collaboration Archives - The Community Cats Podcast

October 21, 2016

Interview! Julie Jacobson, Director of Spay Tennessee

“When writing grants, you have to come in prepared, you have to know your mission, you have to know your community.” Julie’s back for another interview on CCP! This time, Stacy checks about how things are going for Spay Tennessee, and Julie gives tips on managing grant money, methods to […]

October 26, 2016

Interview! Jill O’Connell, Executive Director and Crystal Arnott, Communications and Fundraising Manager, Lowell Humane Society (MA)

“No matter how we operate, we all have the same goals which is to help community cats.” In another episode extolling the benefits of collaboration, Jill and Crystal describe how their relationships with other organizations have benefitted the cats and llower-income residents of Lowell. By bringing low-cost spay/neuter to the […]

October 27, 2016

Interview! Emma Clifford, Founder and Executive Director of Animal Balance

“Islands are helping islands, which is exactly what we wanted to happen.” Don’t miss this fascinating look at how community cats are being helped around the world by Animal Balance, the brainchild of its founder, Emma Clifford. Beginning with a program in 2004 to assist the Galapagos Islands in managing […]

July 21, 2018

Interview! John Boone, Research Coordinator at Great Basin Bird Observatory, Nevada

“The best solution to [community cat] issues is going to be significant changes in how people care for their cats.” John Boone’s professional track has been that of a wildlife biologist, but he also serves as a consultant with Humane Society International, Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), and […]

August 25, 2018

Interview! Karen Kraus, Executive Director of the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon, and Bob Sallinger, Conservation Director at the Audubon Society of Portland

“… the key is recognizing that in general … the public wants solutions that are good for birds and cats.” Karen Kraus and Bob Sallinger’s organizations, the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon and the Audubon Society of Portland, have formed what may seem to some to be a most unlikely […]

September 22, 2018

Interview! Anne Lindsay, Founder & President, Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC) – Part I

“That’s what a coalition should be about … giving people an opportunity to share their side of the story and be understood.” Anne Lindsay, the founder & president of the Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC), has been an animal advocate for over 30 years. Founded in 2000, MAC was one of […]

September 29, 2018

Interview! Anne Lindsay, Founder & President, Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC) – Part II

“I can’t believe that … we are where we are. I never could have written the script… but it’s worked out.” In Part II of this two-part episode, Stacy continues her conversation with Anne Lindsay, the founder & president of the Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC). Anne talks about what she […]

October 29, 2020

Announcing a New Collaboration!

We’re excited to announce a new collaboration between the Community Cats Podcast and the United Spay Alliance! The mission of the United Spay Alliance is “to make affordable, accessible, and timely spay/neuter services available nationwide.” They support this mission by engaging “with a national network of state and local spay/neuter […]

July 2, 2024

From Advertising to Advocacy with Tracy Dean, Director of Community Cats of Reno

“Everybody that I speak with, I just emphasize that we are the answer. We are the solution and they need to be part of the solution.” Listen to Episode #567 Now This episode is sponsored in part by Maddie’s Fund, The Community Cat Clinic, and Tomahawk Traps. When Tracy […]