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We will explore some of the nuances between safe spaces and brave spaces, and identify skills and actions for leaders to create thriving environments that are both safe and brave.
Leaders who create work environments that fully support diverse identities have to be not only safe but brave. Inclusive organizations build cultures of psychological safety, in which all members feel safe and encouraged to share their honest ideas, opinions, and concerns without fear of being ridiculed or punished. When we have that kind of safety we can build brave spaces, in which individuals can engage in courageous conversations about uncomfortable topics, can dissent respectfully, and can challenge systems that impede progress toward diversity, equity, and inclusion for all.
In this session, we will explore some of the nuances between safe spaces and brave spaces, and identify skills and actions for leaders to create thriving environments that are both safe and brave. Leaders who wish to establish an inclusive work environment will especially benefit from this webinar.
Presenter: Jasmin M. Robinson, Director of DEI Initiatives, The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement
This webinar has been pre-approved for:- 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit
- 1 NACA CE
- 1 CE towards ACO CE requirements per Ch. 829 of the Texas Health and Safety Code by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
Jasmin Robinson
Director of DEI Initiatives
The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement
Jasmin M. Robinson is The Association's Director of DEI Initiatives. She is also the CEO and Founder of I.D.E.A.L. Education, LLC., and a consultant with MSM Global Consulting. She has over 10 years of experience leading efforts to foster and maintain inclusive work environments that welcome, embrace, empower, and celebrate people. She is actively pursuing a doctorate in Higher Education Leadership at Indiana State University.
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Product not yet rated Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 10/11/2023 at 3:00 PM (EDT)
This webinar will help leaders and future leaders identify typical barriers to receiving honest feedback.
How do you know what your employees really think about you and your ability to manage?
One of the most important skills for leaders to develop is the ability to receive feedback from others, but leaders often miss important insights when they do not listen to their staff's concerns, or fail to take them seriously. The more power or status a leader has, the more critical this feedback is.
Leaders and future leaders, this webinar will help you identify typical barriers to receiving honest feedback. You’ll walk away with tips for eliciting and more effectively responding to your employees’ feedback.
Presenter: Maria Morukian, President, MSM Global Consulting
This webinar has been pre-approved for:
- 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit
- 1 NACA CE
- 1 CE towards ACO CE requirements per Ch. 829 of the Texas Health and Safety Code by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
Maria Morukian
President and Founder
MSM Global Consulting
Maria Morukian, the president of MSM Global Consulting, has twenty years of experience as a facilitator, coach and consultant on leadership, diversity, equity, inclusion, and intercultural competence. Maria hosts a podcast on critical DEI issues called Culture Stew. She is author of the book, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Trainers: Fostering DEI in the Workplace and co-author of ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent Development.
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This series offers yearlong learning that will support you in your journey as a leader and changemaker.
This series offers yearlong learning that will support you in your journey as a leader and changemaker. All of these webinars are for anyone in animal welfare who is invested in changing their organization, regardless of their title.
Webinars will:
- Focus on everyday inclusive leadership skills and actions.
- Explore techniques to address specific DEI challenges and to practice allyship.
All of the webinars have been pre-approved for:
- 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit
- 1 NACA CE
- 1 CE towards ACO CE requirements per Ch. 829 of the Texas Health and Safety Code by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
Webinars planned for 2023:
- 1-18 Breaking Down "Us vs. Them" Thinking to Build Stronger Connections
- 2-01 Responding to Subtle Acts of Exclusion and Microaggressions
- 2-15 Building Psychological Safety for High Performing Teams
- 3-08 Allyship in Action: Daily Practices to Support the Needs of Minoritized Groups
- 4-19 Recognizing and Navigating Bias
- 4-26 Virtual Equity: Using Tech to Increase Access for Communities
- 5-3 Listening Skills for Leaders
- 6-7 Be an Upstander, not a Bystander: Techniques to Interrupt Harmful Behaviors
- 6-21 The Power of Inquiry
- 7/12 Giving Effective Feedback
- 9/13 Microaggression
- 10/11 How to Receive Feedback as a Leader
- 12/6 Creating Brave Spaces to Foster Inclusion
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These learning opportunities are designed to further the eradication of systemic discrimination and racism in animal welfare.
View our new DEI Resource Library found on our main site.
The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement is committed to action on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in animal welfare and we want you with us on this journey. As part of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Commitment to Action, The Association will continue offering resources and learning opportunities designed to further the eradication of systemic discrimination and racism in animal welfare.
We thank The Life of Riley at Spring Point for their support of The Association's DEI initiatives.
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training Package includes free recordings of webinars, roundtables, and conference presentations. Click on the Training tab above to see what's included in the training package.
