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SUMMARY:Online Event - 1st Tuesdays - All Call - California for All Animals
DESCRIPTION:The All Call is a twice-monthly\, California community call for animal well-being professionals. The one-hour call is a dedicated space to share and learn from each other. Popular topics include initiatives that create a more inclusive culture for both staff and community\, programs that keep pets with their people\, industry trends\, research studies\, as well as the hard stuff\, like what’s not working or what is particularly difficult during times of scarcity. The call is a mix of presentations\, storytelling\, open discussion\, and Q&A time. \nThe All Call is hosted by the California for All Animals team\, Nadia Oseguera-Ramón\, Ivy Ruiz\, and Allison Cardona.  You only need to register one time. Calls are sometimes recorded; recap emails with supplemental resources are sent post-call. Find past call resources and recordings\, including the recent Multicultural Engagement Community of Practice series\, at the Cal for All Animals website. \nRegister here: https://tinyurl.com/all-call
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/online-event-1st-and-3rd-tuesdays-all-call-california-for-all-animals/2025-03-16/
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SUMMARY:Online Meeting - Mondays - Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie - Maddie's Fund
DESCRIPTION:Maddie’s Fund hosts a weekly 50-minute Zoom call for animal well-being professionals. These calls are a collaborative space to share exciting new programs and research\, discuss uncomfortable topics\, connect with peers in the industry\, and more\, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond. \nWho Should Join?\nExecutive directors\, animal well-being leaders\, shelter workers\, pet support professionals\, volunteers\, rescue organizations and anyone who shares the common goal of preserving the human-animal bond. \nWin Ca$h for Attending!\nEach month\, Maddie’s Fund will be giving away up to $10\,000 in grants. You can enter to win each time you attend a call or watch on-demand during the month by completing the giveaway drawing entry forms shared in the chat during the calls. \nRegister Today\nJoin us each Monday at 11am PT/2pm ET to receive support and learn about innovative ideas other organizations across the country are seeing success with. If you registered prior to May 2024 or are new to these meetings\, please use this link to register:\nhttps://maddies.fund/CommunityConvoRegistration2024  \nAll calls are recorded and uploaded to the Community Conversations page on Maddie’s Pet Forum https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations \nPlease note: All views expressed on these calls are not necessarily endorsed by Maddie’s Fund. \nWEBSITE LINK:  https://maddies.fund/CommunityConvo2024Registration
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/online-meeting-mondays-weekly-community-conversations-thankstomaddie-maddies-fund-2-2-2-2-3-6-2-2/2025-03-17/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250318T090000
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SUMMARY:Online Event - 3/18/25 - Camp Maddie: Kitten Edition - Live Q&A Follow Up Session - Maddie's Fund
DESCRIPTION:Prepare for Kitten Season with expert guidance! \nJoin us in this follow live question and answer session on Tuesday\, March 18\, 2025 at 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT. This will provide time for your team to catch up on any sessions they may have missed from Camp Maddie Kitten’s first day on March 4th\, to browse the extensive collection of supporting documents\, protocols\, and forms\, and to bring forward any remaining questions and obstacles encountered in enhancing your kitten programs. \nTopics will include: \n\nThe role of community cat programs in saving kittens\nDeveloping kitten foster programs that are effective\, safe\, and fun\nMedical protocols tailored for kitten care in shelters and rescues\nBehavior and socialization protocols for raising confident\, friendly kittens\n\nJoin us for this invaluable opportunity to learn from the best in the field and ensure you are prepared to make a difference in the lives of more kittens this season! \nEach presentation has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize the Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) approval. They have also been pre-approved for 1.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and by the National Animal Care & Control Association. \nWEBSITE LINK: http://maddies.fund/CampMaddieKittenRegistration
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/online-event-3-18-25-camp-maddie-kitten-edition-live-qa-follow-up-session-maddies-fund/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Webinar Series - 3/18/25 - Doors Wide Open: Engaging with Human and Social Service Providers to Increase Access to Care for Animals and People - Open Door Veterinary Collective
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Engaging with Human and Social Service Providers to Increase Access to Care for Animals and People \nHuman social services and healthcare organizations can be critical partners with animal welfare in intake diversion/surrender prevention. \nThis session focuses on:\n1. Understanding the types of human services typically encountered in animal welfare work\n2. Quickly raising awareness of common ground and shared goals for collaboration around human and animal welfare\n3. Offering simple strategies to engage in ongoing relationships with key human service providers. \nAmple time for questions and discussion will be included as part of this session. \nGuest Speaker: Janet Hoy-Gerlach\, PhD\, LCSW\, LISW-S\, Director of Veterinary Social Work at Open Door Veterinary Collective \nRegister here: https://maddiesfund-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1QXhCo6QRRSKBYInJ_Ki0Q#/ \nJoin Open Door Veterinary Collective for lively conversations as we explore