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In this session, Battersea’s Celebrity Manager will be giving tips and guidance on how to engage with celebrities to help raise awareness of your rescue and ways in which they can support you.
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Registration for Check-in & Chat is only available via Academy Online; if you do not yet have an account, you can create one here.
Registration for Check-in & Chat is only available via Academy Online; if you do not yet have an account, you can create one here.
Registration for Check-in & Chat is only available via Academy Online; if you do not yet have an account, you can create one here.
Registration for Check-in & Chat is only available via Academy Online; if you do not yet have an account, you can create one here.
Registration for Check-in & Chat is only available via Academy Online; if you do not yet have an account, you can create one here.
In this session, Battersea’s Celebrity Manager will be giving tips and guidance on how to engage with celebrities to help raise awareness of your rescue and ways in which they can support you.
Educating prospective and existing dog owners on topics such as responsible ownership has never been more important and in this session the Academy team will be answering questions on how to establish and run an effective education programme.
Ahead of Volunteers’ Week in June, Battersea’s Volunteering Manager will be answering questions on how to recruit and retain volunteers and the benefits that they can bring to an organisation.
Battersea’s Dog Intake team will be answering questions from rescues on how to effectively manage the dog intake process.
In this session, colleagues from the cattery, rehoming & welfare and canine behaviour & training teams will give tips on how they manage and prioritise their days to work through an ever-increasing to-do list.
The Academy & Grants teams will introduce individuals to the new training opportunities available for 2022, as well as outlining the funding opportunities that will be available in the spring round of grants.
Fundraising is a vital but sometimes challenging part of running a rescue. We’ll be joined by Maddy Eastwood, Emma Lovesey and Jenn O’Donoghue from Battersea’s Fundraising team, will be taking your questions and offering guidance during this session.
Many rescues and rehoming organisations are reliant on volunteers who can offer foster homes. This month, Fostering Manager, Julia Camara, will be in the hot seat to answer your questions on how to set up a scheme, recruit and retain foster carers.
Senior Veterinary Surgeon, Nikki Draper joins us this month, to take your questions around parvo virus and the steps you can take both to prevent and when presented with this potentially fatal virus.
This month, we want to hear from you! We’ll be sharing news on the latest round of grants funding, but we also want your input into the additional programmes and webinars that you would like the Academy to offer.
Battersea’s Head of Public Affairs, Michael Webb has a wealth of experience in working with and lobbying politicians and other officials. He’ll offer tips on how you can engage with this audience, as well as speaking about campaigns that you can support to bring about positive change for the sector.
It’s three years since the Data Protection Act became law, but many individuals and small organisations admit to still not fully understanding the regulations. Debbie Smith, Compliance Manager at Battersea will be on hand to answer your questions and provide guidance around the subject.
Jo Puzzo, Feline Welfare Manager is the expert this month and will be taking questions about how to best prepare for kitten season and also discussing the potentially lethal effect of some plants for cats and kittens.
Ahead of Volunteers’ Week in June, Battersea’s Volunteer Services Manager, Rosy Price, will be answering questions on all things volunteering, from setting up a programme and inducting new volunteers to tips on ensuring they have the best possible volunteer experience.
The Battersea Academy is delighted to welcome Trevor Cooper, a leading authority on dog law in the UK to this session. Trevor, a solicitor with nearly 25 years’ experience of acting for dog owners in civil and criminal cases, will take questions on existing laws, as well as new legislation which is currently working its way through Parliament.
Do you want to be among the first to hear about new Academy programmes or the grants funding that Battersea will be offering in 2021? Or how to become a Battersea Animal Partner? Grants Manager, Margaret Hulme and Operations & Business Development Manager, Lisa Nugent will be spilling the beans during this session.
Ensuring the mental health and wellbeing of staff and volunteers has never been as important as it is in 2020. We will be joined by two of Battersea’s mental health first aiders who will offer advice on how to take care of yourself and also support colleagues and volunteers.