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What you'll learn
• Define risk and risk management in an animal welfare context
• Identify common categories of risk in animal shelters
• Explain why risk management is a shared responsibility
• Describe how unmanaged risk can impact people, animals, and organizational trust
Meet your host
Kathrin Delutis
Consultant, Humane Canada
Kathrin Delutis is a Certified Risk Manager with 25+ years of experience creating practical risk management tools and training for the animal welfare and nonprofit sectors. A former CEO with 35+ years of leadership, she now mentors executives across Canada.
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What you'll learn (continued)
Recognize potential risks in everyday shelter activities
Building awareness of risks that emerge in daily shelter work
Reflect on how individual actions can increase or reduce risk
Seeing your role in reducing risk and strengthening a safer workplace
Contribute ideas to reduce or mitigate risk within their area of work
Contributing solutions that make daily shelter work safer for all
Why is risk management important for ALL your team members?
Effective risk management is essential in animal welfare because unmanaged risks can harm animals, people, and organizational trust. This webinar introduces staff across all roles (frontline, management, leadership, and administration) to the core concepts of risk in sheltering, exploring common risk categories—from animal handling and facility safety to communication and operational processes—and how they manifest in daily work. You will learn why risk management is a shared responsibility shaped by individual actions and team culture, and how proactive practices prevent avoidable challenges. Through practical examples and reflection, attendees will build the skills to recognize risks, contribute mitigation ideas, and support a safer, more resilient shelter environment.
Sign up and invite your team members. Remember, this webinar benefits ALL.
We encourage you to join live for your opportunity to ask questions and interact with colleagues across Canada.
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