UPDATED 8/2 at 9:20am: Recording & Agenda Now Available.
Agenda
• Welcome – Kristen Hassen, Director, American Pets Alive! - Kristen.hassen@americanpetsalive.org
QOTD – What is your best advice in 4 words? (Inspired by Sark)
• Mary's Motivation – Data tells a story. We all have to be willing to repeat and share in those stories to be a part of the collective narrative that we want to put forward about our industry. If you don’t have a system to track your data, get one! If you get stuck, there are so many other people already doing it who can help. You don’t have to do it in a vacuum!
• Steve Zeidman, Senior VP, Software Solutions at Pethealth -- Pethealth data: The Next Phase for Animal Welfare
• Dr. Lisa Gunter, PhD, MA, CBCC-KA – Safety Net Foster Program research
List of resources referenced during today’s call
• HASS blog post by Arin Greenwood: “Steal This Idea: Ruff Haven’s Emergency Fostering Program”: https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/blog/ruff-havens-emergency-fostering-program/
• Best Friends Organization Staffing Survey: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/d8cc22f00e624fa292ade792c32dda35
• Don’t Forget the Pets: https://dontforgetthepets.org/
• HASS Press Release: “The Coming Eviction Crisis Will Affect Pets, Too”: https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/press-release/the-coming-eviction-crisis-will-affect-pets-too/
• NACA Board member applications are still being accepted for anyone interested in joining the board of directors!!https://www.nacanet.org/elections/
• Past Call Recordings on Maddie’s Pet Forum: https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations
• RedRover: https://redrover.org/
• Riverside County Department of Animal Services has a new Deputy Director of Operations position available: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/riverside/jobs/3170351/deputy-director-of-operations-animal-services?keywords=deputy%20director%20of%20operations&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
• SARK post “Best advice you can give in 4 words...”: https://www.facebook.com/PlanetSARK/posts/362916445191132
• Steve Zeidman: Pethealth Data: The Next Phase for Animal Welfare
• Steve Zeidman’s Latest Blog - “The Next Phase for Animal Welfare”: https://www.petpoint.com/zblog
• Lisa Gunter: Safety Net Foster Program Research
• Dr. Lisa Gunter, PhD, MA, CBCC-KA: https://www.lisamgunter.com/about
Blogs/books/conferences/podcasts/events
• AAWA Fall Conference in New Orleans, November 17-19, 2021: https://theaawa.org/page/events
• Adisa workshop: The Future of Volunteers in Sheltering gathering Monday, 8/2, 2-4pm ET — www.adisagroup.com/workshops
• Book recommendation by Kristen: “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City”:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25852784-evicted
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Were you as fascinated with the data in the latest blog from Steve Zeidman? We're happy to announce @Steve Zeidman will be joining us for this Friday's Animal Welfare Leadership Roundup call to walk us through the Pethealth data and talk about what we might expect in the coming months.
We'll have poll questions (your responses needed!) and we'll have a discussion about the myth that 'pandemic puppies' are being returned en masse and what we can do to counter this idea.
We'll also be joined by @lisa gunter, PhD, MA, CBCC-KA who will be talking about her safety net foster program research which is highly relevant to this current moment.
Register now for the call and check back right here on the forum for the recording, resources and follow up discussion.
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Charlotte Otero
Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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