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  • Webinar – 7/29/20 – Launching and Sustaining a Planned Giving Program – Network for Good

    Webinar – 7/29/20 – Launching and Sustaining a Planned Giving Program – Network for Good

    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.  
    Join us as we share all the essentials you need to get started, including: 
    • General overview of planned giving options 
    • Smart techniques to identify your top planned giving prospects, beyond date of birth  
    • How to set up and promote your planned giving program 
    • How to make a planned giving ask 
    • Ideas for increased engagement and recognition 
    We’ll also walk through how you can track your planned giving donors and prospects in Network for Good’s smart and simple fundraising software. 
    Cindy Harris
    Fundraising Coach
    Network for Good
    Tom Giddens
    Fundraising Coach
    Network for Good
    Liz Ragland
    Customer Marketing Manager
    Network for Good
    Liz Ragland is the Customer Marketing Manager at Network for Good. Prior to joining Network for Good, Liz worked in communications, marketing, and development serving nonprofits in the arts, advocacy, and association spaces in Seattle, Oklahoma City, and Washington, DC.
  • Webinar – 7/29/20 – Confronting Conflict with Teams – Banfield

    Webinar – 7/29/20 – Confronting Conflict with Teams – Banfield

    Conflict is something that, as much as we try, we cannot avoid because conflict 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.

    Date: Wednesday, July 29th
    Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am PST
    Course Timing: 1.5 hour virtual session with 15 minute pre-work (RACE approved)

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://app.jobvite.com/TalentNetwork/action/campaign/w/NzM0OTg
  • Webinar Series – Thursdays in August – Shelter Behavior Seminar 2 with Kelley Bollen – CalAnimals (fee applies)

    Webinar Series – Thursdays in August – Shelter Behavior Seminar 2 with Kelley Bollen – CalAnimals (fee applies)

    New and informative – Kelley Bollen Animal Behavior Series 2 – by popular request! This 4-session workshop, presented by Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC, and designed for all levels of shelter staff, will dive deeper into understanding and improving animal behavior while helping shelters to improve outcomes. Kelley will respond live to your questions at the end of each 90 minute session.

     Export to Your Calendar 8/6/2020 to 8/27/2020
    When: 4 Thursdays in August
    11am-12:30pm (PST)
    Where: 4 Live ZOOM Webinars in August 2020
    Presenter: Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC
    Contact: Kathy Anderson
    Kathy@CalAnimals.org

     

    Online registration is available until: 8/31/2020

    This 4-session workshop, presented by Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC, and designed for all levels of shelter staff, will dive deeper into understanding and improving animal behavior while helping shelters to improve outcomes.

    Each ZOOM session is 90 minutes.

    The topics are:

    1. Reading Dog and Cat Body Language – August 6

    2. How Animals Learn and Training in the Shelter  – August 13

    3. Dogs Gone Crazy – The Negative Effects of Captivity –August 20

    4. Life Changing Animals – Placing the Difficult Dogs –August 27

     

    Tuition includes the entire series:

    $40 Staff & Volunteers of CalAnimals Member Organizations – Remember to sign into the Member Portal to receive member discount.

    $55 Non-Members – If the animal welfare organization you work for is a member of CalAnimals you are eligible to register at the discounted price. Request a sub-account prior to registering to receive discount.

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    Be sure to complete your registration. You will be automatically enrolled in ALL 4 sessions. A unique code and password will later be emailed individually for each session. The links may not be shared – thank you for respecting the speaker’s livelihood.

    *Your paid registration will allow you to view recorded sessions for a limited time at your convenience after they air live.

  • Webinar – 7/29/20 – Stress Matters: Impact of Fear and Anxiety on Learning – Dog-iBox (fee applies)

    Webinar – 7/29/20 – Stress Matters: Impact of Fear and Anxiety on Learning – Dog-iBox (fee applies)

    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. Strategies such as making adjustments to reinforcement value, refining aspects of the stimulus gradient during desensitization and counterconditioning exercises, altering performance expectations, and setting realistic criteria for success will be covered.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.dog-ibox.com/market/catalog/stress-matters-impact-of-fear-and-anxiety-on-learning.html

  • Online Course – 8/10/20 to 8/31/20 – Inventory, One Size Does Not Fit All – VSPN – Enrollment Opens 8/3/20 (fee applies)

    Online Course – 8/10/20 to 8/31/20 – Inventory, One Size Does Not Fit All – VSPN – Enrollment Opens 8/3/20 (fee applies)

    Presenter: Julie Singer, LVT, CVPM
    Course Open: August 3, 2020-September 10, 2020
    Real Time Sessions (RTS): Mondays, August 10, 17, 24, and 31,2020; 9:00-10:30pm ET (USA))

    Course RTS Times in Your Area: World Clock Converter

    Level and Prerequisites: This intermediate course is focused toward those who work with clinic inventory or veterinary staff members who would like a better understanding of inventory.

