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Trap/Neuter/Return: How to Manage a Community Cat Colony
The Humane Society of the United States
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Training
Trap/Neuter/Return: How to Manage a Community Cat Colony
The Humane Society of the United States
You can transform your knowledge of TNR from zero to hero at your own pace and in your own home! Brought to you by experts from Neighborhood Cats and The HSUS, this course is geared towards caregivers and folks new to the world of humane cat management.
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Archived Webinar
The Humane Society of the United States
Recorded Webinar
Did you know that many species of wildlife thrive in urban areas? This sometimes brings animals into conflict with people.
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Archived Webinar
The Humane Society of the United States
Recorded webinar
There is significant fear and misperception associated with rabies and the threat that wildlife might pose to the public. This webinar will present the common myths that surround rabies and wild animals and how to improve your agencies field response and educational outreach to the public on this important issue.
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Webinar
Top 10 tips for taking wildlife calls
The Humane Society of the United States
Recorded Webinar
Is your agency or organization overwhelmed with panicked calls from the public about wildlife problems? Do you spend staff time and energy dealing with these calls? If so, this webinar is for you! We will share our top 10 tips for taking calls from the public about wildlife, to help you resolve problems over the phone in a matter of minutes!
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Archived Webinar
Pets for Life: Building Capacity and Infrastructure for Program Success
The Humane Society of the United States
Partner identification and engagement is critical when creating and implementing a community outreach program. Learn how to connect with other organizations, veterinarians, volunteers, donors and more to make your work effective and sustainable.
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Archived Webinar
The Humane Society of the United States
Recorded Webinar
Getting calls about coyote sightings and conflicts in your community? If not, you probably will be soon! Now firmly entrenched in every state (except Hawaii), coyotes are well adapted to urban and suburban areas and are all around us! While their presence is often alarming to the public, conflicts with coyotes can be easily avoided and solved.
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Archived Webinar
Introducing the Adopters Welcome Approach: Finding, Engaging and Supporting More Adopters
The Humane Society of the United States
This is the first in the series of five Adopters Welcome webinars. Learn how approaching adoptions from a fresh perspective can help you increase and enhance happy matches. This session will cover the “why” behind Adopters Welcome, by examining how research on adopters and adoption related strategies is leading to greater adoption success that you can bring to your community.
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Archived Webinar
Fosters: Animal Rescue Rock Stars!
The Humane Society of the United States
Building a foster network is critical to maintaining the health and socialization of animals in rescue situations. This webinar will share the experiences and strategy of two very different organizations and how they manage their foster programs. Participants will learn how to better find, empower, train and retain foster individuals and families.
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Webinar
The New Normal: Spay/Neuter by Five Months of Age with Feline Fix by Five
January 18, 2021 - 4 to 5 pm
The National Kitten Coalition
The National Kitten Coalition is excited to host Dr. Philip Bushby and Esther Mechler from the Feline Fix by Five program of Marian's Dream to present on sterilizing kittens by five months of age.
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Webinar
Beyond COVID: Planning and Forecasting Your 2021 Fundraising Revenue
January 21, 2021 - 3 to 4 pm
The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement
2020 will be a memorable year for countless reasons. For fundraising, and specifically animal welfare fundraising, this year presented both a dose of reality and a strategic opportunity. Many animal welfare organizations saw an increase in the demand for their services, an increase in their level of recognition in the community and an increase in their fundraising.
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Webinar
How the Legislative Process Works
January 27, 2021 - 3 to 4 pm
The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement
Join us for a basic overview of how a bill becomes a law at state and federal levels. We’ll talk about the roles lobbyists, citizen advocates, and the government each play in developing public policy. Learn about the players within each of the three branches of government:
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Webinar
February 3, 2021 - 3 to 4 pm
The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement
Participants will leave this session understanding the nuts and bolts of lobbying—from writing legislative memos to building relationships with legislators, the Executive Chamber, and their respective staffs. We’ll delve into what nonprofits can and can’t do in terms of lobbying and advocacy. The webinar will also include a short role-play.
