Week of Events
Hybrid Conference – 5/8/25 to 5/11/25 – IAABC Foundation Animal Behavior Conference 2025 – IAABC (fee applies)
IAABC Presents (fee applies): Our education experts will deliver a rich mix of insights on the latest in animal behavior and training science, research, challenges, and best practices. The conference includes in-person, livestream, and recorded access.
Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund
Maddie’s Fund Presents: Join 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:
https://maddies.fund/CommunityConvoRegistration2024
Online Conference – 5/13/25 – The Maui Wildfire: An In-depth Look at Community Cats and Disaster Response – Community Cats Podcast (fee applies)
Community Cats Podcast Presents (fee applies): After this conference, you and your agency will be prepared to implement a wildfire or other disaster response for cats in your community, including running a shelter-in-place program in the disaster zone, initial treatment and assessment after rescue, housing fire cats, pathways towards specific outcomes, reunification efforts and, ultimately, placement.
Webinar – 5/13/25 – The Adopter Experience: A Guide to Increasing Adoptions – Shelter Animals Count
Shelter Animals Count Presents: To tackle the backlog of pets in shelters and rescues, boosting adoptions is essential. Join a panel of experts as they share the latest data-driven strategies for attracting adopters, matching them with the right pets and supporting them throughout the adoption journey. Gain insights into the adopter experience, from navigating online processes to visiting a local shelter, and walk away with practical tips to enhance adoptions at every stage while fostering community engagement.
Online Training – 5/14/25 – Surrender Prevention Certification Workshop Presented by Dr. Rachel Geller – Community Cats Podcast (small fee applies)
Community Cats Podcast Presents (small fee applies): Are you deeply committed to ensuring that cats remain in their cherished homes? Step into the role of a certified Surrender Prevention Specialist and become a catalyst for positive change in the lives of our feline friends.
Webinar – 5/14/25 – Unlocking AI for Animal Shelters – Outcomes Consulting
Outcomes Consulting Presents: This interactive, fast-paced session will teach you how to easily integrate AI into operations to save time, streamline processes, and improve outcomes. Whether you’re just getting started with AI or looking to expand your AI toolkit, this session will provide actionable insights and real-world examples to help your team work smarter and save more lives.
Online Event – Monthly – Journey You Own Meditation Gathering – JYO
JYO Presents: The guided meditations happen every month and typically run 30-45 minutes. All are welcome to these very low-key sessions, with videos on or off, whatever feels most comfortable to you. No speaking is necessary unless you’d like to share at the end of the session.
Online Event – 1st Tuesdays – All Call – California for All Animals
California for All Animals Presents: 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.
Webinar – 5/17/25 – Targeted TNR and Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck Certification Workshop – Community Cats Podcast (small fee applies)
The more cats you fix, the more impact your TNR program will have, right? Wrong! Spay/neuter volume alone is rarely enough by itself to keep consistently reducing a community’s free-roaming cat population over time. Another aspect to the program needs to be identifying areas of high need (meaning, lots of cats) and then focusing TNR […]