Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

Dogs Playing for Life Presents: Learn about all the ways in which DPFL Playgroups are transforming shelters all across the country! In this first of three webinars, we will present powerful examples of how playgroups can not only enhance the quality of life for your shelter dogs but how focusing on their quality of life through enrichment can lead to game-changing benefits to your shelter’s everyday operations.

VDOS Presents (fee applies): Is your dental x-ray machine unused because nobody knows what to do with it? Let us show you the profitability of dental radiography by demystifying the many shades of gray! See what is going on below the gum line!

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: Whether the assigned call for duty is directly related to the animal or the animal is peripheral, understanding some basic animal handling techniques and animal behavior can be the difference between closing out a call and moving on to the next or ending up in the emergency room.

Maddie’s Fund Presents: Attendees will learn how to analyze their organization’s brand, recognize their vision gap and make simple and possibly complex changes to evolve into a community-focused organization with stronger relationships and improved public perception. Downloadable materials will be provided to help facilitate your internal work. 

VETGirl Presents: In this webinar, Dr. Gagne will discuss strategies for increasing water intake including a novel nutrient enriched water supplement that has been shown to lead to increased fluid intake, increased urine volume, and decreased urine specific gravity. Help keep your feline patients hydrated!

Network for Good Presents: In a virtual world where new digital platforms are popping up on the regular and online fundraising and marketing continues to evolve, how do you create online experiences that are both authentic and engaging? In this session, nonprofit marketing expert, Taylor Shanklin, will take you through a journey to re-envision your digital marketing framework.

The AAWA Presents: Donors have poured their hearts into your missions to help improve the lives of animals—fundraisers can’t take that for granted. How can we better show appreciation to our supporters in a way that’s manageable and still brings in the revenue we need for programs? Learn how to break free from the ask-and-repeat model.

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: Are you ready to take a deeper dive and learn how to create a program to help domestic violence survivors and their pets find safety and healing together? This webinar will focus on overcoming barriers to creating pet-friendly programs by focusing on collaboration and thoughtful program planning.

VETGirl Presents: Good infection control practices are central to providing a safe environment and optimizing patient care. During this talk, Dr. Stull will unpack the top 5 infection control ‘musts’ for every veterinary clinic and discuss how to ensure infectious disease prevention efforts result in actionable, measurable success.

HSUS Presents: This webinar expands upon our “Top 10 Tips for Taking Wildlife Calls” training by providing natural history profiles on our most common Wild Neighbors, as well as species-specific advice for humanely solving conflicts with them. Learn how to give simple tips and instructions to the public over the phone (without your having to dispatch an officer!) so that they can solve conflicts with wildlife in an effective, humane, and long-term manner.

The AAWA Presents: There are hazards in every work environment and shelters have additional, unique risks because they handle and treat animals. It is important for shelters to identify and mitigate potential hazards in their work environment, pandemic or no pandemic. This session will discuss chemical, biological, and physical hazards that are commonly found in shelters and introduce measures to reduce those risks. Webinar attendees will be better able to develop and implement strategies to maximize staff health and safety.

CalAnimals Presents: The CalAnimals Emergency Management Committee has created an organizational checklist to help your agency prepare for disasters that affect your community. Disaster preparedness experts Ryan Soulsby from Butte County Animal Control and John Peaveler from San Diego Humane Society are offering this webinar to walk us through it and answer your questions.

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: In this course, we will explore the common tools utilized by ACO’s in the field today along with the not so common uses of everyday items the ACO should never leave home without. This session with also explore the use of these tools in real-life cases responded to by today’s Animal Control Officer. Officers Alicia Dease and Madisen Taylor will share the tips and tricks they have learned in their more than a decade of experience in the field.

The AAWA Presents: COVID-19 has made digital communication a necessity, not a trend, in 2021. And while not everyone can afford a super-sophisticated digital program, there are plenty of small tweaks organizations can make to improve the performance of what you’re doing now. In this RKD-sponsored webinar, we will show you how to improve your digital results.