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Join us! We’ve brought together some of the most popular presentations and speakers in animal welfare and mixed them with plenty of breaks and networking opportunities. AGENDA SIGN IN AND FUEL UP: COFFEE,TEA AND DANISH 9 am – 9:30 am HOUSEKEEPING AND GETTING TO KNOW YOU 9:30 am – 9:45 am One person from each organization should be prepared to introduce your group. WELCOME FROM THE PETCO FOUNDATION 9:45 am – 10:15 am Paul Jolly, the PETCO Foundation Learn how to use the high traffic of PETCO stores to increase adoptions for your organization. Other valuable resources to benefit your group that are available through the PETCO Foundation and PETCO will be discussed. MARKETING YOUR PETS ONLINE: TIPS AND TRICKS TO INCREASE ADOPTIONS 10:15 am – 11:15 am Lynn Davidson-Katz , Petfinder.com After a brief look at Petfinder.com’s free service to the animal welfare community, Lynn will review the many benefits, resources and services that Petfinder offers members. This will be followed by a few tips and tricks for increasing adoptions, using Petfinder.com. BREAK 11:15 pm – 11:30 pm SOCIAL ANIMALS: USING WEB 2.0 AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO INCREASE ADOPTIONS AND RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS, MEMBERS AND DONORS 11:30 am – 1 pm Emily Garman,TheSocialAnimal.com Are you looking for new ways to find new donors, members and volunteers? How can you increase adoptions? This seminar will teach you the basics of social media so that your organization can utilize these tools to benefit the animals in your program. You’ll leave the presentation with five easy steps for developing your own social media plan. New Jersey, and Maryland and was the liaison to the ASPCA’s Sacramento, Calif., partner community. He started his career in animal welfare as the assistant director of operations for the Animal Protective Foundation in Scotia, N.Y.Todd serves on the board of directors for the Animal Welfare Federation of New Jersey (AWFNJ) and is a founding member of the NYS Animal Protection Federation. Todd is a popular speaker/facilitator and has delivered workshops at such venues as Petfinder.com Adoption Options and the HSUS Expo.Todd resides in Flanders, N.J. and shares his space with Nora the cat, Louie the rat, and two spoiled dogs, Breezy and Lulu. SUE STERNBERG, RONDOUT VALLEY ANIMALS FOR ADOPTION Sue Sternberg is founder and owner of Rondout Valley Animals for Adoption, a small, open admission animal shelter which serves both the local (upstate New York) community as well as runs national programs.These national programs are dedicated to helping shelters ensure safe and lasting dog adoptions through behavioral and temperament assessments, quality of life for dogs in shelters, and to encourage innovative and proactive community outreach programs. Sue has over 25 years of dog behavior experience, including as a dog control officer, kennel and animal care technician at various shelters, dog trainer and behavior counselor, dog training instructor and temperament evaluator at the ASPCA, boarding kennel owner, veterinary assistant, successful competitor in a variety of dog sports, and teacher of dog trainers. Rondout Valley Animals for Adoption is featured in an HBO documentary called Shelter Dogs, which aired in January of 2004. She is the author of Successful Dog Adoption (Howell Book House, www.amazon.com) and most recently published the Assess-A-Pet Manual (www.greatdogproductions.com). Sue has four dogs, one from a shelter in Oklahoma, one from a shelter in Virginia, one from NYC animal control, and one from a cattle ranch in Utah. She is an accomplished fiddle player, an avid mineral and fossil collector, loves Earl Grey tea, and is a major “Stargate Atlantis” fan. All attendees will receive: Educational materials, breakfast, lunch, an Adoption Options t-shirt and a gift from the PETCO Foundation. DRESS CASUALLY AND BE COMFORTABLE. LYNN DAVIDSON-KATZ, PETFINDER.COM Lynn is a member of the shelter outreach team and manages the Adoption Options program. She has been involved in shelter and rescue work for over fifteen years and has served as the manager of the state of New Jersey’s pilot low-cost spay/neuter program. She is a certified ACO and former board member of a local TNR program. Lynn is a graduate of Rutgers University, avid NASCAR fan and lives in New Jersey with one dog and six cats EMILY GARMAN,THESOCIALANIMAL.COM Emily has been working in graphic design for almost 20 years and Web site creation for 10 years. She holds degrees in journalism and electronic media from the University of Oklahoma