Virtual Care only works when the entire medical team works together. Join us as we focus on you the engine of the practice and your role!
About this Event
As we celebrate Veterinary Technicians Week – we dive into how the entire medical team, with an emphasis on the role of veterinary nurses and technicians play in the overall success of virtual care. We will be joined by both a private practice who has successfully implemented telehealth, a telehealth company that is staffed primarily by veterinary technicians and many others to share their stories and to celebrate the accomplishments of technicians!!
This event is graciously brought forward by the VVCA!
Organizer of Veterinary Technicians and Virtual Care – How they go hand in hand!
The Bridge Club is the first video-based community created to connect industry professionals in just 25 minutes. Through live virtual events, The Bridge Club engages and inspires professionals and personal growth by creating authentic connections. It’s a “Ted-Talks meets LinkedIn + book club” concept that brings people together in an atmosphere of trust and camaraderie.
On Thursday, October 15th, Doobert founder Chris Roy will be joining us to give a quick demonstration of the newly-launched Fosterspace. If you haven’t had a moment to check this out
IT’S SO COOL!
Want to text message your neonatal fosters with one message? Simple.
Need to recruit a foster for an animal and want it to post to your Facebook? Done.
Want to give your fosters a portal where they can ask questions and share videos of their animals with you? Absolutely.
Fosterspace is the only software that allows you to send and receive text messages right from the Doobert dashboard. If you’re ready to scale your foster program, don’t miss this demo!!!
Around the bend: Thursday, October 22nd, Becky Margiotta, leader of the Billions Institue, will be hosting a very special session where we will explore villain/victim/hero personas and how they can show up when we are under pressure or criticism.
More on this later, but for now we strongly encourage you to mark your calendar and plan to attend this call live. This workshop was a gift to our team and we’re excited to share it with you.
Back by popular demand! Join us for a second session on how to strategically support the critical work of volunteers in animal shelters nationwide. As operations continue to evolve with the changing landscape of the Covid-19 pandemic, our ability to be nimble and engage volunteers in new and creative ways will be paramount to our success.
This interactive session will provide concrete practical tools and examples to help guide you in your leadership of volunteers, including:
Sharing best practices in how to keep volunteers informed and connected to your organization and each other during these challenging times.
Designing creative ways to develop new roles and shift volunteers to support evolving organizational needs.
Exploring ideas for celebrating the important contributions of volunteers through virtual recognition opportunities while increasing social connection to keep volunteers coming back.
Monday, October 19, 2020
11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. PST
Register nowto join us. (Note, this session is interactive and will include breakout room discussions)
Facilitators:
Betsy McFarland is a Principal Consultant for Adisa and leads Energize, a program providing training, resources and consulting in volunteerism. Betsy is a strategist, facilitator, and problem-solver who has forged a unique professional niche focused on empowering staff and volunteers committed to tackling challenging societal issues. She brings 25 years of experience in animal protection, including 18 years at The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) where she served as vice president of the Companion Animals section. She has extensive experience growing volunteers within organizations large and small. She is a Certified Animal Welfare Administrator (CAWA) through the Association of Animal Welfare Advancement (AAWA) and a trained facilitator through Georgetown University’s Institute for Transformational Leadership.
Lydia Krupinski is the Vice President of Mission Impact where she oversees The Anti-Cruelty Society’s humane education, community outreach, volunteer, and adoption placement efforts. As the Society’s Chief Program Officer, Lydia is leading the charge in expanding the organization’s community of caring by supporting and inspiring animal lovers within and beyond the walls of the organization. Whether it’s facilitating adoption matches, equipping fosters and volunteers, responding to community pet needs, or mentoring the next generation of animal advocates, Lydia and her team are meaningfully engaging the public in exciting and innovative ways.
