Animal Welfare Professionals

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Thanks to the 158 attendees who joined us for the call this morning. The recording is now available to watch on demand. Don't forget to enter to win a grant each time you attend or watch on-demand during the month of April here: https://www.maddiesfund.org/monday-community-conversations-apr22-giveaway.htm 

Below & attached you'll find the full agenda, resources and a copy of the presentation. If you're attending the HSUS Expo next week in Florida, please stop by the Maddie's Fund booth and say hello!

Agenda

• Host:  Bobby Mann, Chief Programs Officer, Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA) bmann@humanerescuealliance.org 
• Guest Co-Host: @Michele Figueroa, Director of Internal Operations at Pima Animal Care Center (PACC)
• Question of the Day: What flower would you be if you awoke as a flower one day? and why?   (4:27-6:04)

National Updates/Shared Links  (6:33-10:20)

• Maddie's® Million Pet Challenge 4-part Webcast Series: "The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome", will help with decision fatigue, streamlining tasks, humane housing and more. The series begins Tuesday, April 12 at 12:00 PM PT / 3:00 PM ET. Register once for all four webcasts. https://maddiesfund-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9UHVkuKcQbumXhwr-Y9puw
• Tomorrow: April 12, 2022 at 12:00pm PT/ 3:00 PM ET - "The Right Place" webcast; Drs. Cindy Karsten and Chumkee Aziz will guide you through the framework that allows you to remove decision fatigue and get animals where they need to be-or help them right where they are. https://maddiesfund-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9UHVkuKcQbumXhwr-Y9puw
• Join the We Foster Challenge Huddles every Wednesday this month, we will be huddling about different fostering practices. You only have to register once to access all four Huddles live or on-demand. Each Huddle is 60 minutes and will be held at 11:00 AM PT/2:00 PM ET. Register now and view the line-up. https://www.maddiesfund.org/we-foster-challenge-huddles.htm
• The California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative (CAWFC) is accepting grant applications now through today, 4/11/22. https://www.foundanimals.org/cawfc/
• ASPCAPro roundtable: Behavior Support for Long-Stay Shelter Cats and Dogs https://www.aspcapro.org/training/webinar/shelter-behavior-roundtable-behavior-support-long-stay-shelter-cats-and-dogs
• EveryCat Health Symposium: https://reg.conferences.dce.ufl.edu/Basic/1400084944
• Maddie's Fund Monthly Giveaways! Enter here for a chance to win CA$H in a random drawing. Open to all who are watching live or on-demand! Be sure to enter each week you attend! https://www.maddiesfund.org/monday-community-conversations-apr22-giveaway.htm
• Best Friends National Conference July 7-9th.  Early bird registration ends April 30th.  Thanks to generous support provided by Petco Love and Maddie's Fund, there are scholarships available.  https://bestfriends.org/events/best-friends-national-conference/registe

Session Information & Links

Session One:  Bringing People In:  Making Connections to Save More Lives (18:16-59:35)
We hear all the time that "people are the solution," but what does that look like in your day-to-day work? Every touchpoint with people gives us the opportunity to make a connection that will result in better outcomes for the humans and animals in our community. Our foster caregivers, volunteers, and adopters have already raised their hand to offer us their support, but how can we ensure that they resonate with their "why" and continue to be involved and inspired? By including these community members in innovative ways, we can make life better for people and their pets, moving us closer to a time when animal services entities and the community work together to save lives and keep families together.  In this presentation, we'll talk about out-of-the-box ways to keep volunteers, foster caregivers, adopters, and the general community engaged with your work. 

• @Jess Roper, National Operations Support Specialist, Best Friends Animal Society, JessR@BestFriends.org

• Christine Colvin, National Community Engagement Coordinator, Best Friends Animal Society CColvin@BestFriends.org

Resources:

• https://trello.com/
• https://www.avochato.com/
• Jess Roper tells us how BFAS is using Avochato to send text alerts to fosters and volunteers https://youtu.be/QKWOAax1w9w

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Kim Domerofski (she/her)
Community Manager
Maddie's Fund
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-08-2022 01:02 PM
From: Human Animal Support Services
Subject: Shelter and Rescue Support Call - 4/11/22 - Bringing People In: Making Connections to Save More Lives

Updated 4/11/22 at 1:30PM PT. Recording now available to watch on demand!

Don't forget to enter to win a grant each time you attend or watch on-demand during the month of April here: https://www.maddiesfund.org/monday-community-conversations-apr22-giveaway.htm

Monday, 4/11/22 Shelter & Rescue Support Call

Session Topic: Bringing People In: Making Connections to Save More Lives - 18:16-59:35
Speakers: @Jess Roper, National Operations Support Specialist, Best Friends Animal Society & Christine Colvin, National Community Engagement Coordinator, Best Friends Animal Society

* The full agenda, resources, and chat log from this call have been shared below *

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