    VSPN CE Course: “This program has been approved for 6 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.”(22-42312) This course is approved by VHMA for CVPM credit. (VHMA program # 16-25)

    Course Description:
    How can I be running out of frequently dispensed items while paying extremely high inventory statements? Too little inventory and the practice is unable to meet the demands of clients and patients. Too much inventory ties up money with overstocked products and can reduce the practice’s cash flow. The system is broken, and it needs to be rebuilt. Throughout this course, you will be provided the absolute minimal foundation needed through each stage of developing an inventory system, and then more. The location of your practice, type of business, number of clients and client visits, the number of staff and total veterinarians, veterinary software or lack thereof, storage space, number practices the inventory system will be supporting and the resources you have easily accessible to use will all have some differences in managing your inventory, but, nevertheless, the principals and foundation are the same. At the end of the course you will be able to customize your inventory system to meet the needs of your practice. After all, one size does not fit all!

    Week 1 (Real Time Session August 10): The Human Side of Inventory Management
    Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:

    • Identify human characteristics for building the optimal inventory team.
    • Integrate inventory goals into job descriptions and training program.
    • Create a standard operating process for inventory.

    Week 2 (Real Time Session August 17): Inventory Systems – The Old, The New and Yours!
    Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:

    • Be able to conduct pre-inventory housekeeping.
    • Use veterinary software reports to measure cash flow of items.
    • Explore different types and combinations of inventory systems.

    Week 3 (Real Time Session August 24): Inventory Strategies – Protocols and Procedures
    Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:

    • Understand the ordering process.
    • Explain different pricing strategies.
    • Understand online pharmacy, mail order, third party distribution.

    Week 4 (Real Time Session August 31): Financial Tools, Law and Ethics
    Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:

    • Understand and use financial indicators.
    • Understand and use calculations to manage inventory cash flow.
    • Discuss law and ethics related to inventory management.
    • Discuss law and ethics related to inventory management.

    Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required to earn a certificate of completion for the course.
    To learn more about the requirements for earning a CE certificate, please refer to Receiving Your CE Credit and Course Completion Certificate.

    Course Materials: Course materials will be available in the course library prior to each Real Time Session.

    Required Textbook: There is no required textbook for this course.

    About the Presenter:

    Julie Singer, LVT, CVPM is a 1979 graduate of Houston Community College Veterinary Technology Program, has attended Wharton County Junior College and Houston Community College business courses, and completed the Human Resource Program at Rice University. Julie is an editor and contributor to the Mosby Comprehensive Review for Veterinary Technicians textbook. Julie has lectured for Merck, Intervet, Shirt Sleeve Seminar Management Workshops and has lectured at Wild West Veterinary Conference, Seminars@ Sea, and AVMA Annual Convention and TVMA. She has taught continuing education for Veterinary Support Personnel Network since 2012. Julie is a board moderator for Veterinary Support Personnel Network, member of Veterinary Team Association of Texas, National Association of Veterinary Technicians, Texas Veterinary Medical Association, American Association of Equine Veterinarians, Veterinary Hospital Managers Association, Certified Veterinary Practice Manager’s Association and Society for Human Resource Management. An LVT since 1979 and CVPM since 2001, she is a practice management consultant and currently manages a large AAHA practice.

    Total CE Credit: 6

    Tuition: $126 ($113 early bird special if enrolled by July 20, 2020)
    * Students currently enrolled in and taking at least 2 classes or 5 units at an AVMA accredited or CVMA approved Veterinary Technician Program may be eligible to receive a 50% discount off the regular rate for this course (upon verification of student status).
    Prices are listed in US dollars.*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on August 10, 2020 at 5 pm ET (USA) or when the maximum number of participants is reached.*For more information on how online CE works, see the Participant Resource Center

    To Enroll:

    1. Enrollment qualifications: VIN CE courses are open to VIN member and non-member veterinarians. Veterinarians enrolling in a VSPN CE course must be a VIN member. Veterinary support staff must be a VSPN member to enroll in a VSPN CE or a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
    2. Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org and @vin.com addresses. Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
    3. Each person is individually responsible for his/her own registration. To ensure that all information received is secure and correct, please do not enroll for a course on behalf of another individual.
    4. For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 797 or email . Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.

    Enroll Now“This program has been approved for 6 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.”(22-42312) This course is approved by VHMA for CVPM credit. (VHMA program # 16-25)

    Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to the listed start date of the course. If you wish to withdraw after the start date please contact the VIN office 800-846-0028 ext. 797 to discuss eligibility for a pro-rated refund.*For more information on VSPN’s upcoming CE courses, check the VSPN Course Catalog.

