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Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare MP W Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare WORKING TOGETHER 2012 November 29 & 30 Detroit MarRiott - Troy, MI Presented by www.mpaw.org MP W 2012Michigan Michigan Partnership Partnership for Animal Welfare for Animal Welfare conference PresentedWORKING by TOGETHER 2012 Now in our ninth year, the MPAW Conference continues to provide the highest quality educational opportunity – whether you work for an animal shelter, volunteer for a rescue group, serve as an animal control officer, or simply care about animals! We are pleased to be expanding our event this year to include a special half-day fundraising session with Tim Crum and Lisa Goin of Animal Shelter Fundraising, LLC as well as an evening presentation by Kim Stallwood, European Director of the Animals and Society Institute, on “What Does It Mean to Care Deeply About Animals?” We offer a variety of discounts to help make this event affordable for everyone—please see the registration form for details! Looking forward to another great conference and seeing YOU there! Detroit Marriott in Troy, MI The Detroit Marriott in Troy, MI is located at 200 W. Big Beaver Rd. just off I-75. Conference attendees can take advantage of the discounted rate of $120/night when they book by Nov. 8. Call (248) 680-9797 or (877) 757-7131 and be sure to mention the MPAW Conference to take advantage of this rate. Tim Crum is the Founder and CEO of Animal Shelter THURSDAY, NOvEMBER 29 Fundraising - established in 2008. After two decades of leading highly successful fundraising campaigns for SPECIAL HALF-DAY EVENT! many non-profit organizations, Tim’s passion culminated in the development of a company designed specifically to Animal Welfare Fundraising Workshop help animal shelters raise more money. (Tim Crum and Lisa Goin, Animal Shelter Fundraising, LLC) You won’t want to miss this special half-day workshop, which is especially targeted at smaller organizations and rescue groups! The workshop will demonstrate the best funding sources and how to best utilize one’s time and resources, while also demonstrating how to develop a strategic and integrated fundraising plan that will teach techniques to maximize contribution revenue. Please stop by and join the Board of the Michigan State Animal Response Team for a special welcome reception from 6 to 7 p.m. to learn more about emergency response in Michigan! EVENING PRESENTATION MHS/ASI Lecture Series: “What Does It Mean to Care Deeply About Animals?” (Kim Stallwood, Animals and Society Institute) An independent scholar and author on animal rights, Kim Stallwood has held leadership positions with some of the world’s foremost organizations in the United Kingdom as well as the United States, including People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, The Animals’ Agenda, Animals and Society Institute and Minding Animals International. His forthcoming book, Animal Dharma, explores what it means to care deeply about animals through the following four key values in our relationship with them: • Compassion, our motivation to helping animals • Truth, our ethical relationship with animals • Nonviolence, our values in the relationship we have with animals • Interbeing (the interconnectedness of all), our commitment to social justice for animals (Admission is complimentary for conference registrants; additional tickets can be purchased for $20 in advance through ASI or MHS). FRIDAY, NOvEMBER 30 MP W SESSION 1 - 8:30 am - 10 am Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare Targeted TNR: Why, How and Applying for a PetSmart Grant WORKING TOGETHER 2012 (Bryan Kortis, PetSmart Charities) Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) works — if it’s done correctly. One key to success in lowering free-roaming cat populations is to properly target available resources, including spay/neuter surgeries, volunteers and funds. In this workshop, we’ll discuss why targeting is now the cutting edge in the TNR field, how to go about doing it effectively, and how to apply for funding through PetSmart Charities’ Free-Roaming Cat Spay/Neuter grant program. Five Secrets of Dog Behavior That Every Adopter Should Know (Colleen Pelar, Dream Dog Productions) Dogs share our homes and our lives, yet most people don’t really understand them. Come learn the five simple secrets about dog behavior that every adopter should know. Using video clips and lots of humorous examples, we’ll explore each of these five secrets – and teach you how to share them with your adopters so that every dog will go home with someone who not only loves him, but also understands him. USA/UK: Who is Making Progress and Why? (Kim Stallwood, Animals and Society Institute) Join independent scholar and animal rights author Kim Stallwood for an in-depth look at who is making more progress in terms of animal welfare — the United States or the United Kingdom? More importantly, this session will also look at answering the question of