Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

Fear Free Presents: COVID-19 has forever changed the way that veterinary practices care for pets and interact with their valued clients. How will your veterinary practice adapt and transform to face the challenges of today and anticipate the needs of the future? Tanya Cooper, director of veterinary sales at BabelBark, will highlight items that successful practices are doing now and things to consider as we move toward recovery.

National Kitten Coalition Presents: Join us to learn about the revolutionary Fosterspace functionality launched by the team at Doobert. We’ll discuss how technology can help you scale your program and automate the time consuming tasks. We will share how technology can help you turn your into adoption advocates and how to set up a Foster Next program to always have ready and available volunteers.

Banfield Presents: Conflict is something that, as much as we try, we cannot avoid because conflict is comes up anytime your view differs from another’s — and humans are opinionated beings. While most of us have a strong reactions to conflict, including (but not limited to) fear; avoidance; and/or dread, conflict can also have positive impacts. It can allow for exploration of new and different ways of doing things resulting in better outcomes. When we think of the negatives of conflict it’s because of the emotions that conflict evokes — often making situations feel explosive. By learning how to step up to conflict and confronting it head on by using the right approach, you can turn conflict into a positive for both you and your team.

ShelterLuv Presents: Join us for our fourth Best Practices Session! Our guest speakers from The Humane Society of the United States will be presenting tools for disaster planning and community-level communication with animal advocates.

Network for Good Presents: Planned gifts can be transformational for your organization, but how do you get them and what do you need to set them up? Our team of experts will give you the knowledge and tools you need to make planned giving doable and scalable for nonprofits with growth in mind.

Dog iBox Presents: The process of learning is affected by many different factors, including the emotional state of the individual. By reading the body language of dogs, we can better understand their emotional state and their ability to respond to training exercises. This presentation will cover many of the body language signals that dogs are likely to show when stressed, fearful or anxious. Perhaps even more importantly, information will be included about how this emotional state directly impacts the process of learning and the effect on a plan or the animal’s response to specific exercises.

Virox Presents: In this talk we will discuss what is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and how research on Military Working Dogs applies to our companion animals and how our knowledge of treatment for PTSD can be applied to pets.

VetGirl Presents (fee applies if not a member): Your job as clinician is to serve more than just the patient; ultimately, the best outcomes come from the best communication. In this lecture, she’ll explore ways to improve your patient, client and team experience through dynamic communication techniques.

MAVA Presents: Many organizations struggle to engage volunteers who reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the communities they serve. In response to this issue, the Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration (MAVA) recently embarked on a research study which resulted in a set of eight strategies for creating a more inclusive volunteer program within nonprofit and government organizations. These strategies serve as a starting point for leaders who are seeking concrete next steps for better engaging volunteers from communities of color.

Chameleon Presents: In this webinar we will focus on the nuances of the Receipt window and what Chameleon does “behind the scenes” to help you use Journal Entry, Refund, the Bad Check procedure, and to manage balances effectively and efficiently. We’ll talk about how to reduce data entry errors (and keep up with them in real time) and how to take some simple steps to protect yourself from fraud and theft.

ASPCAPro Presents: With the increase in fostering during COVID-19 shut-downs, you may be looking for resources to help your agency better support your foster volunteers. Join the ASPCA Learning Lab and colleagues in the field for a roundtable discussion where your questions will be answered via live Q&A. During this interactive session, you’ll engage with sheltering experts on methods to increase your capacity to provide behavioral support to foster families.

NACA and the Justice Clearinghouse Present: Successful animal cruelty investigations and prosecutions require strong relationships between many agencies and entities. The police, animal services, animal rescue groups, veterinarians, prosecutors, and more have a part to play in bringing these cases to the finish line. In this webinar, Oregon’s special prosecutor for animal cruelty cases Jake Kamins will discuss his experiences, good and bad, in coordinating multiple agencies through taking these often-complex cases to trial and bringing these defendants to justice.

Karen Pryor Academy Presents: Ken will be joined by Laura Monaco Torelli for a return engagement to dive deeper into ways to prepare pets for success at the vet, behaviors to start training at home, and other ways to work cooperative care into your every day.

FDSA Presents: Calling all foodies! Well, I mean foodie dogs, of course! A lot of times, trainers will use toys for easily rewarding at a distance or for increasing arousal, especially in agility. But, what if your dog doesn’t like toys? What if toys create so much conflict for your learner that it’s counterproductive to your training? In this webinar, Megan will go over how she uses food in all the same ways she could use a toy. If you’re feeling like all you ever do is hand your dog a cookie, and would like to add more variety, then this webinar is for you!

Natural Encounters Presents (fee applies): As much as we may want to, we cannot protect our animals from all the things that will frighten or frustrate them. What we can do is help them build resilience and develop the coping and problem-solving skills to navigate life’s challenges.

Want to know how to help undersocialized kittens get adopted? Join us as we cover how the ASPCA Adoption Center and Kitten Nursery have leveraged their foster volunteer pool and trained them to work with fearful kittens using scientifically proven techniques. This webinar will take a deep dive into the “Lion Tamers” program with a spotlight on behavior best practices. We will also provide tools and resources for how to provide training, support and guidance to foster volunteers.