Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Avanzino Award, Shelter data, shelter survey and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Congratulations to James Evans, recipient of the 2022 Avanzino Leadership Award!Maddie’s Fund® is honored to present the 2022 Avanzino Leadership Award to James Evans for his outstanding leadership and purposeful dedication to the human-animal bond. This award recognizes significant achievement and courage to look beyond the status quo and make bold decisions to improve the lives of pets and their people. Read more October is a great time to enter your...
The September Weekly Community Conversations grant giveaway winners are…
Another $10,000 in grants was just given away! On Monday, Maddie’s Fund® gave two organizations a $5,000 grant for attending the September Weekly Community Conversations. The winners were picked at random. These two people won a grant for their organization: Elise Blue, Northeast Missouri Humane Society (Hannibal, MO) Annette Montminy, Lakeshore Animal Friends (Ludington, MI) Want a chance to win a grant for your organization? All you have to do is register for the weekly Monday 11AM PT/2PM ET call for animal...
October is a great time to enter your Shelter Animals Count data!
Data plays a crucial part in decision making, which is why we’re reminding you to input your Shelter Animals Count (SAC) data! Data has enabled our industry to compile a complete picture of the animals entering and leaving shelters. You can see how your data compares to those in other states or look up the data of specific organizations with SAC’s Data Dashboards. Data is current through July 2022. If you are so inclined, on a recent Community Conversation, Shelter Animals Count Executive Director, Stephanie Filer and...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Social pain in dogs, a new look on Maddie’s Pet Forum and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Register now for Maddie’s Insights: Social Pain in DogsJoin Dr. Franklin McMillan, DVM for a fascinating webcast, “Social Pain in Dogs”. The second in the Maddie’s® Insights webcast series, Dr. McMillan will explore the topic of emotions and the importance they play in a dog’s life. Maddie’s Fund® Director of Outreach and Research, Sheila Segurson, DVM, DACVB will host this 60-minute webcast on… Learn More...
Maddie’s Pet Forum has a new look!
We are excited to debut a new look and feel for the Maddie’s® Pet Forum community! When you log in to your Maddie’s® Pet Forum account, you will now be redirected to your new activity feed homepage. This new homepage makes it easy for you to access all the things that are important to you like discussions and resources you follow, a quick way to navigate to communities/groups that you are a member of and a streamlined feed that shows you all recent discussions, events, and resources that have been...
Register now for Maddie’s Insights: Social Pain in Dogs
Join Dr. Franklin McMillan, DVM for a fascinating webcast, “Social Pain in Dogs”. The second in the Maddie’s® Insights webcast series, Dr. McMillan will explore the topic of emotions and the importance they play in a dog’s life. Maddie’s Fund® Director of Outreach and Research, Sheila Segurson, DVM, DACVB will host this 60-minute webcast on Thursday, October 6 at 12:00PM PT/ 3:00PM ET. The experience of unpleasant emotions is often referred to as “emotional pain,” such as when someone loses a...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Fewer barriers to adoption, Candid Conversation, and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Animal organizations experience more adopters and time, thanks to the Open Arms ChallengeAdoption applications and requirements are often the first impression a potential adopter gets. During the 2021 Open Arms Challenge, several organizations made changes to its adoption processes and these changes brought about more adopters, foster caregivers and challenged staff to confront and talk about their unconscious biases. Animal Harbor, Robust Program winner in...
Animal organizations experience more adopters and more time, thanks to the Open Arm Challenge
Adoption applications and requirements are often the first impression a potential adopter gets. During the 2021 Open Arms Challenge, several organizations made changes to its adoption processes and these changes brought about more adopters, foster caregivers and challenged staff to confront and talk about their unconscious biases. Animal Harbor, Robust Program winner in Tennessee, made changes to its online application to make it easier to apply, which in turn made it less time consuming for both the applicant and organization to...
Maddie’s® Candid Conversation with with José Ocaño
Don’t miss the next episode of Maddie’s® Candid Conversation with with José Ocaño, Senior Director of People and Culture, Best Friends Animal Society on September 27, 2022 12p PT/ 3p ET! From a very early age, José learned to care for animals thanks to his mom who instilled a love of living things and helping people. Growing up in Barrio Anita in Tucson, AZ gave José the grit, tenacity and life skills he would later need to work in some of the most challenging ecosystems. But just like the people...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: National Shelter Survey, Return to Home ideas, and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. 2 Return to Home ideas to start using nowWe’re halfway through the Return To Home Challenge Huddles and are excited for all the different ideas and tips shared so far! Two ideas that you can start using right now were shared during the first huddle with Bobby Mann, Human Rescue Alliance, and Adan Parra, El Paso Animal Services. The first tip is to… Learn More The August Weekly Community Conversations grant giveaway winners are…Another...