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Explore why messaging challenges are happening in animal welfare, how they shape the realities we experience every day, and what we can do about them.
Animal welfare has a messaging problem. Current messaging can stoke divisions amongst those who work in animal welfare and between us and members of the communities we serve. There is an increasing focus on access to care and programming to support the human-animal bond, but we use words and stories that hold us back. Everyday narratives undermine our efforts to help people and their pets together and contribute to an epidemic of burnout in animal welfare and sheltering.
When we change our messaging, we can tell a different story and shift from harmful narratives and beliefs to those that create connection, collaboration, and, ultimately, better programs. In this session, we explore why messaging challenges are happening, how they shape the realities we experience every day, and what we can do about it. You will hear about SPARC (Supporting People and Animal Relationships for Change) and the program’s messaging principles and practices that can help us do our most impactful work for people and animals.
Presenters:
- Alison Fotsch Kleibor, CAWA, President & CEO, Wisconsin Humane Society
- Brad Shear, CAWA, CEO, Potter League for Animals
- Hanna Lentz, Co-Founder, Impact by Design (IbD)
This webinar has been pre-approved for:- 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit
- 1 NACA CE
- 1 CE towards ACO CE requirements per Ch. 829 of the Texas Health and Safety Code by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
Alison Fotsch Kliebor, CAWA
President & CEO, Wisconsin Humane Society
Alison Fotsch Kleibor is the President & CEO of the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) and has been with the organization since 2007. Prior to stepping into the CEO role, Alison held the position of Executive Vice President, supporting the people & culture, communications, development, and shelter operations functions of the organization. She has served also as the Vice President of Animal Sheltering, Racine Campus Director, Client Services Manager, and Senior Adoption Counselor. She is a Certified Animal Welfare Administrator (CAWA), a member of The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement (AAWA), and a board member of Shelter Animals Count (SAC).
Hanna Lentz
Co-Founder, Impact by Design
Hanna Lentz is a Co-Founder of Impact by Design (IbD) and spent seven years as Managing Director and COO, working closely with animal welfare and sheltering organizations in North America to strengthen their work through planning and program development. During her time at IbD, she was part of the Evolution of Animal Welfare Task Force and helped lead the development of SPARC (Supporting People and Animal Relationships for Change). Her two decades working in animal welfare includes time working at U.S. sanctuaries and animal shelters in Washington, DC, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New York, and working internationally as the Global Program Officer for Companion Animals at IFAW, where she helped facilitate community-centered dog and cat population management programs in Mexico, Bosnia, and Chile.
Brad Shear, CAWA
Executive Director, Potter League for Animals
Brad Shear is the Chief Executive Officer of the Potter League for Animals in Rhode Island, and is one of three Certified Animal Welfare Administrators (CAWA) in the state. During his tenure, Brad has expanded existing programs and created new partnerships, including acquiring the state's largest spay and neuter clinic and the state's largest full-service non-profit veterinary clinic. In addition to his work at the Potter League, Brad has served as board chair of The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement, chaired their Best Practices and Emerging Trends Committee, and serves on their Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee. He also serves on the Hill's Pet Nutrition Shelter Advisory Council and the New England Federation of Humane Societies' advisory committee.
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Understand the knowledge and skills needed to provide compassionate and effective human case management for any program working with vulnerable pets.
Animal welfare advocates are on the front lines and able to provide information, guidance, and resources to people with pets facing housing challenges. This session will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to provide compassionate and effective case management for any program working with vulnerable pets. You will also learn how to collaborate with the human services sector in your community to improve outcomes in keeping people and pets together.
Additionally, we will discuss laws that help tenants combat being denied housing due to their pets. Keeping pets housed requires keeping people housed. In 2022, the Humane Society of the United States launched its first pet-inclusive housing mentorship with the Cleveland Animal Protective League and Richmond SPCA. Attendees will see examples of geographic information system (GIS) mapping to identify areas of need in their communities and learn how to use a combination of data, policy change, and safety net programming to help families maintain or secure pet-inclusive housing.
