthanasia decisions, and clinic operations.
- Marketing and Development covering development fundamentals, fundraising strategies, marketing fundamentals, adoption promotion, social media and websites, and media relations.
Each of these courses includes live video conference sessions with top experts in the field providing students valuable contacts within the field. Additionally, alumni have access to exclusive networking opportunities and receive notification of employment opportunities.
Who will benefit from the program?
- Professionals seeking a career change to something more personally fulfilling.
- New shelter directors.
- Shelter directors or managers wishing to improve their organization’s live release rate and sustainability.
- People working in the animal welfare field who wish to advance into management roles.
- Board members of animal shelters.
Credit for program/courses
Upon completion of all five courses, you will receive a Certificate in Animal Shelter Management from the University of the Pacific.
Each course earns:
- Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from the University of the Pacific
- Association of Animal Welfare Advancement CAWA Continuing Education (CE) credits
- Strategic Planning for Impact
- Analyzing Operations and Decision Making
- Managing People & Processes to Achieve Results
- Organizational Responsibilities, Structure, and Board of Directors
Date: 9/14/20 – 10/25/20
Instructor: Bonney Brown
Course Code: UNSM 005 51 (6 CEUs)
- Adoptions
- Animal Care Fundamentals
- Enrichment
- Animal Behavior
- Customer Service
Date: 10/26/20 – 12/6/20
Instructor: Denise Stevens
Course Code: UNSM 010 51 (6 CEUs)
3. Community Program Development
- Community Relations
- Volunteers
- Foster Care
- Spay/Neuter
- Help Desk
- Events
Date: 12/7/20 – 1/24/21
Instructor: Diane Blankenburg
Course Code: UNSM 015 51 (6 CEUs)
4. Animal Health and Clinic Operations
- Understanding Shelter Medicine
- Basic Animals Health Considerations and Care
- Euthanasia Decisions
- Clinic Operations
Date: 1/25/21 – 3/7/21
Instructor: Bonney Brown
Course Code: UNSM 020 51 (6 CEUs)
- Development Fundamentals
- Fundraising Strategies
- Marketing Fundamentals
- Adoption Promotion
- Social Media and Websites
- Media Relations
Date: 3/8/21 – 4/18/21
Instructor: Diane Blankenburg
Course Code: UNSM 025 51 (6 CEUs)
Individual courses (6 CEUs): $299
Certificate/all courses (30 CEUs): $1,395, special bundle pricing if you register for ALL courses up front ($100 discount)
**This certificate program is not eligible for financial aid.**
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