    Lisa Kernaghan, LVT, RVT, CVT, VTS (ECC)
    VSPN CE CoordinatorVSPN CE Services: 
    800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 797
    or direct line to VIN/VSPN from the United Kingdom: 01 45 222 6154
    or direct line to VIN/VSPN from Australia: 02 6145 2357

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.vin.com/ce/STAF173-0820.htm

  • Online Event – 7/30/20 – Ken Ramirez and Laura Monaco Torelli – Cooperative Care Training – Karen Pryor Academy

    Online Event – 7/30/20 – Ken Ramirez and Laura Monaco Torelli – Cooperative Care Training – Karen Pryor Academy

    LIVE FROM THE RANCH

    Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free hour-long virtual event live from The Ranch on Thursday, July 30 at 12:00 pm (PT). 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.
    KEN RAMIREZ

    Ken is the EVP and Chief Training Officer at Karen Pryor Clicker Training, co-leading the company with Aaron Clayton. Ken oversees the vision for, and development of, training education programs. You will usually find Ken teaching at a ClickerExpo conference, leading a course at the Karen Pryor National Training Center (The Ranch), or teaching one of the Karen Pryor Academy courses.

    A 40+ year veteran of animal care and training, Ken is a biologist and behaviorist who has supervised the development care and training of more than 40,000 species. He has worked with organizations across the globe to improve animal training, program effectiveness, and animal health and welfare. Ken’s diverse body of contributions includes designing and implementing conservation projects for elephant protection and spearheading projects to train everything from komodo dragons to butterflies. Ken’s extensive canine work includes working with trainers, organizations, and federal and state agencies on training procedures for topics including aggression, search-and-rescue, and scent detection.

    Ken has written/edited two successful books, taught at a major university, hosted two successful seasons of the television series Talk to the Animals, and was EVP of animal care and training at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. When he’s not doing cool stuff with animals and people, you might find Ken at a NY theater or at any movie screening.

    LAURA MONACO TORELLI

    Laura Monaco Torelli is the founder of Animal Behavior Training Concepts in Chicago, Illinois. She began her career in 1991 at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, where she trained beluga whales, dolphins, sea otters, seals, river otters, and penguins. After nearly a decade at the Shedd, she moved on to the San Diego Zoo and then Brookfield Zoo as a lead supervisory trainer. During her time in the zoo community, Laura worked with a wide variety of terrestrial animals, including primates, large cats, birds of prey, horses, parrots, tree kangaroos, giraffes, red pandas, and dogs.

    Laura serves as a member of the Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior (KPA) Faculty, and as a Teaching Assistant for Dr. Susan G. Friedman’s Living & Learning with Animals online course. She offers private training at West Loop Veterinary Care, located in downtown Chicago. Laura has presented at numerous professional conferences and taught seminars across the United States, Italy, Sweden, UK, Singapore, Japan, and the Caribbean. She was an invited speaker for the American Veterinary Medical Association Convention, Midwest Veterinary Conference, and Penn Vet Working Dog Conference. She has appeared on various broadcast media, including WGN and NBC 5 news, WGN Radio, and WCIU’s You & Me This Morning. She also contributed her training videos for the Fear Free Professional Trainer Certification program, and the Karen Pryor Academy Better Vet Visits online course.

    Learn more about Laura on her website, on Facebook, on Twitter, on LinkedIn or on Instagram.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://theranch.clickertraining.com/live/#next

  • Webinar – 7/30/20 – Working and Managing Inter-Agency Relationships: Investigating & Prosecuting Animal Abuse Cases – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

    Webinar – 7/30/20 – Working and Managing Inter-Agency Relationships: Investigating & Prosecuting Animal Abuse Cases – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

    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.

     

    You will learn:

    • How to coordinate investigations and search warrants with multiple agencies involved.
    • Best practices for ensuring all discovery is collected and turned over when multiple agencies are working on a case.
    • How to ensure agencies will continue to work together harmoniously on animal cruelty cases.

     

     

    The National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA) was formed in 1978 for the express purpose of assisting its members to perform their duties in a professional manner. We believe only carefully selected and properly trained animal control personnel can correct community problems resulting from irresponsible animal ownership. NACA’s purpose is to preserve the Human/Animal Bond by insisting on responsible animal ownership.

     

     

     

     

     

    The National Law Enforcement Center on Animal Abuse was established by the National Sheriffs’ Association to provide law enforcement officers information on the realities of animal abuse and to promote their proactive involvement in the enforcement of animal abuse laws in their communities. Through our partners, the Center will serve as an information clearinghouse and forum for law enforcement on the growing problem of animal abuse and its link to other types of crimes, including violence against humans. The Center also promotes officer safety in officer-dog encounters through continuing education and training.

