Events

Community-centered animal welfare challenges us to think differently about the role of our organizations, our partners, and ourselves. The Network Live brings together leaders from [...]

Disagreement doesn't have to divide us. In this interactive keynote, leaders and teams will discover how disagreement can unite rather than divide, strengthening decision-making and [...]

Animal welfare organizations rely heavily on photos and videos to tell urgent stories—but multimedia storytelling is also one of the most underutilized tools for building [...]

Mid-level programs are, relatively speaking, still a new fundraising strategy. When mid-level fundraising first started to gain attention, it was viewed as part of an [...]

Some of the hardest conversations happen between people who actually want the same thing. You share the mission, but clash on the method, and before [...]

Across the field, many animal welfare organizations face staff shortages, compassion fatigue and turnover at a time when community needs are increasing. This session explores [...]

Neuroinclusion isn’t just a concept—it’s a strategic advantage. But how do we move from intention to implementation? This interactive workshop will explore how organizations can [...]

Fundraising in animal welfare requires courage, courage to tell the hard stories, invite people into the mission, and ask for support in an unpredictable donor [...]

Animal welfare organizations are being asked to do more than ever: expand access to care, respond to rising community need, and navigate increasingly polarized public [...]

You know that odd feeling when you're pretty sure you know what needs to happen, but somehow can't quite pull the trigger? Maybe it's a [...]

Economic forces are constantly reshaping every aspect of animal welfare, from the decisions families make about pet ownership and veterinary care to the policies that [...]

In a world of look‑alike animal welfare organizations —same sad eyes, same symbols, same puns—too many get trapped in a cute, commoditized, and frankly cheesy [...]

In today's fast-changing animal welfare landscape, visionary leaders require more than passion - the moment calls for strategic clarity, adaptive culture, and purposeful influence. This [...]

The content of this presentation is drawn from real-world experience at Tree House Humane Society in Chicago, where between 2023 and 2025, revenue from gifts [...]

Grounded in real-world animal welfare leadership experience, this session will introduce practical strategies for supporting employees, strengthening team communication, and promoting the well-being of both [...]

High-performing animal welfare organizations do more than rescue animals. They build strong, mission-aligned teams that can sustain the work long-term. In this session, leadership strategist [...]

For the record, we have nothing against Sarah McLachlan. Surely, she is a wonderful person. And she clearly cares about animals. So do we! But [...]

Generative AI tools like Breeze, Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini can dramatically speed up marketing and fundraising content creation — but only if they sound like [...]

Animal welfare organizations are navigating heightened emotion, polarized community conversations, and increasing public scrutiny. When conflict hits, whether it's a community backlash, a staffing crisis, [...]

Many animal welfare organizations have articulated strong commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Yet leaders often struggle to translate those values into day-to-day decisions, [...]

In this hands-on workshop, Christal M. Cherry will guide participants through a practical board diagnostic process to assess how your board is currently working, identify [...]

Generative AI tools are already being used inside resource-constrained organizations, often without clear leadership guidance. Through facilitated discussion and a guided risk-assessment exercise, leaders will [...]

The number one drama-busting strategy in high stress, high emotion workspaces is sharing our best thinking directly with one another, even when the message is [...]

Stress is an inescapable part of modern executive life, but how we handle it can mean the difference between peak performance and burnout. Chronic, unchecked [...]

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Close out your conference week with a special full-day visit to Project Chimps, a sanctuary in the Blue Ridge Mountains that provides lifelong care for [...]