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High-performing shelters can't run without volunteers. How do you create a volunteer program that works to the specific needs of your rescue, shelter or community? Learn how to rethink volunteers and reach your goals together as a united front.
This presentation was recorded by Maddie's Fund® at the 2020 American Pets Alive! Conference.
As a Maddie's Fund Executive Leadership Fellow at Pima Animal Care Center (PACC), Monica is spending 12 months studying to learn the nuances of leading within a government agency. Prior to PACC, she worked at Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) for 4 years as the Volunteer Manager, leading a robust volunteer program of 3,000 active volunteers. She managed the emergency volunteer effort during Hurricane Harvey in 2017, utilizing an additional 40,000 volunteer hours over the 4-week period that followed.