2019-905-E Animal Svc - GreaterGood.org Cat Pawsative enrichment program

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DocuSign Envelope ID: E0088F53-4B59-4B18-AAE6-F12ED9C19056 ■ Completed data spreadsheets and behaviorjournals will be due on April 13, 2020. • Ensure that the data spreadsheet continues to be maintained through March 30, 2021 to track various metrics relevant to the cats and people participating in any form of positive reinforcement clicker training after the official end of the program.The year-long data spreadsheet will be due on April 15,2021. • Ensure completion of all required GGO follow-up reports and impact surveys regarding continued use of positive reinforcement training for one year fallowing completion of program. ■ Items to be tracked include, but are not limited to, number of cats participating,number of adoptions, length of stay [LOS] of trained cats and regular cat population, return rate of trained cats and regular cat population, number of volunteers/staff participating. ■ Ensure adequate staff and/or volunteer participation(between four and six total people)for the program ■ Assign one person to serve as a Cat Pawsitive Team Leader.This person should be assigned by November 20`'and his/her name and contact information provided to GGO via Foundant by that time. • In addition,Organization will work with Cat Pawsitive Team Leader to assign(a minimum of three and up to five)staff members and/or volunteers to be part of the Organization's Cat Pawsitive team.On January 3, 2020,the Organization's Cat Pawsitive Team Leader will receive guidance on choosing team members.The Team Leader should submit team member contact information to GGO by January 10,2020.Please note that Cat Pawsitive training supplies(dickers, treat aprons,etc.)will not be shipped to the Organization until the team list has been submitted. ■ Once Organization's initial Cat Pawsitive team completes training,the online training materials will become available for use by entire Organization. • Ensure adequate training session time for participating cats and team members ■ An average of 20-30 minutes per cat, per training day; 3-4 training days per week. • With guidance from GGO,ensure selection of appropriate cats for training during the program. (If a participating cat is adopted during the program,Organization will select another appropriate cat to be trained.)Team Leader will receive guidance on choosing cats for the program. ■ Ensure Team Leader and team member access to participating cats ■ Please note that for Cat Pawsitive to be successful,participating volunteers and staff must be able to have access to cats for training at flexible times that allow the optimal number of volunteers to work with the optimal number of cats. Training of cats can occur during and/or outside of adoption hours,whenever your building is open to staff.Training does not need to be limited to times when the general public does not have access to the building. • Provide a Cat Pawsitive space in the she center, if Organization has a central physical location. ■ This is a small space where team members can securely store Cat Pawsitive supplies and post updates an progress and adoption status of program cats.This can be as simple as providing a storage bin and a white board in the volunteer sign-in area,in a break room,in a storage area...anywhere that team members can go before and after every training session to pick up supplies,fill out and store behavior journals, and stay in the loop with how things are going with each cat. ■ Complete Cat Pawsitive training assignments by deadlines as set forth by GGO. 2