Jennah Billeter is the Director of Foster Programs at the Humane Rescue Alliance. In 2012, Jennah began her career in animal welfare with the former Washington Humane Society (WHS) as an overnight Customer Care Associate. She then worked as the Customer Care Supervisor for WHS and, in 2013, she enthusiastically accepted the position of Foster Program Manager. In this role, she has worked to build program that saves the lives of thousands of animals from our most vulnerable populations of animals. Now, as the Director of Foster Programs for the Humane Rescue Alliance she works to continually improve and innovate programs to help our animals and the people who want to help. Jennah is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park and holds graduate degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason.
There is no doubt that just about every aspect of animal welfare has been touched in 2020. We bring together some of our top Petfinder Pro Adoption Options speakers to talk about the impact 2020 has made in our field and discuss some important takeaways for moving the industry forward, together. Join Katie Schmuke with our Adoption Options speakers, Kim Wolf, Sandy Rees, Emily Grossheider, and Caitlin Quinn for a can’t-miss discussion.
We’ve all faced challenges in our time in animal welfare, but 2020 has brought many of us to a whole new definition of “roll-over!” How can we muster the strength to keep doing the work on behalf of the animals we love so much? Be inspired by them, of course! In this presentation, we’ll talk about what we can learn from some of the most moving shelter dogs about resilience, stress as adaptation, and quality of life for pets and the people that care for them.
When we are going through a big change, especially change that was unplanned, it can be difficult to stop and communicate the process with our stakeholders. Not only are we consumed with managing our evolving processes, but it’s hard to speak with certainty when things are fluid. When you think about speeding down an unfamiliar hill on your bike, it’s probably not your first instinct to narrate your every move.
Still, change management experts tell us that now is not the time to keep quiet. Even when our process is in flux, it is to our advantage to communicate early and often with stakeholders to ensure we are telling our own story and not leaving space for blanks to be filled in by those that are not fully informed. Does the idea sound daunting? Not sure where to start?
The role of strategic communication during change management cycles is a popular topic any day, but the shift of our world on its axis has propelled this discussion to the front of the interwebs. There’s a plethora of sound guidance to be had and, for once, an almost unanimous agreement: A good change management strategy requires a detailed plan that considers each of your stakeholder groups and addresses the fears associated with their particular investment.
In this downloadable eBook, Change Management: The Role of Strategic Communication, offered by Brighter Strategies, you’ll be walked through the Change Cycle and the corresponding exercises of developing your communication strategy. You’ll also learn why Stage 2 is the most dangerous stage, making Stage 1, straight out of the gates, the most important time to start communicating and telling your story.
Example: Here’s a great little video created by VIN for the veterinary community to communicate with their clients why it’s been difficult to schedule an appointment.
If you were a frustrated client, would you still be upset after watching this? Or does the vulnerability, clarity, transparency, and your-safety-first messaging have you making a note to send a thank you message (with a hug inside) to your own veterinarian right now?
If we want our community to have our back during times of transition, we have to remember to take them along for the ride from the beginning. Tell your story before someone tells it for you. Show your stakeholders how you are not only adapting but thriving (or at least trying to) in the face of crisis. Talk to them even when you are just trying something out.
Have you created a video similar to the one VIN created? We’ll be talking about communication during transition for the next few weeks and we’d love to hear from you. Email us at sheltermedicine@ucdavis.edu and tell us about your communication strategy with your stakeholders. How are you training staff to communicate with clients? What you’re noticing is really resonating with your community members? Would you try anything differently next time?
Join Best Friends’ own Trish Tolbert for a discussion about how our brand new FREE Fundraising Fundamentals course might benefit you. Our panelists are three early adopters who will share what they learned through the course and how they’re applying it in their own organizations.
You will be sent a link to the course in your registration confirmation. The course is absolutely free to use (no sign-in required) and available now! Get ahead of the game and take a test drive before the Town Hall and be ready for the audience Q&A at the end.
