Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
If you'd like to earn a certificate of attendance for continuing education for CAWA or NACA, please view this recording on Maddie's University: university.maddiesfund.org/products/outcomes-and-ideas-from-the-national-foster-survey-results-maddies-community-conversations-on-demand
Co-hosts:
Kelly Duer, Senior Shelter Solutions Specialist, Maddie’s Fund
Jay Garza, Community builder, Nonprofit strategist, BIPOC Animal Well-Being Collective
Presenter:
Audris Campbell, Founder & Principal, Research Gurus researchgurus.com
The 2024 National Foster Survey provides a national look at foster care programs for dogs and cats across the United States. This presentation will share key findings from the survey, including trends in foster care programs and active foster caregivers, as well as findings related to foster onboarding, application processes, and social media engagement. The findings provide insight into factors associated with foster program outcomes and the evolving foster care landscape.
This webcast is intended for adoptions and foster staff and volunteers, return to home and intake prevention staff, grant writers/fundraisers, marketing and communications staff - but all are welcome!
Key Takeaways
• Explore factors associated with stronger foster program outcomes
• Examine the role of foster onboarding, application processes, and social media in today's foster programs
This webcast has been approved for CAWA and NACA continuing education credit. All registrants will receive an email a day after the webcast with information on on how to access a certificate of attendance.
To comment or ask more questions about this meeting, please visit https://maddies.fund/communityconversations0902226
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
Please note: All views expressed on these calls are not necessarily endorsed by Maddie's Fund.
If you'd like to earn a certificate of attendance for continuing education for CAWA or NACA, please view this recording on Maddie's University: university.maddiesfund.org/products/outcomes-and-ideas-from-the-national-foster-survey-results-maddies-community-conversations-on-demand
Co-hosts:
Kelly Duer, Senior Shelter Solutions Specialist, Maddie’s Fund
Jay Garza, Community builder, Nonprofit strategist, BIPOC Animal Well-Being Collective
Presenter:
Audris Campbell, Founder & Principal, Research Gurus researchgurus.com
The 2024 National Foster Survey provides a national look at foster care programs for dogs and cats across the United States. This presentation will share key findings from the survey, including trends in foster care programs and active foster caregivers, as well as findings related to foster onboarding, application processes, and social media engagement. The findings provide insight into factors associated with foster program outcomes and the evolving foster care landscape.
This webcast is intended for adoptions and foster staff and volunteers, return to home and intake prevention staff, grant writers/fundraisers, marketing and communications staff - but all are welcome!
Key Takeaways
• Explore factors associated with stronger foster program outcomes
• Examine the role of foster onboarding, application processes, and social media in today's foster programs
This webcast has been approved for CAWA and NACA continuing education credit. All registrants will receive an email a day after the webcast with information on on how to access a certificate of attendance.
To comment or ask more questions about this meeting, please visit https://maddies.fund/communityconversations0902226
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
Please note: All views expressed on these calls are not necessarily endorsed by Maddie's Fund.
