Erin FitzGerald

Operation Paws for Homes

Sessions in which Erin FitzGerald attends

Saturday 4 April, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

1 hour, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

If this is your first day attending, stop by the registration table on your arrival. Pick up your packet and name badge.

9:00 AM

Welcome to the Conference

30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

9:30 AM

Make the Change You Wish to See

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B

Talk

BJ Rogers CAWA, CDET, Emancipet (Participant)

Change is constant. Community needs and our organization's relevance are daily considerations. As much as our field is changing, it's worth refl...

11:00 AM

Break

30 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...

11:30 AM

How to Raise Money for Emergency Veterinary Services

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Stacy LeBaron, Community Cats Podcast (Participant)

In this session explore many different methods to prepare financially for the onslaught of very expensive funding needs for medical care for animal...

1:00 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Lunch

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

Effective Fundraising Data: Growing Your Organization From Good To Great

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Michael Buckley, The Killoe Group (Participant)

Based on the principles of the book Good To Great, this presentation empowers participants to realize the importance of making sma...

3:30 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Break

15 minutes, 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...

3:45 PM

Fundraising for True Sustainability

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Tom Ralser, Convergent Nonprofit Solutions (Participant)

This session will focus on the transformational process used to move organizations from a charity mindset to one of sustainable investment. Nonprof...

7:00 PM

Networking Event

3 hours, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

Sunday 5 April, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

1 hour, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

If this is your first day attending, stop by the registration table on your arrival. Pick up your packet and name badge.

9:00 AM

Welcome to the Conference

30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

9:30 AM

Smile because it happened!

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

Talk

Jodi Buckman CAWA, Denver Dumb Friends League (Participant)

The New England Federation of Humane Societies is celebrating its 75th anniversary because of the people who’ve invested their energy...

11:30 AM

The Role of Social Science in Animal Welfare

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C

Talk

Sharon Pailler, ASPCA (Participant)

This session will discuss cutting-edge social science research and discuss these concepts in the c...

2:00 PM

Engaging, Empowering, and Managing Your Community Through Social Media

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Paige Doerner, Lollypop Farm Humane Society (Participant)

This presentation highlights best practices for animal shelter community mana...

3:45 PM

Irresistible Emails: Entice Your Audience to Open and Act

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Brenna Jennings, ASPCA (Participant)

Sandy DeLisle, ASPCA (Participant)

Neely Conway, ASPCA (Participant)

Supercharge your email communications with targeted and compelling messaging and images! Three mem...

Monday 6 April, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

1 hour, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

If this is your first day attending, stop by the registration table on your arrival. Pick up your packet and name badge.

9:00 AM

Welcome to the Conference

30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

9:30 AM

GENERAL SESSION: Animals We Are Placing in the Community

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

Panel

Melissa McCue-McGrath CPDT-KA, author (Participant)

Mike Keiley, MSPCA-Angell (Participant)

Seana Dowling-Guyer MS, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University (Participant)

Should or should not? When it comes to placing behaviorally challenged dogs, that is the question.The unintended consequence ...

11:30 AM

Empathy: The Prescription for Better Client Relationships

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C

Talk

Stephanie Itle-Clark, Academy of Prosocial Learning (Participant)

Some clients will be irate, some will be full of questions, a few will be uncomfortable and act ou...

1:00 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Lunch

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

The Forgotten Pets of Domestic Violence

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Devon Krusko, RedRover (Participant)

Your shelter (and you!) are a resource for your community. Animal sheltering is very much a social service that is expanding to me...

3:45 PM

Beyond Spay/Neuter: Innovative Programs & Practices to Decrease the Number of Pets Relinquished to Animal Shelters & Rescue Groups

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Kim Wolf, Beyond Breed (Participant)

Jenna Coffey LMSW, Animal Haven (New York City) (Participant)

Animal shelters in the Northeast have made tremendous strides in reducing the homeless animal population through spay/neuter programs. New programs...