Moderator and Course Creator:
Trish Tolbert, development strategist for Best Friends National Embed/Mentoring team
Panelists:
Sarah Cano, community engagement coordinator, Humane Society of Harlingen
Michelle Dosson, bureau manager, Norfolk Animal Care and Adoption Center
Nick Walton, manager, national municipal and shelter support, Best Friends
SAVE THE DATE: Puppy Mill Action Boot Camp is coming to your home! The boot camp will be a free virtual event this year.
Speakers will include writer/ journalist Rory Kress, the author of The Doggie in the Window, an expose of puppy mills and the pet store connection, as well as expert animal advocates from the Humane Society of the United States and Bailing out Benji. Speakers and workshops will help you hone your animal advocacy skills. Topics will include building coalitions, passing new laws, working with media, effective outreach, and the role of law enforcement in stopping puppy mills. There will be opportunities to network with like-minded puppy mill advocates from all over the world. RSVP today!
Schedule · Saturday, October 10, 2020 (in EDT)
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Inside the world of puppy mills: The pet store/puppy mill connection
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Exhibit hall open hours
12:00 PM – 12:40 PM
Passing a law: What works and what doesn’t
12:45 PM – 1:15 PM
Lobbying demos
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
Law enforcement and puppy mills
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Exhibit hall open hours
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
Engaging with the opposition: Responding to our critics with poise
3:40 PM – 4:25 PM
Dogs, not drama! Cultivating allies and growing our support
4:35 PM – 5:15 PM
Media training 101: How to be the most effective speaker for dogs
ASPCA® COVID-19 Emergency Relief Request for Proposals
Timeframe: October 5th, 9:00 a.m. ET – October 12th, 2:00 p.m. ET
The ASPCA is reopening its Request for Proposals under the COVID-19 Relief Initiative and is inviting grant applications from animal welfare organizations negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We awarded $2,000,000 for this purpose in the spring and recognize that this national emergency continues to affect programs, operations, and fundraising. To provide support to counter these challenges, the ASPCA is accepting applications for general operating or program expenses to help meet budget shortfalls and support essential lifesaving services for animals such as safety net, adoptions and foster programs, and veterinary services, which are proving to be crucial in this crisis. The ASPCA is making an additional $2,000,000 available to fund grants made under this initiative.
Grant Amount
Grants will range generally from $25,000 – $50,000 and should not exceed 5% of an organization’s annual budget.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Must be an established 501(c)(3) or governmental entity located within the United States and territories
If a past ASPCA grant recipient, must be current on all reporting requirements
If a 501(c)(3) organization:
Must be an incorporated or organized legal entity in good standing with the Secretary of State in the state where the organization is incorporated or organized
Must have a board of at least 4 members with a majority of independent members with neither board chair nor treasurer receiving compensation from the organization
This grant opportunity is available to all organizations meeting the above criteria, including organizations that applied to and/or were funded by the ASPCA’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief grant initiative in the spring of 2020.
Qualifying Fund Uses
Funding may be requested for general operating expenses to mitigate crisis-related reductions in revenue (from programs, fundraising, or other sources) or for program expenses or capacity support such as the following:
Food distribution
Access to veterinary care
Eviction support
Adoption and foster capacity
Capacity-building for fundraising, board development, etc.
Applicants will be evaluated on our assessment of the need for the services being provided by the organization, the effectiveness of the organization’s plans to respond to the crisis, and its ability to deliver quality animal welfare services.
Complete Timeline
The application opens Monday, October 5th at 9:00 a.m. ET and closes Monday, October 12th at 2:00 p.m. ET
Candidates will be notified via email no later than Monday, November 9th if their organizations have been selected to complete formal applications in our grant management system
Organizations that applied to the ASPCA’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief grant initiative in the spring, including those that were funded, will be routed to a shorter, supplemental application.
We recommend you prepare the required information in advance to allow you to complete the form in one session. Please be sure that all requested information is included in your responses. Applications cannot be revised after submission.
