Hi from Allie's Pals Cat Rescue, Pleasanton CA

Hello from Happily Ever Animal Rescue, Oskaloosa IA

Janet Dahlseid from Jacksonville Kitten Army

Hello from Nancy Carey, Foster Program Director, in Graham, TX

has it started?

Julie Daurizio, Pet Adoption Network, Rochester NY

can anyone hear anything ?

Yes, Foster Furbabies, they're talking now

hmm I have no audio

If you can't hear, try changing your audio from phone to computer (or back again)

if you go to the bottom left, you can change your audio settings and dial in by phone if you're not hearing from computer

Hi Foster Furbabies - make sure you're connected via your computer audio or through the dial-in # Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 646 558 8656Webinar ID: 859 627 259

got it

awesome

Is that 1,000 enrolled total? Over how many months?

Kristi will talk about mentors more later in the presentation!

Lost the presentation!

Lost the slides

we cannot see the slide, screen says "Kristi Brooks"

Mentors are volunteers or paid staff?

Lisa, we will save your question to ask Kristi at the end of the presentation!

Mentors are volunteers for the most part

this is amazing information! I hope our shelter will hop on board

You'll also be able to grab the list from the recording

Great! Thanks Lisa

important to remembe not everyone uses social media so the local media can be very helpful

For more information on how to promote your foster program through local media, social media and events, please join us for our next webinar on May 23! - Danielle, ASPCA

Can we get some tips on retaining foster parents at the end of the presentation?

Thanks Christi. I will mark your question for the end if it is not answered. -Tina, ASPCA

Do you mean continuing education ssilva? -Tina, ASPCA

I will mark it for the end of the presentation for Kristi to answer if we have time

can we get a copy of the presentation by email?

We'll send you a link in a couple days to the recording

awesome thank u

We ordered logo grocery-type bags online at Anypromo.com for ours, and they're great!

Karen, what a great resource. Thank you!

ASPCA LA Foster Program uses a cardboard carrier for supplies so they have a backup carrier and hidey spot in their home when its on its side

Can you provide an example of a group posting on group email

Hi Clarissa, if we have time at the end, I will ask Kristi your question. -Tina, ASPCA

What sort of programs/applications do you use for keeping records of your fosters, and who has which kittens at any given time?

The ASPCA LA Foster Program uses Smartsheet which is an online excel-type program

I will save these questions for Kristi at the end if she has time!

Great, thank you!

Thanks Danielle! Ive kept track of all of the ones I plan on asking Kristi :)

I use Shelter Buddy too.... how do you do the adoption transaction w/o transferrig ownership?

ASPCA LA Foster alters at 1.8lbs

Our biggest issues is our required home inspections, we have many people interested in fostering but as soon as they hear we need to do a home inspection beforehand, we lose 80% - 90% of people interested

We do not do home inspections, as we found we very rarely have issues with the foster's home

Same here

We do not do home inspections either

Unfortuatnley we are state required here in Kansas

Can you speak about the benefits of having these kitten adoption events opposed to just regular/standard adoptions out of the shelter??

Same, we try to remove barriers to fostering

A lot of people will attend an event but never set foot in a shelter

Since our State requires these foster inspections, what are some good suggestions to help us counter these inspections?

ASPCA LA does not do home checks. We perform "conversation based adoptions" which you can find more information about on ASPCAPro

Jasmine, what state are you in

She's in Kansas

Kansas

There used to be a $10.00 foster application payment required as well but our legislator just got rid of it so we're only facing these foster home inspections now

Jasmine -- email me at suec@aspca.org, and I'll connect you with a staff member at the ASPCA you can ask

Thank you Sue!!

That's awesome!

That's a lot of great information, thank you for providing it!

great presentation....can't wait to try some of these ideas!! See you at Expo!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Mentor manual link states page was not found

Thank you Kristi!

Thank you very much!

Can you estimate the time commitment for being a mentor?

thank you

Thank you so much! Amazing information!

how do you prevent fosters from failing. esp new ones

thank you very much!!!

do you discuss this in the beginning?

can you guys not hear me?

Thank you, Kristi!

› How does one get a foster program started at my local shelter? They are not very organized and have volunteer and staff issues.

Tina no cant hear you

How do you keep fosters engaged when there are very few kittens to send out?

Thank you for taking your time to give us this presentation. Very informative.

We use a google doc that I can go into and edit throughout the day as fosters come and go through the shelter. Works really well :)

Tina, is maybe your phone itself musted?

im unmuted everywhere

you're not muted on my end

on my phone and in zoom

phone is definitely unmuted

want to unjoin audio and rejoin?

last 3 minutes so maybe not worth it

its okay

im sending my questions to sue

How do you get mentors that are willing to make that type of time commitment?

Do you offer a finder foster program for people just walking in to surrender kittens? (I apologize if I missed this)

Our foster program is looking to start a foster orientation. Do you have any suggestions for what our presentation should contain?

Such a great job everyone! Thank you for this webinar!

thank you

Yay team!

Awesome job team!

Thank you so much!!!

thank you!

Thank you for this information. It was very helpful and enlightening