and has consulted with clients all over the United States.A passion for teaching and explaining social media to mystified beginners (and for rescuing dogs and cats) has resulted in her being requested to present workshops on social media and Web communications at several national and regional conferences, including the HSUS Animal Care Expo and HSUS Taking Action for Animals. Her Web site,The Social Animal (www.thesocialanimal.com), is dedicated specifically to helping animal welfare workers (volunteers, shelter staffers, board members, admin staff and do-it-yourselfers) understand and use social media to further their lifesaving efforts. Emily has three dogs, Oliver, Rocky and Champ, who make her laugh every day.You can contact Emily at [email protected]. TODD CRAMER, NOAH’S ARK ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION Todd is the executive director of Noah’s Ark Animal Welfare Association, a limited admission animal shelter located in northwestern New Jersey.Todd has 20 years of management experience, the majority earned in the non-profit environment. Prior to joining Noah’s Ark, Todd spent six years with the ASPCA as the community initiatives director for New York, ADOPTION OPTIONS SPEAKERS INTRODUCING PETFIRST 1 pm – 1:30 pm Health insurance for pets can reduce complaints and returns for illness as well as spare families the heart-breaking decision to surrender or euthanize when they can’t afford treatment. Petfinder believes that encouraging our adopters to insure their pets will help keep pets in their homes and healthy. Meet our new partner, PetFirst, who has a special program just for adopters. VEGETARIAN LUNCH AND NETWORKING TIME 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm ADOPTION: KIBBLES FOR THOUGHT 2:30 pm – 4 pm Todd Cramer, Noah’s Ark Animal Welfare Association We all want the best home for the pets in our care. Do our adoption procedures help us achieve this goal or are they working against us? In this interactive workshop, participants will get to see things from the adopter’s point of view. Hands-on exercises will explore adoption policies, increase participants’ knowledge of adoption and surrender research, and will challenge participants to think outside the box when it comes to completing successful adoptions. BREAK 4 pm – 4:15 pm TRAINING SHELTER DOGS 4: 15 pm – 5: 45 pm Sue Sternberg, Rondout Valley Animals for Adoption Animal welfare professionals have a responsibility to provide true quality of life for each dog in their program. This workshop covers the importance of achieving and maintaining quality of life for dogs in shelters. Training, behavior modification programs, and mental, behavioral and emotional stimulation for dogs will be covered. We will explore some fun and easy ways to train adoptable dogs so they can put their best paw forward. Shelter dogs will be used for demonstration.
Transcript of ADOPTION OPTIONS - Petfinder · Lynn Davidson-Katz , Petfinder.com After a brief look at...
Join us! We’ve brought together some of the most popular presentations and speakers in animal welfare and mixed them with plenty of breaks and networking opportunities.
AGENDA
SIGN IN AND FUEL UP: COFFEE, TEA AND DANISH9 am – 9:30 am
HOUSEKEEPING AND GETTING TO KNOW YOU9:30 am – 9:45 am
One person from each organization should be prepared to introduce your group.
WELCOME FROM THE PETCO FOUNDATION9:45 am – 10:15 am Paul Jolly, the PETCO Foundation
Learn how to use the high traffic of PETCO stores to increase adoptions for your organization. Other valuable resources to benefit your group that are available through the PETCO Foundation and PETCO will be discussed.
MARKETING YOUR PETS ONLINE: TIPS AND TRICKS TO INCREASE ADOPTIONS10:15 am – 11:15 am Lynn Davidson-Katz , Petfinder.com
After a brief look at Petfinder.com’s free service to the animal welfare community, Lynn will review the many benefits, resources and services that Petfinder offers members. This will be followed by a few tips and tricks for increasing adoptions, using Petfinder.com.
BREAK 11:15 pm – 11:30 pm
SOCIAL ANIMALS: USING WEB 2.0 AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO INCREASE ADOPTIONS AND RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS, MEMBERS AND DONORS11:30 am – 1 pm Emily Garman, TheSocialAnimal.com
Are you looking for new ways to find new donors, members and volunteers? How can you increase adoptions? This seminar will teach you the basics of social media so that your organization can utilize these tools to benefit the animals in your program. You’ll leave the presentation with five easy steps for developing your own social media plan.