what is working and what is not. Compassion Fatigue: Part I (Patricia Smith, Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project) Caring too much can hurt. When caregivers focus on others without practicing self-care, destructive behaviors can surface, including apathy, isolation, bottled up emotions, and substance abuse. While the effects of Compassion Fatigue can cause pain and suffering, learning to recognize and manage its symptoms is the first step toward healing. This workshop will help educate caregivers about authentic, sustainable self-care and aid organizations in their goal of providing healthy, compassionate care to those whom they serve. SESSION 2 - 10:30 am - noon Vaccines: Why, When & How? (Jeanette O’Quin, D.V.M., Ohio State University) With ever-changing vaccination protocols, it is sometimes difficult to know the “why, when and how” to vaccinate companion animals from a variety of potentially life-threatening diseases. Dr. O’Quin will lead an overview of the latest science and help to provide clarity for shelters and rescue groups on best practices. Dog Behavior Evaluation 101: Starting on the Right Paw (CJ Bentley, Michigan Humane Society) Doing the best for every dog who comes to a shelter or rescue group depends in part on our ability to get to know him or her in a short amount of time. How a dog responds to human interaction, other animals, and the general environment can tell us much. We can use what we learn to make informed decisions about placing each dog for adoption, transfer to another agency, foster home, etc. Behavior assessment helps us help adopters make wise choices. It will also help to identify animals with dangerous characteristics. If your group or agency is newer to dog behavior evaluation, this is your chance to “get started on the right paw.” This session is sponsored by the Michigan Association of Animal Control Officers. Volunteer Management: Handling Challenging Volunteers (Maggie Huff, Humane Society at Lollypop Farm) Volunteers donate their time and efforts to causes that they are committed to. However, just because they all share a passion doesn’t mean that they all agree on the right way to get there. There may be personality conflicts or ideology conflicts that need to be resolved. Volunteers bring their unique perspectives to their cause, and managing those different perspectives can be challenging. This session will help provide insight into how to manage difficult relationships in the most positive and productive way possible. Compassion Fatigue: Part II (Patricia Smith, Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project) SESSION 3 - 1:30 pm - 3 pm Grant Writing in an Online World MP W (Beth Mars, PETCO Foundation) Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare Like everything else, grant writing in the 21st century has gone paperless! The PETCO Foundation now accepts grant applicationsWORKING via theTOGETHER 2012 worldwide web, so come learn about this new twist to an old fundraising tool. And by the way, once again, the Foundation will be awarding several grants to participants in this session! Pawsitive Start for Cats and Dogs November 29 & 30 (Terri Mallett and Don Wells, Michigan Humane Society) If you were to spend time alone in a room, which item would you want to keep busy? A treadmill or a book of crossword puzzles? To be honest, we would probably need both in order to stay fit both mentally as well as physically. Our shelters are no different – come and learn how to give our animals (dogs, cats, rabbits and birds) both a treadmill and a puzzle book (theoretically, of course!) The Future of Fertility: Non-Surgical Sterilization (Amy Fischer, PhD, Alliance for Contraception for Cats and Dogs) Spay/neuter programs make a tremendous difference for countless animals. But imagine how many more unwanted litters we could prevent if we had faster, easier, less expensive and less invasive ways of preventing reproduction. Join us to learn about the work currently being done in this field, who is involved, current products, as well as the new tools of tomorrow. Helping Birds and Rabbits in the Shelter (Christiana Merritt and Margo DeMello, House Rabbit Society and Matt Smith, Central VA Parrot Sanctuary) As more animals than just dogs and cats are making their way into animal shelters, it’s important that shelters are able to conduct basic assessments and provide for the needs of these animals. Birds and rabbits are two of the most popular pets and two of the most likely to end up in shelters. During this workshop, you will learn how to keep them both happy and healthy while they are in your care and how to increase their adoptions into permanent homes. SESSION 4 - 3:30 pm - 5 pm Building Bridges: Developing Good Relationships Between Veterinarians and Animal Care and Control Agencies (Cathy Anderson, D.V.M.) Animal shelters, humane societies and rescue groups often face many challenges including high euthanasia rates, staffing shortages and a lack of funding.
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