Where Learning Meets Community
Our free webinars offer timely, practical education on topics that matter to the community cat world. These sessions bring together experienced voices from the field to share insights, spark conversation, and support learning without cost as a barrier. Whether you’re exploring a new idea or looking to stay informed, these webinars are a great way to learn, connect, and keep moving the work forward.
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Even if you can’t attend live, recordings of past events ensure you don’t miss out on valuable knowledge, giving you the flexibility to learn when it works for you.
Building a Sustainable Spay/Neuter Assistance Program: Funding, Veterinary Partnerships, and Community Impact
As shelters across the country struggle with capacity challenges, increasing intake, and limited resources, prevention has never been more important. Join Pet Friendly Services of Indiana as we share nearly 50 years of experience building and managing a statewide spay/neuter assistance program.
This webinar will explore how community-based spay/neuter programs can reduce shelter intake, stretch limited resources, and provide affordable services to pet owners. Attendees will gain insight into finding sustainable funding sources, recruiting veterinary partners, and efficiently administering financial assistance programs. We will also discuss innovative partnerships, including mobile clinic collaborations, sliding-scale assistance models, and the role of automation in managing large-scale programs.
Whether you are launching a new program or strengthening an existing one, this session will provide practical strategies and real-world examples that can be adapted to communities of all sizes.
From Colony to Capacity: An Introduction to Grants for Community Cat Organizations
Funding your life-saving work doesn't have to feel out of reach. In this free webinar, grant expert Stephanie Mathers of Grants for Animals walks community cat organizations through everything they need to know to start (or restart) a successful grant campaign. Whether you've never written a grant before or you've had a few frustrating experiences, this course will change how you think about grants — and what's possible for your organization.
Bring HQHVSN To Life: Spay/Neuter Training for Vets
Join United Spay Alliance for a behind-the-scenes look at our growing spay/neuter training program, designed to expand surgical skills and build local capacity through hands-on exposure to high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN) techniques.
HQHVSN isn’t about speed – it’s about maximizing efficiency for the best possible outcomes: smaller incisions, shorter surgical time, faster recovery, and fewer complications. These techniques help veterinarians build confidence, increase efficiency, and ultimately perform more surgeries, whether in shelters, clinics, or private practice. Even if it means just a few more each week, every bit helps.
Cats of Lahaina: Coordinating the Unprecedented Post-Wildfire Rescue
In the summer of 2023, a wildfire sparked by a fallen power line devastated the historic town of Lahaina in Maui, Hawaii, leaving behind miles of destruction and hundreds of surviving cats, many of them community cats. Join leaders from the wildfire response, including animal welfare professionals from Maui Humane Society, UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program, and Neighborhood Cats, as they share how they rescued cats from the disaster and worked toward live outcomes for every survivor, feral or not.
This course will prepare you and your organization to plan for wildfire or other disaster response for cats, including shelter-in-place strategies, post-rescue assessment and care, housing displaced cats, reunification efforts, and pathways to safe and humane outcomes.