New Jersey, and Maryland and was the liaison to the ASPCA’s Sacramento, Calif., partner community. He started his career in animal welfare as the assistant director of operations for the Animal Protective Foundation in Scotia, N.Y. Todd serves on the board of directors for the Animal Welfare Federation of New Jersey (AWFNJ) and is a founding member of the NYS Animal Protection Federation. Todd is a popular speaker/facilitator and has delivered workshops at such venues as Petfinder.com Adoption Options and the HSUS Expo. Todd resides in Flanders, N.J. and shares his space with Nora the cat, Louie the rat, and two spoiled dogs, Breezy and Lulu.
SUE STERNBERG, RONDOUT VALLEY ANIMALS FOR ADOPTIONSue Sternberg is founder and owner of Rondout Valley Animals for Adoption, a small, open admission animal shelter which serves both the local (upstate New York) community as well as runs national programs. These national programs are dedicated to helping shelters ensure safe and lasting dog adoptions through behavioral and temperament assessments, quality of life for dogs in shelters, and to encourage innovative and proactive community outreach programs. Sue has over 25 years of dog behavior experience, including as a dog control officer, kennel and animal care technician at various shelters, dog trainer and behavior counselor, dog training instructor and temperament evaluator at the ASPCA, boarding kennel owner, veterinary assistant, successful competitor in a variety of dog sports, and teacher of dog trainers. Rondout Valley Animals for Adoption is featured in an HBO documentary called Shelter Dogs, which aired in January of 2004. She is the author of Successful Dog Adoption (Howell Book House, www.amazon.com) and most recently published the Assess-A-Pet Manual (www.greatdogproductions.com). Sue has four dogs, one from a shelter in Oklahoma, one from a shelter in Virginia, one from NYC animal control, and one from a cattle ranch in Utah. She is an accomplished fiddle player, an avid mineral and fossil collector, loves Earl Grey tea, and is a major “Stargate Atlantis” fan.
All attendees will receive:Educational materials, breakfast, lunch, an Adoption
Options t-shirt and a gift from the PETCO Foundation.
DRESS CASUALLY AND BE COMFORTABLE.
LYNN DAVIDSON-KATZ, PETFINDER.COMLynn is a member of the shelter outreach team and manages the Adoption Options program. She has been involved in shelter and rescue work for over fifteen years and has served as the manager of the state of New Jersey’s pilot low-cost spay/neuter program. She is a certified ACO and former board member of a local TNR program. Lynn is a graduate of Rutgers University, avid NASCAR fan and lives in New Jersey with one dog and six cats
EMILY GARMAN, THESOCIALANIMAL.COMEmily has been working in graphic design for almost 20 years and Web site creation for 10 years. She holds degrees in journalism and electronic media from the University of Oklahoma and has consulted with clients all over the United States. A passion for teaching and explaining social media to mystified beginners (and for rescuing dogs and cats) has resulted in her being requested to present workshops on social media and Web communications at several national and regional conferences, including the HSUS Animal Care Expo and HSUS Taking Action for Animals. Her Web site, The Social Animal (www.thesocialanimal.com), is dedicated specifically to helping animal welfare workers (volunteers, shelter staffers, board members, admin staff and do-it-yourselfers) understand and use social media to further their lifesaving efforts. Emily has three dogs, Oliver, Rocky and Champ, who make her laugh every day. You can contact Emily at [email protected].
TODD CRAMER, NOAH’S ARK ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATIONTodd is the executive director of Noah’s Ark Animal Welfare Association, a limited admission animal shelter located in northwestern New Jersey. Todd has 20 years of management experience, the majority earned in the non-profit environment. Prior to joining Noah’s Ark, Todd spent six years with the ASPCA as the community initiatives director for New York,
ADOPTION OPTIONS
SPEAKERS
INTRODUCING PETFIRST1 pm – 1:30 pm
Health insurance for pets can reduce complaints and returns for illness as well as spare families the heart-breaking decision to surrender or euthanize when they can’t afford treatment. Petfinder believes that encouraging our adopters to insure their pets will help keep pets in their homes and healthy. Meet our new partner, PetFirst, who has a special program just for adopters.
