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Online Event – 10/3/24 – Maddie’s Monthly Foster Connection: Foster Volunteer Retention – Identifying Practices That Support Healthy and Satisfied Volunteers – Maddie’s Fund

October 3 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

Free
Maddie's Monthly Foster Connection

Foster volunteers are critical to the success of shelters and rescues and to the welfare of the animals in their care.  Given the required investment in recruiting and training volunteers, it is critical that their experience is emotionally satisfying and encourages their continued participation.  This presentation, based on surveys of over 900 foster volunteers, identifies the factors related to volunteer satisfaction and their intention to continue providing foster care.  It examines the emotional needs of volunteers, the types of support that they would most like to see provided by their organizations, and the shelter and rescue practices that lead to greater satisfaction among foster care volunteers.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Laura Reese, Professor, Departments of Urban and Regional Planning, Global Urban Studies, and Political Science, Michigan State University

About Maddie’s Monthly Foster Connection:
Join us on the first Thursday of every month to discuss successful foster innovations and programs, collaborate with others in the field, answer questions and talk through complex foster-related issues.

Who should join: Foster managers, coordinators, volunteers and any staff who are interested in learning about what’s working in foster programs.

You only need to register once for all meetings: https://maddies.fund/MonthlyFosterRegistration

Can’t attend live?  Register anyway and you will get a link to the recording within a day or two after each meeting.

All recordings and resources shared during the webcast will also be available in the Maddie’s Monthly Foster Connection group on Maddie’s Pet Forum https://maddies.fund/monthlyfosterconnectionMPF

Maddie’s Fund does not share registration information.

The opinions expressed by webinar presenters are their own and do not necessarily represent those of Maddie’s Fund.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://maddies.fund/MonthlyFosterRegistration