innovative and practical solutions that organizations are using to address barriers to accessing pet care and resources in their communities. \nWe’ll cover various topics and share successful strategies through short 30-minute presentations\, panel discussions\, video snippets and Q&A sessions. \nTopics and featured programs include:\n• Pet Inclusive Transportation Options\n• Access to Financially Friendly Pet Services\n• Engaging with Human and Social Service Providers to Increase Access to Care\n• Successful Program Profiles: Neighborhood Pets and their Community-Centered Well-Being for People and Pets\n• How to Multiply Existing Donor Dollars for Veterinary Care in Your Community and more! \nWho should attend? Everyone is welcome! This series is perfect for those interested or involved in access to veterinary care. Each session will be recorded and viewable on-demand within a few days after the event. \nCome make friends and learn to make access to care more achievable for all involved! #ThanksToMaddie \nLearn more: https://forum.maddiesfund.org/opendoorwebcasts
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/webinar-series-3-18-25-doors-wide-open-quick-strategies-to-expand-access-to-care-that-work-open-door-veterinary-collective/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Online Event - 3/18/25 - All Call: Fostering Community Support Through Social Work in Animal Sheltering - California for All Animals
DESCRIPTION:Now\, more than ever\, it’s crucial to engage all members of our communities. Starting February 18\, Partnering for Pets: A Multicultural Community of Practice\, is coming to the All Call to strengthen our capacity to do just that. \nAre you passionate about increasing adoptions\, foster\, return to home\, and keeping more pets and people together? Do you want to learn and share practical strategies for building relationships with diverse communities? This community is for you! \nMarch 18 Topic: Fostering Community Support Through Social Work in Animal Sheltering with Monika Khuc\, LMFT\, WAGS Pet Adoption. Register to join us. \nJoin the call on March 18 to learn how Monika Khuc\, LMFT and Community Support Manager at WAGS Pet Adoption in Westminster\, California\, helped implement a social work-informed approach to address barriers faced by diverse communities\, including the Vietnamese community. By centering diversity\, equity\, inclusion\, and belonging principles\, WAGS prioritized the human-animal bond and keeping pets and families together. \nThis approach ensured culturally sensitive outreach\, resource navigation\, and tailored support\, such as bilingual support\, fostering equity and access to vital animal welfare services for all. This ensured all community members\, including the Vietnamese community\, had equitable access to vital animal welfare services\, fostering a sense of belonging and strengthening the human-animal bond across all communities.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ \nAt this session\, you’ll discover strategies for creating programming that validates and reflects the diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences of community members. This approach addresses barriers that might otherwise separate pets from the people who care for them. \nThrough June 3\, the All Call will provide a space for learning\, sharing\, and networking with colleagues dedicated to building stronger connections with all segments of their communities. You’ll hear how California shelters are advancing culturally-responsive programming and building bridges to decrease length of stay and increase positive outcomes for animals\, as well as the shelter staff and community members who care for them. \nAbout the All Call \nThe All Call is a twice-monthly\, California community call for animal well-being professionals that occurs on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday. The one-hour call is a dedicated space to share and learn from each other. Popular topics include initiatives that create a more inclusive culture for both staff and community\, programs that keep pets with their people\, industry trends\, research studies\, as well as the hard stuff\, like what’s not working or what is particularly difficult during times of scarcity. The call is a mix of presentations\, storytelling\, open discussion\, and Q&A time. \nThe All Call is hosted by California for All team members Allison Cardona\, Nadia Oseguera-Ramóna\, and Ivy Ruiz\, and is enriched by rotating facilitators. You only need to register one time. Calls are sometimes recorded; recap emails with supplemental resources are sent post-call. \nRegister: https://tinyurl.com/all-call\n  \n\nAhora\, más que nunca\, es esencial que todos los miembros de nuestras comunidades participen. A partir del 18 de febrero\, Partnering for Pets: A Multicultural Community of Practice (Colaborando para mascotas: Una comunidad de práctica multicultural)\, llegará a All Call para reforzar nuestra capacidad de hacer precisamente eso. \n¿Le apasiona aumentar las adopciones\, el cuidado temporal\, el regreso a casa y mantener juntos a más mascotas y personas? ¿Quiere aprender y compartir estrategias prácticas para cultivar relaciones con comunidades diversas? ¡Esta comunidad es para ti! \nHasta el 3 de junio\, el All Call ofrecerá un espacio para aprender\, compartir y establecer contactos con colegas dedicados a construir conexiones más fuertes con todos los segmentos de sus comunidades. Escuchará cómo los refugios de California están avanzando en programas culturalmente responsables y construyendo puentes para reducir la estancia y aumentar los resultados positivos para los animales\, y también para el personal del refugio y los miembros de la comunidad que los cuidan. \nAcerca de All Call \nAll Call es una llamada comunitaria que se realiza dos veces al mes para profesionales del bienestar animal en California\, los primeros y terceros martes. La llamada de una hora es un espacio dedicado a compartir y aprender unos de otros. Los temas más populares incluyen iniciativas que crean una cultura más inclusiva tanto para el personal como para la comunidad\, programas que mantienen a las mascotas con su familia\, tendencias de la industria\, estudios\, y también temas difíciles\, como lo que no funciona o lo que es particularmente difícil en tiempos de crisis. La sesión es una mezcla de presentaciones\, historias\, debate abierto y tiempo para preguntas y respuestas. \nAll Call está organizada por Allison Cardona\, Nadia Oseguera-Ramóna e Ivy Ruiz\, miembros del equipo de California For All\, y se complementa con facilitadores rotativos. Sólo es necesario inscribirse una vez. En ocasiones\, las llamadas se graban; después de la llamada se envían correos electrónicos de resumida con recursos adicionales. \nRegístrese: https://tinyurl.com/all-call