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Webinar
Grassroots Organizing & Advocacy
February 10, 2021 - 3 to 4 pm
The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement
Participants will gain the tools and messaging needed to organize grassroots and local support for a policy initiative. Participants will learn the basics of advocacy, how to put together a campaign, and what types of tools are needed for success.
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Webinar
Recruiting and Retaining Veterinarians
February 17, 2021 - 3 to 4 pm
The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement
Where did all the veterinarians go? As the veterinarian shortage increases, finding a veterinarian is becoming like finding a unicorn. A recent study estimates there will be a shortage of 10,000 veterinarians in the next 10 years in the US. With such stiff competition, it’s even more important to make your organization stand out when hiring.
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Training
February 23, 2021 - 9 am to February 24, 2021 - 5 pm
Wyandot County Humane Society, Inc
This EBI course is the 16 hour required course for certification in most states. The instructor is a retired Physician Assistant who has also worked in the animal care and welfare field since 1985, and the course reflects these many years of hands on experience. The course is adjusted as needed for all species depending on the needs of the attendees.
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Archived Webinar
To Test or Not to Test: Making Sense of FeLV and FIV Testing
The Humane Society of the United States
Feline retroviral testing is commonly performed via a variety of in-house ELISA tests, now offered by various manufactures.
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Archived Webinar
Smart TNR: Tracking success to achieve key goals
The Humane Society of the United States
How can you declare victory without having a clear goal? What about protecting against mission drift with the many competing issues we all juggle at the same time? This webinar will outline key, measurable goals and the metrics and outcomes that will benchmark your work to manage community cat populations and help you show success.
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Archived Webinar
Supporting Community Cats, Community Level, Grassroots Mobilization: Getting the Community Involved
The HSUS & PetSmart Charities
Turning feeders into caretakers and mobilizing residents to become trappers can greatly expand the reach of a community TNR program. What you need to grow the grassroots, including training workshops, trap banks, discounted spay/neuter and more will be covered.
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Archived Webinar
Pets for Life: Strategic Community Outreach
The Humane Society of the United States
Discover how community outreach can be part of your organization and how reaching out to under-served areas and building positive relationships with pet owners can improve your work and the quality of life for pets in your community. We’ll share ideas and techniques on how to be focused, purposeful and effective in incorporating community outreach into your work.
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Archived Webinar
Supporting Community Cats, Trap-Neuter-Return: What is it & Why do it?
Office of Animal Welfare, Delaware Division of Public Health
Participants in this recorded webinar will learn about the free-roaming cat problem and why TNR is the most effective solution. The session will cover how TNR helps shelters, public health, wildlife and the cats themselves. Why alternatives to TNR have failed and examples of successful programs will also be discussed.
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Archived Webinar
Supporting Community Cats, The Community Cats Project: A New Model for Animal Sheltering
Best Friends Animal Society & PetSmart Charities
This recorded webinar will introduce participants to the theory and structure behind a new animal sheltering model for community cats being piloted in select communities by PetSmart Charities and Best Friends Animal Society. Current data showing the programs’ very positive impacts will be shared with participants.
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Archived Webinar
Supporting Community Cats, Targeted TNR – Making the Most of Your Resources
PetSmart Charities
Participants in this recorded webinar will acquire an in-depth understanding of why and how to: perform targeted TNR, an essential strategy for long-term success on a community level; identify hot spots in the community where cats are coming from; estimate community cat populations; build effective collaborations; and measure their program’s impact.
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Archived Webinar
Supporting Community Cats, Hot Topics - Saving Orphaned Kittens: Basic Planning for a Kitten Nursery
Feline Outreach, Rescue & Education
Orphaned kittens who are too young to eat on their own are one of the groups at highest risk of euthanasia. Caring for these tiny lives successfully requires separate specialized space, as well as a team of trained volunteers and fosters and the ability to respond quickly to their needs. Time and resources are often lacking to provide this level of intensive care.
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Archived Webinar
Supporting Community Cats, Have a Plan! An Overview of the TNR Process
The Humane Society of the United States
Participants in this recorded webinar will learn the steps involved in successfully TNR-ing a colony of cats.