Implement pet support services with this free course
Looking to add more pet support services for your community? Maddie’s® University’s free, self-paced course, Pet Support Services, is for you! By offering pet support services, you will help keep pets with their families and out of your shelter. Pet Support Services programs are not hard to implement; you can start by retraining your current intake staff and giving your field officers the tools and training they need. You can scale your program as you listen to your community members, discover the gaps in your current...
The Best Friends National Conference is just one month away!
We can’t wait to attend the Best Friends National Conference next month, July 7-9, in Raleigh, NC! Will we see you there? Maddie’s Fund® is a proud sponsor of the conference where you’ll learn how to make an impact from some of the top leaders in animal welfare — and all while having fun! Plus, you’ll make meaningful connections with fellow animal welfare volunteers and staff members from across the country. Best Friends shared a sneak peak of the speaker list on their site, including: Rene...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Behavior resources, paid family leave, and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. How to improve your animal welfare organization’s presence, and why it mattersDoes your organization show up in a Google search? To answer this question, it would depend on what the search was. With the majority of people using Google to search online, it’s important to understand what they’re searching as it pertains to your organization, and even more importantly, for your organization to show up in… Learn More These free...
Dog and cat behavior and training resources at your fingertips!
Need a specific resource on behavior or training? Or maybe you have some to share? Either way, Maddie’s® Pet Forum May resource drive is for you! This month, the focus is on dog and cat behavior or training resources. You’ll find resources for animals while in your shelter/rescue organization’s care and separate folders with resources you can share with members of your community about pet behavior & training. You can participate in two ways:1. Upload/Share Behavior or Training Resources on this thread2. Reply...
These free communications kits will help you get word out about fostering, space crises, and more
This is a guest post written by Human Animal Support Services and HeARTs Speak. When you share your organization’s support for keeping people and pets together, it helps spread awareness of new kinds of safety net support available to members of your community—while also helping to redefine the role of animal services and reduce judgment of families in crisis. But getting the word out about community-focused sheltering isn’t always easy, especially for organizations with small (or even nonexistent) marketing and...
How to improve your animal welfare organization’s online presence, and why it matters
Does your organization show up in a Google search? To answer this question, it would depend on what the search was. With the majority of people using Google to search online, it’s important to understand what they’re searching as it pertains to your organization, and even more importantly, for your organization to show up in that search as high as you can. You may know this process as Search Engine Optimization (or, SEO) which can sounds scary or technical, but what it really boils down to, is do you show up in a Google search?...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Shelter Animals Count automation, unhoused webcast, and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. We’re halfway through the We Foster Challenge!We’re halfway through the #WeFosterChallenge! We’ve loved following along on social media to see organizations from across the country growing their foster bases and getting more pets into homes. Even if you’re not participating in the challenge, you can still follow along for inspiration and ideas. Shout out to Philly Paws for being over a… Learn More Coming soon: Shelter Animals...
The apprenticeship application window is closing soon!
If you’ve been wanting to apply for one of our seven online apprenticeships but haven’t done so yet – you have until Friday, May 20! This is your chance to learn all about lost pet reunification, foster field trips and more. As a reminder, each apprenticeship is four weeks long and is made up of a combination of self-paced learning and four 90-minute weekly Zoom meetings with your instructor. Can’t decide which one to apply for? We recommend them all, of course, but highly suggest 48 Hour Assistance: Lost Pet...
We’re halfway through the We Foster Challenge!
We’re halfway through the #WeFosterChallenge! We’ve loved following along on social media to see organizations from across the country growing their foster bases and getting more pets into homes. Even if you’re not participating in the challenge, you can still follow along for inspiration and ideas. Shout out to Philly Paws for being over a third of the way to their goal of 150 pets in foster and asking their community for help! As a reminder, the We Foster Challenge is meant to help shelter and rescue...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Summer apprenticeships, conferences, resources and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. The online summer apprenticeships application window is now open! Kick summer off right with one of these seven online apprenticeships. Learn all about ringworm, foster field trips or lost pet reunification. Each apprenticeship is four weeks long and is made up of a combination of self-paced learning and four 90-minute weekly Zoom meetings with your instructor. Read on to learn more about the apprenticeships… Learn More Scholarships are being...