     

     

     

    Presenters:

    Since 2013, Jake Kamins has served as Animal Cruelty Deputy District Attorney (AC-DDA) in the State of Oregon, where he represents the State in criminal animal cruelty cases. To date, Jake has been sworn as a Deputy District Attorney in 21 of Oregon’s 36 counties, prosecuting over 150 individual cases of animal abuse and neglect.

    As AC-DDA, Jake trains and consults with law enforcement, veterinarians, animal rescue workers, and attorneys on animal cruelty issues. He also communicates regularly with the media as a subject matter expert and has been involved in legislative drafting and testimony.

    Jake worked as a Deputy DA at the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office from 2009-2013. He received his B.A. in 2004 from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, and his J.D. in 2009 from Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. At Lewis & Clark, Jake was an Associate Editor of the Lewis & Clark Law Review and clerked at the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office. While at Multnomah County, Jake developed a passion for working on animal cruelty cases. In 2012, he was named one of the nation’s Top 10 Animal Defenders by the Animal Legal Defense Fund.

    Jake lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, his two children, and Sophie and Scarf, the family cats.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/working-and-managing-inter-agency-relationships-investigating-prosecuting-animal-abuse-cases/

  • Webinar – 8/11/20 – Getting Started with Managed Intake – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

    Webinar – 8/11/20 – Getting Started with Managed Intake – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

    In any open admission facility, one of the largest challenges faced is intake.  The unpredictability of what may be coming into your facility and how it will enter leaves many of us walking in first thing in the morning with no idea how to plan our day. Animal welfare, just like any other business, needs to be able to have some method of planning for what is coming so that we can ensure we have what we need to handle the situation.  We all know emergencies arise and we are all masters at flying by the seat of our pants, but are we doing that more than we need to?  This session will discuss how some agencies have transitioned their intake model to allow for increased planning surrounding intake and thereby created an opportunity to increase the number of lives saved.

    This is the first of a two-part series.

     

    The National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA) was formed in 1978 for the express purpose of assisting its members to perform their duties in a professional manner. We believe only carefully selected and properly trained animal control personnel can correct community problems resulting from irresponsible animal ownership. NACA’s purpose is to preserve the Human/Animal Bond by insisting on responsible animal ownership.

     

    Presenters:

    Dr. Josh Fisher has an educational background in population management/medicine, public health, veterinary sciences, informatics, and healthcare administration.  He has been working in the veterinary medical/animal welfare field for over 15 years holding management roles in private practices, corporate practices, the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine, county government, and now as the Animal Services Director for the City of Charlotte/Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

    A strong advocate for professional development and growth in the animal welfare industry, Josh seeks to involve staff in continued education and training opportunities as well as in cutting edge industry research.  His professional interests focus on disease reduction/prevention, advanced marketing/placement and intake reduction tactics, strategic planning, and staff career development in the area of animal welfare.  His projects include increasing interest of veterinary/veterinary technician students in the animal welfare industry as well as working with community veterinarians to break down barriers, develop relationships, and increase involvement in community-focused animal welfare (animal control and sheltering) practices.

    It is a passion of Josh’s to bring a level of awareness to the animal welfare industry in such a way that young adults and college students make the decision to pursue animal welfare as a profession rather than falling into it by chance.

    WEBSITE LINK: https://justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/getting-started-with-managed-intake/

  • Webinar – 8/9/20 – The Scoop on Poop – National Kitten Coalition

    Webinar – 8/9/20 – The Scoop on Poop – National Kitten Coalition

    Kittens are little poop machines! In this webinar we will take you through different scenarios and explain what your kitten’s poop is telling you about its health. There will be plenty of pictures!

    *This kitten life-saving project was made possible in part through a generous Grant from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://kittencoalition.org/event/webinar-the-scoop-on-poop/

  • Online Conference – August 6 to 8, 2020 – New Mexico Humane Conference – Animal Humane New Mexico

    Online Conference – August 6 to 8, 2020 – New Mexico Humane Conference – Animal Humane New Mexico

    The 2020 New Mexico Humane Conference is going VIRTUAL!

    We want to ensure our amazing speakers and attendees stay safe during the current coronavirus pandemic. But that doesn’t mean that learning should stop! We’ll be offering the same amazing speakers and sessions to help you expand your life-saving work via a virtual platform.

    We will offer three full days of educational session: Thursday, August 6–Friday, August 7–Saturday, August 8.

    Best of all: for 2020 conference registration is FREE!

    Register using the links on this page. Details for attending the virtual conference will be sent to registered attendees the week of the event. 

    How can we offer this year’s amazing conference for free? With amazing support from our attendees! To donate to this year’s event and help us continue our work into 2021, click the button below. 

    Donate to NMHC