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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Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund, in concert with American Pets Alive!, hosts a weekly hour-long Zoom call for animal welfare leaders. While these calls started out as a response to COVID-19, it’s grown into so much more. These calls are a safe place to discuss uncomfortable topics, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.

Free

Online Certificate Program – Starts 3/21/22 – Animal Shelter Behavioral Management Certificate Program – Humane Network/UoP (fee applies)

Virtual

Humane Network/UoP Presents (fee applies): Comprehensive behavior programs are essential to keep the animals behaviorally and emotionally healthy during their stay. This eight-week course will give you the knowledge and skills to develop an effective behavior program aimed at improving the welfare of the animals in your care.

$399

Online Meeting – Mondays – Shelter and Rescue Support Call – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund, in concert with American Pets Alive!, hosts a weekly hour-long Zoom call for animal welfare workers and volunteers. While these calls started out as a response to COVID-19, it’s grown into so much more. These calls are a safe place to discuss uncomfortable topics, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.

Free

Webinar – 3/22/22 – Creating Content Consistently: How Small Nonprofits Can Act Like Big Brands – Network for Good

Virtual

Network for Good Presents: With all the hype around email and social media marketing for nonprofits, it can be frustrating to see that, despite your efforts, you’re still not getting traction with views, likes, opens, or (ultimately) donations or volunteers. In this session, we’ll take a look at what’s keeping you from getting the results you want, then look at how you can change your strategy, and, most importantly, we’ll show you exactly how to do it

Free

Webinar – Wednesdays 3/23/22 to 4/13/22 – Alive and Thriving Series with Kelley Bollen – Humane Network

Virtual

Humane Network Presents: This four-session webinar series presented by Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC, is specifically designed for staff at animal shelters, rescues, and nonprofit veterinary clinics, and will cover reading dog and cat body language and safe humane handling; stress recognition and reduction in the shelter; enrichment for shelter dogs and cats; how animals learn and training dogs and cats in the shelter.

Free

Webinar – 3/23/22 – The Future of Talent Acquisition and Retention – The AAWA

Virtual

The AAWA Presents: The talent shortage we are all facing is not short-term or cyclical, and it won't be solved by traditional recruiting means. Staffing expert Tom Erb will discuss the current and future state of the labor market, what that means for businesses and the economy, and how you can gain a significant competitive advantage by fundamentally changing the way you approach your recruiting processes.

Free

Webinar – 3/24/22 – Bottle-Feeding Kittens 101 – National Kitten Coalition

Virtual

National Kitten Coalition Presents: How much do I feed a kitten? How often? How much? How do I mix the formula? There are so many things to learn when it comes to feeding a tiny kitten. In this webinar, we will teach you the basics on how to safely bottle-feed a neonatal kitten and help it grow!

Free

Town Hall – 3/24/22 – Using transparency to empower and support your community – Best Friends

Virtual

Best Friends Presents: During this town hall, panelists from three organizations varying in size and location will discuss how they increased collaboration with their community by being transparent and maximizing community resources. They will share examples of how they were able to empower and support the public using effective communication strategies.

Free

Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund, in concert with American Pets Alive!, hosts a weekly hour-long Zoom call for animal welfare leaders. While these calls started out as a response to COVID-19, it’s grown into so much more. These calls are a safe place to discuss uncomfortable topics, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.

Free

Webinar – 3/25/22 – Managing Dog & Cat Toxic Exposures to Unproven COVID-19 Therapies – ASPCAPro

Virtual

ASPCAPro Presents: This webinar covers recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of toxic exposures in cats and dogs to the following substances:  cholecalciferol (vitamin D), ivermectin, oleander, hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine, and herbal supplements such as colloidal silver, bitter apricot seeds, and ma huang.  Exposures to bleach and other cleaning products will also be discussed.

Free

Online Course – Applications Close 3/28/22 – Behavior, Training, Enrichment (BTE) Bootcamp – Maddie’s® Million Pet Challenge

Virtual

Maddie's® Million Pet Challenge Presents: This immersive and coach-guided course will do more than help you identify new ways to improve animal welfare and wellness. It will also get you started making those improvements in less than 2 months (and your coaches will continue to support you on an ongoing basis once Bootcamp is over). Apply by 3/28/22!

Free

Online Meeting – Mondays – Shelter and Rescue Support Call – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund, in concert with American Pets Alive!, hosts a weekly hour-long Zoom call for animal welfare workers and volunteers. While these calls started out as a response to COVID-19, it’s grown into so much more. These calls are a safe place to discuss uncomfortable topics, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.

Free