VEGETARIAN LUNCH AND NETWORKING TIME 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
ADOPTION: KIBBLES FOR THOUGHT2:30 pm – 4 pm Todd Cramer, Noah’s Ark Animal Welfare Association
We all want the best home for the pets in our care. Do our adoption procedures help us achieve this goal or are they working against us? In this interactive workshop, participants will get to see things from the adopter’s point of view. Hands-on exercises will explore adoption policies, increase participants’ knowledge of adoption and surrender research, and will challenge participants to think outside the box when it comes to completing successful adoptions.
BREAK 4 pm – 4:15 pm
TRAINING SHELTER DOGS4: 15 pm – 5: 45 pm Sue Sternberg, Rondout Valley Animals for Adoption
Animal welfare professionals have a responsibility to provide true quality of life for each dog in their program. This workshop covers the importance of achieving and maintaining quality of life for dogs in shelters. Training, behavior modification programs, and mental, behavioral and emotional stimulation for dogs will be covered. We will explore some fun and easy ways to train adoptable dogs so they can put their best paw forward. Shelter dogs will be used for demonstration.
CHARLOTTE POLICE AND FIRE TRAINING ACADEMY1770 Shopton Rd. Charlotte, NC 28217
SPECIAL THANKS TO: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL
Join us for a
ONE-DAY SEMINARsponsored by PETFINDER™ and PETCO FOUNDATION
SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2010
ADOPTIONOPTIONS behavior, placement and promotion
Two ways to register
Registration is $20 ($10 for Petfinder members) and includes lunch and all materials. For more information email [email protected].
1. Register online by May 13 at www.petfinder.com/adoptionoptions/ and pay by credit card using Paypal.
2. Register by mail by sending this form along with a check made out to “Petfinder.com.” Photocopy form for multiple guests. Mail, post-marked by May 7, to: Petfinder.com, Lynn Davidson-Katz, 28 Garden Street, South River, NJ 08882.
Name:
Organization:
Full address of organization:
Phone number:
Email address:
Job/Duties:
Petfinder Shelter ID _________________
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Petfinder.com is the oldest, largest and most successful searchable database of homeless pets on the Web. It provides more than 13,000 animal adoption groups with free home pages and technical support to spotlight their adoptable pets online as well as providing networking platforms, discounts and gifts, and education for the groups. Visitors to the site, from the comfort of their homes, enter search criteria to see animals available for adoption ranked by distance from their Zip codes. The site has facilitated over 14 million adoptions since it was created in 1996.
The mission of the PETCO Foundation is to raise the quality of life for pets and people who love and need them. Since its inception in February of 1999, over $62 million has been raised through a combination of fundraisers in PETCO’s almost 1000 stores and donations through the PETCO Foundation. These funds were used to support more than 6,000 local animal welfare groups across the U.S. The PETCO Foundation endeavors to create responsible animal guardians, reduce the number of adoptable animals euthanized, rescue animals in crisis and assist in modifying behavioral issues to make companion animals more adopt-able. More information about the PETCO Foundation may be found by visiting www.petcofoundation.org.
DIREcTIONS TO chARlOTTE POlIcE AND FIRE TRAININg AcADEMY
From I-77 Northbound: Take exit #2/Arrowood Rd. Turn left on W. Arrowood Rd. Go 1.3 miles and make a right on S. Tryon St. Go 1.3 miles then turn left on Shopton Rd. The Academy will be on your right in 2/10 of a mile.
From I-77 Southbound: Take exit #6B/NC-49 South toward S. Tryon St. Turn right on S. Tryon St. Go 2 miles then turn right on Shopton Rd. The Academy will be on your right in 2/10 of a mile.
From I-85 Northbound: Take exit #30 for I-485 South toward Pineville. Follow for 5.9 miles then take exit #4/NC-150 toward Fort Mill. Go one-half mile then turn left on Steele Creek Rd. Go one-half mile then turn right on Shopton Rd. The Academy is 2.6 miles ahead on the left.
From I-85 Southbound: Take exit #38 for I-77 South toward Columbia. Follow for 7.5 miles then take exit #6B/NC-49 South toward S. Tryon St. Turn right on S. Tryon St. Go 2 miles then turn right on Shopton Rd.. The Academy will be on your right in 2/10 of a mile.
Lynn Davidson-Katz, Petfinder.com 28 Garden Street South River, NJ 08882
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