Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Join us for a panel discussion on effective budgeting in animal welfare, featuring Alma Torres, Director at Fresno Animal Center; Christine McClintock, Animal Care Manager at Tehama County Animal Care Center; and Kris Watson, Director of San Bernardino Animal Services. This session will take us into the challenges and solutions for financial management in shelters of varying sizes and resources.
The panelists will share their expertise on topics such as optimizing limited budgets, prioritizing to maximize impact, and navigating unexpected financial constraints. Attendees will gain valuable insights into innovative approaches to funding, collaboration opportunities, and the importance of aligning financial strategies with organizational goals. Whether you’re new to budgeting or looking to refine your financial planning, this discussion will provide the tools to make every dollar count.
Speakers:
Alma Torres, Director, Fresno Animal Center
Kristine Watson, Director of San Bernadino Animal Services
Christine McClintock, Animal Care Manager, Tehama County Animal Care Center
To access the full agenda and resources from this call or to ask questions of our speakers, visit https://maddies.fund/communityconversations2325
About Community Conversations, hosted by Maddie’s Fund: When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, animal sheltering transformed overnight. Foster-based sheltering, home-based employees and volunteers, along with collaboration galvanized our communities. The pandemic, along with social injustice, has motivated our industry to look at how we partner with our communities and confront our own biases. Shelter and rescue staff across the country began talking on a weekly basis, offering support and innovative ideas to do things differently. To learn more about these calls, visit forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations
00:00 Welcome + Question of the Day
01:20 National Updates
05:13 Presentation
Join us for a panel discussion on effective budgeting in animal welfare, featuring Alma Torres, Director at Fresno Animal Center; Christine McClintock, Animal Care Manager at Tehama County Animal Care Center; and Kris Watson, Director of San Bernardino Animal Services. This session will take us into the challenges and solutions for financial management in shelters of varying sizes and resources.
The panelists will share their expertise on topics such as optimizing limited budgets, prioritizing to maximize impact, and navigating unexpected financial constraints. Attendees will gain valuable insights into innovative approaches to funding, collaboration opportunities, and the importance of aligning financial strategies with organizational goals. Whether you’re new to budgeting or looking to refine your financial planning, this discussion will provide the tools to make every dollar count.
Speakers:
Alma Torres, Director, Fresno Animal Center
Kristine Watson, Director of San Bernadino Animal Services
Christine McClintock, Animal Care Manager, Tehama County Animal Care Center
To access the full agenda and resources from this call or to ask questions of our speakers, visit https://maddies.fund/communityconversations2325
About Community Conversations, hosted by Maddie’s Fund: When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, animal sheltering transformed overnight. Foster-based sheltering, home-based employees and volunteers, along with collaboration galvanized our communities. The pandemic, along with social injustice, has motivated our industry to look at how we partner with our communities and confront our own biases. Shelter and rescue staff across the country began talking on a weekly basis, offering support and innovative ideas to do things differently. To learn more about these calls, visit forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations
00:00 Welcome + Question of the Day
01:20 National Updates
05:13 Presentation
