Attract more volunteers with help from Maddie’s Pet Forum
Caring for and improving the lives of our pets often goes hand in hand with the challenge of finding and retaining volunteers. From volunteer shortages post-COVID-19 to the struggle of standing out in your community, the Maddie’s® Pet Forum Attracting Volunteers thread can help you. Earlier this year, Jim Wieszczyk from A Second Chance Animal Shelter sought guidance on attracting new volunteers. Jeff Okazaki from Humane Society of Jefferson County suggested reaching out to former volunteers to see why they...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: #BeAHelper, online learning opportunities and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Donating pet food is just one way to #BeAHelperLast year, The Ad Council, Maddie’s Fund® and the Humane Society of the United States launched the public service announcement (PSA) campaign, “Pets and People Together.” There are many resources available to share with your community that encourages people to #BeAHelper. We recently shared the new public service announcement (PSA) campaign, “Pets and People...
Check out the positive impact CARE’s Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion course has had on these organizations
Catch up on a recent Community Conversations call with Dr. Alina Luna, Dean of the Circle of Learning and Leadership, and Sheila Donya Kouhkan, Chief Engagement Officer, from Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity (CARE) for a panel discussion with animal well-being leaders across the country. They discussed their experiences with CARE’s Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion course (REDI) and the positive impact their learnings have had on themselves, their organizations and their goals. It’s an honest conversation...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Low-barrier fostering, in-person learning opportunities and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Take this short survey on finding homes for “behavior dogs”On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Maddie’s Fund® will be hosting a half-day online event that will focus on finding homes for behavior dogs (more information to come!) In the meantime, we are looking for further input about topics in order to develop the most beneficial agenda for the day. (Please note that when we say ‘behavior… Learn More How one foster-based...
How one foster-based organization is implementing a low-barrier foster program
Lowering barriers is a key element to attracting and keeping foster caregivers. Kelly Duer, Senior Community Solutions Specialist, here at Maddie’s Fund® spoke with Becky Costner, Executive Director of Let Love Live, a foster-based rescue organization in Wadena, Minnesota, to ask her about their low-barrier foster program. Using a “Fosters Welcome” approach is a big part of their recipe for success: in 2022 for the first time, they were able to transfer in over one thousand pets. In 2023, they’re on track to...
Take this short survey on finding homes for “behavior dogs”
On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Maddie’s Fund® will be hosting a half-day summit that will focus on finding homes for behavior dogs (more information to come!) In the meantime, we are looking for further input about topics in order to develop the most beneficial agenda for the day. (Please note that when we say ‘behavior dogs’, we’re referring to dogs who have a home history of behavior such as fear, impulsivity, separation anxiety, resource guarding, etc.) The survey is short and should take less than five minutes...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Hard-to place cats, humane education and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Maddie’s® Insights is back! Social Behavior and Implications for Bonded Pairs in Group-housed Shelter CatsJoin us on Thursday, September 14 at 12pm PT/ 3pm ET to learn to identify positive social (prosocial, affiliative) behavior in cats, understand that being surrendered together is not adequate evidence for bonding and recognize the link between behavior and social bonding in cats. Register now Hard-to-place cats and humane education are among the...
Hard-to-place cats and humane education are among the fall Online Instructor-Led Courses
Do you have hard-to-place cats in your organization? Would you like to spread the word of the work that your organization does? Look no further than Maddie’s Fund® Online Instructor-Led Courses! Registration for the fall 2023 courses closes on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Courses range in subject matter from humane education, marketing, hard-to-place cats and transport. These courses require completion of: self-paced online materials, four to six Zoom classes that range in length from 60-90 minutes with your instructor and...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Online Instructor-Led Courses, practices for wellbeing & productivity and more!
Happy Tuesday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Join the first Deeper Dive session from Journey You Own on September 6thAre you ready to reignite your passion, reclaim your energy and revolutionize your approach to work? We shared the news of the self-paced course, The Journey You Own: Practices for Wellbeing and Productivity, back in June, and now we’re excited to share the date for the first The Journey You Own: A Deeper Dive session. In this… Learn More Apply now for fall Online...
Apply now for fall Online Instructor-Led Courses!
Looking to implement a new program, learn more about a specific subject and create positive change for pets and people in your community? Look no further than Maddie’s Fund® Online Instructor-Led Courses! The fall 2023 application window opens today, August 31, 2023, and closes on September 13, 2023. These courses require completion of: self-paced online materials, four to six Zoom classes that range in length from 60-90 minutes with your instructor and classmates, and a final project. Class size is limited and the selection process...