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/online-event-1st-and-3rd-tuesdays-all-call-california-for-all-animals-15/
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SUMMARY:Webinar - 3/18/25 - Prepare for Kitten Season - National Kitten Coalition
DESCRIPTION:‘Kitten Season’ is almost here\, and in some places it has already arrived– or never stopped! Get prepared for kittens now in order to help all your kittens in the future. \n\n\n\n\nThis webinar will cover what you can do now to prepare and will provide need-to-know information to save more kittens! From administrative level planning\, to increasing your foster care team\, to essential kitten-care information (whether in the field\, in foster homes or in the shelter)\, this session will address preparation and best practices\, leaving you with plenty of ideas to make this kitten season one of your best yet! \nThere will be time for questions\, and information about where to find additional\, trusted kitten resources will also be included. \nClick here to register for this free webinar! \nPresenter: Rosemarie Crawford\, LVT\nDirector of Educational Programs\,The National Kitten Coalition \nRosemarie Crawford has long had a passion for helping animals–particularly kittens. She is a licensed veterinary technician\, co-founder of The National Kitten Coalition and has almost 20 years’ experience in animal welfare. As a medical staff member in a high-volume\, open-access shelter\, Rosemarie worked closely with the shelter veterinarian to provide for the animals’ medical and surgical needs. She assisted in developing and implementing successful protocols for the care of kittens in the shelter’s nursery as well as for those in foster care. Additionally\, Rosemarie served in two shelters as the foster coordinator and understands the challenges of creating\, expanding and maintaining foster programs. In addition to presenting national and international training sessions for The National Kitten Coalition\, Rosemarie works at a six-doctor veterinary practice in northern VA and also fosters kittens needing medical care. \nWEBSITE LINK:  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2817387046189/WN_MWrI5qXeQhulONl_p5aEGw#/registration
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/webinar-3-18-25-prepare-for-kitten-season-national-kitten-coalition/
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CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Webinar - 3/20/25 - How to Support Staff and Volunteers in Implementing Adopters Welcome - Humane World for Animals
DESCRIPTION:Adopters Welcome was developed by Humane World for Animals over a decade ago to encourage shelters and rescues to remove barriers to adoption. While so many individuals and organizations have embraced its framework\, the need to think critically about adoption processes remains. In this updated four-part webinar series\, attendees will learn how to identify barriers and develop the skills to create a more inclusive\, welcoming\, and conversational adoption program. \nAdopters Welcome works best in shelters and rescues that have a supportive growth culture. From customer service skills to understanding bias to recognizing the role of compassion fatigue\, a work environment that invests in its people is critical to identifying unnecessary barriers to adoption. This webinar is for all levels of sheltering\, including volunteers. \nPresenters \n\nJessica Dolce\, MS | Certified compassion fatigue educator\nJordan Constantine | Adopters Welcome Trainer at Humane World for Animals\n\n(Photo credit: Theresa Charleston/Blessed Sacrament Youth Center) \nWEBSITE LINK: https://humanesociety.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_61IJmJi7TLyFKbFL9i6vMw#/registration
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/webinar-3-20-25-how-to-support-staff-and-volunteers-in-implementing-adopters-welcome-humane-world-for-animals/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Webinar - 3/22/25 - The Puppy Playbook: Avoiding Common Behavior Problems - PPG (fee applies)
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is for puppy guardians\, breeders\, and trainers. It focuses on how to prevent behavioral problems in dogs in the future. \nHow we raise our puppies from conception to adulthood can prevent behavioral problems in many dogs. These are anxieties\, separation\, aggressive dogs\, and nervousness. This is for the majority of dogs; there are exceptions\, but there is so much we can do to prevent future problems. \nWebinar Objectives – What You Will Learn \n\nHow breeders can raise robust puppies.\nHow puppy guardians can raise more robust\, independent puppies with good socialization\, routine\, and training\nHow trainers can integrate exercises into classes to help  owners/guardians teach good habits to prevent future problems\n\nPresenter – Robin Bates \nWEBSITE LINK: https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/the-puppy-playbook-avoiding-common-behavior-problems-with-robin-bates/
URL:https://www.sheltermedportal.com/event/webinar-3-22-25-the-puppy-playbook-avoiding-common-behavior-problems-ppg-fee-applies/
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