Presenters:
- Sharon Harvey, President & CEO, Cleveland Animal Protective League
- Garrett Parsons, Pet Support Supervisor, Found House Interfaith Housing Network
- Dianne Prado, Founder & Director, Housing Equity & Advocacy Resource Team (HEART LA)
This webinar has been pre-approved for:
- 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit
- 1 NACA CE
- 1 CE towards ACO CE requirements per Ch. 829 of the Texas Health and Safety Code by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
Sharon Harvey
President & CEO, Cleveland Animal Protective League (APL)
Sharon Harvey is the president & CEO of the Cleveland Animal Protective League (APL), a private, nonprofit humane society in Ohio, where she and her team are working to reduce access to pet care and housing barriers that are faced by families living in an impoverished, under-resourced community. Sharon also regularly lobbies and testifies for stronger animal welfare laws in Ohio. Sharon currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for both Shelter Animal Count (the
national database for animal welfare), President of the Board of the Ohio Animal Welfare Federation and is a member of the Hill’s Shelter Advisory Board. She is a past board member for the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement.Garrett Parsons
Pet Support Supervisor, Found House Interfaith Housing Network
Garrett Parsons is the Pet Support Supervisor at Found House Interfaith Housing Network in Cincinnati, Ohio. For the past 6 years and with the help of many volunteers, he has established/grown a shelter program for pets whose owners are in crisis with the goal of keeping families together and out of animal shelters. Since 2016, the Pet Support Program has kept several hundred animals with their owners through various crises such as homelessness, rehabilitation, and hospitalization. As a Licensed Social Worker, Garrett is a big proponent of pet inclusive social work practice and ensuring that the entire family is served during a crisis or transition. In addition to his work with Found House, Garrett serves on the Board of Directors for Cliftondeer.org, a non-profit white-tailed deer sterilization project, where he serves as the Vice President of Field Operations.
Dianne Prado
Founder and Executive Director, Housing Equity & Advocacy Resource Team (HEART LA)
Dianne Prado is the Founder and Executive Director of the Housing Equity & Advocacy Resource Team (HEART LA), a legal non-profit that helps ensure people and their pets remain together & housed. Dianne is an appointed public member of the CA Veterinary Medical Board, trainer and consultant for the Stay Housed Los Angeles (SHLA) eviction defense program, and Lecturer in Law for UCLA Law School teaching Los Angeles Housing Law and Policy.
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Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/13/2023
We define microaggressions, share examples of how they show up in the workplace, and discuss a framework for leaders to use when they deliver a microaggression to their colleague.
Microaggressions are everyday acts that send harmful messages to minoritized groups—and they’re likely occurring in your workplace. These messages can be either direct or indirect. Those committing the actions are often unaware of the harm they cause. In this session, we define microaggressions, share examples of how they show up in the workplace, and discuss a framework for leaders to use when they deliver a microaggression to their colleague.
Presenter: Jasmin M. Robinson, Director of DEI Initiatives, The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement
This webinar has been pre-approved for:- 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit
- 1 NACA CE
- 1 CE towards ACO CE requirements per Ch. 829 of the Texas Health and Safety Code by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
Part of The DEI Dozen package which also includes Responding to Subtle Acts of Exclusion & Microaggressions, to learn strategies for when microaggressions are delivered to you.
Jasmin Robinson
Director of DEI Initiatives
The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement
Jasmin M. Robinson is The Association's Director of DEI Initiatives. She is also the CEO and Founder of I.D.E.A.L. Education, LLC., and a consultant with MSM Global Consulting. She has over 10 years of experience leading efforts to foster and maintain inclusive work environments that welcome, embrace, empower, and celebrate people. She is actively pursuing a doctorate in Higher Education Leadership at Indiana State University.
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A panel of experts will discuss ways to deepen engagement with staff to boost retention.
Is your team fulfilled by their work and engaged in the workplace? Do you worry they might be looking for opportunities to work elsewhere?What a difference thriving team members make to daily operations and your organization's long-term sustainability!
Three leaders will share their successful and cost effective strategies for engaging and supporting their teams. Panelists will discuss what has worked and not worked for employee engagement, offering inspiration and ideas your organization can consider. Conversation topics will include:
- Taking care of staff before they become burned out or even think about quitting
- Measuring and deepening engagement with team members to boost retention
- Identifying how to adopt and adjust policies that can help your team thrive
- Learn about the SEEDs* assessment and how it can help you understand what your staff needs to succeed
* Shelter Employee Engagement & Development Survey
The Roundtable Panel:
- Leah Craig, Executive Director, Brother Wolf Animal Rescue
- Rachel Levine, Director of People Development Dumb Friends League
- Steven Rogelberg, Professor of Organizational Science, Management, & Psychology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Moderated by Jim Tedford, CAWA, President & CEO, The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement
This roundtable has been approved for 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit.
Leah Craig Chumbley
Executive Director
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue
Leah Craig Chumbley has worked in the nonprofit sector since 2009, driven by a desire to decrease suffering and increase joy in the world. She is currently the Executive Director of Brother Wolf Animal Rescue in Asheville, North Carolina, where she is honored to work to better the lives of companion animals and the people who love them.
