This calendar is a listing of webinars, other learning opportunities, online meetings and other upcoming national events related to animal sheltering and related areas of interest.

Only some of these events are produced by the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. Most are being created and sponsored by other groups and agencies.  Being listed here does not mean that we have reviewed the material contained.  We are trying to provide a variety of resources to hopefully help make your life a little easier.  For additional information on any of these items before or after the event please contact the organizer directly (listed in the item description).

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Webinar – 1/13/21 – Embracing AI to Scale Your Fundraising – Candid Learning

Virtual

Candid Learning Presents: In this webinar, Allison Fine and Beth Kanter will outline the processes and products needed to expand philanthropic giving with AI, drawing on  research from the AI4Giving Report (made possible  by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation). You’ll leave this webinar ready to have a conversation with your leadership about the benefits of AI to the nonprofit sector and whether your organization is ready to adopt AI. 

Free

Webinar – 1/13/21 – The Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR) within Shelter Systems – The AAWA and ASV

Virtual

The AAWA and ASV Present: In this webinar, we will learn what the VCPR is, why it is important legally and ethically, and how to define it within shelter systems. The information presented in this webinar will benefit all types of animal welfare organizations (including shelters large and small, rescue, foster-based, transport, temporary); any shelter professional who is involved in medical decision-making (including executive directors, medical directors, foster coordinators); and veterinarians (including full-time shelter veterinarians, contract and relief shelter veterinarians, private practice veterinarians that work with animal welfare organizations).

Online Event – Wednesdays – The Wednesday Summit #ThankstoMaddie – AmPa!

Virtual

AmPa! Presents: The AmPA! weekly Maddie's Instructor Summit offers shelters and rescues a chance to talk through the most current animal sheltering challenges! Topics will change each week. You'll join AmPA! and HASS Staff and industry leaders, but, more importantly, you'll be able to engage face to face (digitally!) with people like you. Because not feeling alone makes this work a lot easier.

Free

Webinar – 1/13/21 – How to Move From the Floor to Supervisor – VETGirl

Virtual

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1.5-hour VETgirl online practice management webinar, Amy Newfield, CVT, VTS (ECC) reviews how to move from the floor to veterinary technician supervisor. Oftentimes, technicians or assistants are given promotions to a supervisor or manager, without any training in the process. What does it mean to be a supervisor? In this lecture, Amy will focus on the key points that separate a supervisor from a floor technician/assistant.