Length of Stay – A Whole Shelter Approach

Length of Stay – A Whole Shelter Approach

Speaker: Lindsay Layendecker, Director of Development,

Jacksonville Humane Society 

October 10, 2024

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. on Zoom

Join the Jacksonville Humane Society as we take a look at changes made throughout their shelter that helped lower their length of stay. From adoptions to enrichment and veterinary care to marketing, we’ll explore the data and procedures put in place to help this organization keep their length of stay to 12 days for dogs and 21 days for cats (including stray holds and foster time) throughout the last 3 years.

The Jacksonville Humane Society was the 2018 winner of the Maddie's Get 'Em Home Challenge, a contest focusing on adopting out dogs and cats who had been in the shelter for over 30 days. Grants were awarded for out of the box thinking - creative approaches to getting dogs and cats adopted and engaging volunteers, staff and community. Join us and hear what they did and how they are still succeeding in lowering their length of stay.

ABOUT LINDSAY

Lindsay Layendecker is a dedicated non-profit professional with  a rich background in education, having spent 12 years as a public school teacher before transitioning to the Jacksonville Humane Society. Currently serving as the Director of Development, Lindsay leads donor recruitment, cultivation, and stewardship efforts while also managing community partnerships, grants, communications, and humane education. Passionate about her work, she leverages her skills to enhance the organization's mission of saving shelter animals. In her free time, Lindsay enjoys consuming too much Diet Coke, fostering bottle baby kittens, and trying to make her cat TikTok famous.

REGISTRATION FEE

• $25 per organization for Ohio Fed members with 1-5 program participants 

• $35 per organization for Ohio Fed members with 6-10 program participants 

• $45 per organization for Ohio Fed members with 11+ program participants 

• $50 per organization for non-members 

Ohio Animal Welfare Federation is an approved provider of content which enhances professional competence and aligns with the 5 domains of the CAWA Exam specifications. Every hour of training equals 1 CE towards CAWA Recertification.

This webinar has also been approved for Continuing Educational Units by the National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA). National certificate holders can submit for credit consistent with the NACA CEU policy located here.