Rachel Levine
Director of People Development, Dumb Friends League
Rachel Levine is the Director of People Development for the Dumb Friends League and oversees Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion Strategy (DEAI) as well as Succession Planning, Career Pathing, and Leadership Development. Rachel has worked extensively in Human Resources and Corporate Training in both for profit and
non-profit companies. Rachel has a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge. Rachel serves on the Board of Directors for the Denver Language School, the DEI Council of The Association, and is an advisor for the Customer Experience Program at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado.Steve G. Rogelberg, PhD
Author and Chancellor’s Professor
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Steven G. Rogelberg, PhD, is the author of the book The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead your Team to Peak Performance, released January 2019 from Oxford University Press. Dr. Rogelberg holds the title of Chancellor’s Professor at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, for distinguished national, international, and interdisciplinary contributions. He is a Professor of Organizational Science, Management, and Psychology at UNC Charlotte, as well as the Director of Organizational Science. Rogelberg has more than 100 publications addressing issues such as team effectiveness, leadership, engagement, and meetings at work. He recently won the very prestigious international Humboldt Award for his research. He founded and currently directs the VPA and SeeDS outreach initiatives, which has served over 1,000 animal welfare organizations. He was the inaugural winner of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Humanitarian Award for this work.
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The Association's partner GrantStation will show you how to communicate an approach that is clearly aligned with the rest of your grant proposal and the funder’s desires.
The approach section in your grant proposals must be clear, specific, and realistic. It should also be aligned with the needs you previously identified, your proposed outcomes, your budget, and the funder’s requirements. With so many factors to consider, it's easy to make mistakes and write an approach that has insufficient detail or is misaligned with other portions of your proposal.
During this webinar, Alice Ruhnke will show you how to build an approach that inspires confidence in your program and shows it is well-planned, feasible, and builds on community assets. You’ll learn:
- what an approach section is and how it relates to the rest of your application;
- common components of an approach section and how to write them;
- an explanation of best practices and how they can strengthen your approach;
- how to write an approach that will mirror your budget; and,
- best practices in developing partnerships—a critical component of grant success.
You’ll walk away ready to communicate an approach that is clearly aligned with the rest of your proposal and the funder’s desires.
Part of the GrantStation Webinar Recording Series: Grants and Partnerships which is designed with beginners in mind. It’s perfect for any member of a nonprofit organization seeking to strengthen their proposal writing skills.
Presenter: Alice Ruhnke, President, GrantStation
This 44-minute webinar and recording have been pre-approved for .75 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits.
The recording will be available through September 11, 2024.
GrantStation provides tools and training to find new grant sources, build a strong grantseeking program, and write winning successful proposals to fund your organization’s mission.
** Members of The Association, subscribe to GrantStation at a 90% discount, then enjoy access to MORE webinars about grant topics. **
Alice Ruhnke
President
GrantStation
Alice Ruhnke is the President of GrantStation. Having raised over $45 million from federal, state, and private grantmakers, she knows what it takes to get funded. As a former nonprofit program coordinator and director, and the Founder of The Grant Advantage, Alice has a deep understanding of the challenges that nonprofits face. Over the last 20 years she's worked in the trenches with hundreds of nonprofit organizations to improve their capacity to raise funds. Alice is an author and educator with a passion to share her expertise. Her insightful trainings on grant proposal writing and development, community change models, service projects, and measuring outcomes have helped over 4,000 individuals positively impact their communities.
Reach GrantStation at juliet.vile@grantstation.com.
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GrantStation's training series is designed to build the capacity of nonprofits to achieve their missions by providing practical information about specialized topics around grantseeking and proposal writing strategies.
GrantStation's 10-part training series builds the capacity of nonprofits to achieve their missions by providing practical information about specialized topics around grantseeking and proposal writing strategies. The recorded sessions are led by GrantStation's President, Alice Ruhnke. They are designed in an easy-to-digest format with beginners in mind. Each session includes 30+ minutes of practical content.
Recordings available now:
- Funding Trends: How to Maximize Your Efforts
- How to Secure Matching Funds
- How to Partner with Local Governments
- Navigating Corporate Support
- Read Between the Lines: How to Read a Request for Proposals
- Build Credibility in Your Background Section
- Writing a Compelling Statement of Need
- Crafting Process and Outcome Evaluations
- Building an Approach that Gets Noticed
Coming in September:
- Developing Project Budgets that Make Sense
Tuition for the entire package:
- $0 Animal Welfare Professional Members
- $10 Learning Members
- $50 Industry Professional Members
Our partner GrantStation provides tools and training to find new grant sources, build a strong grantseeking program, and write winning successful proposals to fund your organization’s mission.
** Members of The Association, subscribe to GrantStation at a 90% discount, then enjoy access to MORE webinars about grant topics. **
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