SAVE THE DATE! The Spring 2025 session of Online Instructor-Led Courses will begin the week of March 31st. We'll be offering eleven courses including four brand new offerings! We will be accepting applications starting next Friday, 2/28. Courses are led by superstar instructors in the field who are successfully running programs related to the courses. All courses are free #ThanksToMaddie! and include:
- Self-paced online materials
- Zoom classes with your instructor and classmates (The length and number of Zoom classes are course-dependent and range from 4-6 classes at 60, 75 or 90 minutes)
- Final project
Applications Open: Friday, 2/28/25 through Tuesday, 3/11/25 at 5:00pm PT
Spring 2025 course offerings:
- New! Adoption Counseling w/Bradley Steelmon from Pet Network Humane Society
- Cat Adoption Team's Fostering 4 Rock Stars w/Kristi Brooks from Cat Adoption Team
- Feline Lifesaving: Essential Cat Programs for Shelters w/Monica Tarant from Give Them Ten
- Field Services: Tools & Equipment w/John Peaveler from Humane Innovations
- New! Fostering Dogs with Behavior Concerns: Supporting Dogs and People w/Samantha Wolfman from Wolfman Dog Training
- New! Live Better: The Power of You w/José Ocaño and Angel Guzmán from Hatchling LLC
- Humane Education: Tools & Techniques to Expand Your Reach w/De Daltorio, Heather Grogan & Kylie Wiest from Charleston Animal Society
- New! Maddie's® Million Pet Challenge Shelter Consultations w/Dr. Sara Pizano from Team Shelter USA
- Marketing Communications 101: The Essentials of Community Connection w/Caitlin Quinn, Adjunct Professor at University of Florida
- Pet Support Services: Culture, Collaboration, and Case Management w/Lucy Fernandez at Austin Pets Alive!
- Shelter Clinic Management w/Jordana Moerbe at Austin Pets Alive!
Application button will be posted on the webpage on February 28th!
#AccesstoCare#AdmissionsandIntake(includingIntake-to-placement)#AdoptionsandAdoptionPrograms#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment#CaseManagement*#CommunityCatManagement#CommunityPartnerships*#DataandTechnology#Diversity,Equity,InclusionandJustice#EducationandTraining#FieldServicesandPublicSafety*#FosterPrograms#FundraisingandDevelopment#LawsandPublicPolicy#MarketingandSocialMedia#Medicine,SurgeryandSterilization#OrganizationalManagement#PeopleManagement(includingVolunteerIntegration)#PetSupportServices*#Rehoming#ReturntoHome(LostPetReunification)#TransfersandTransport------------------------------
Kim Domerofski (she/her)
Education Project Manager
Maddie's Fund
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