Fanimal

 Fanimal was founded in 2016 with the purpose of providing mentoring programs for individuals who wanted careers that helped animals. During the Covid 19 pandemic, however, we also provided public-facing programs on Zoom. These programs included:

• Three seasons of Animal Chat Time (24 episodes total) that focused on a specific animal per episode. Animal Chat Time was for ages 6-12, however, many adults who joined enjoyed learning about the animals as well.

• Junior Fanimal, a badge earning program for kids aged 10-15, this was structured around activities that encouraged advocacy, fundraising, and vocational exploration.

• A high school program revolving around animal-focused careers was developed, which provided a wide range of opportunities to consider different paths.

• US-based college internships were provided to a variety of disciplines including conservation sciences, arts and humanities, business, political sciences, and creative communications. The college internships were tailored to the students degree requirements as well as the students career or animal interests.

• Fanimal fellowships were offered to our international audiences and were a cohort-based program that provided support for the specific interests of each fellow. The fellows completed activities which furthered their professional skill sets, expanded their professional skills, as well as worked on a focused project of their own creation.

• Webinars were offered to the public on many topics including wildlife photography ethics, 

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In 2023, Fanimal transitioned to focusing more directly on animals in tourism, while still offering mentorship and guidance to young professionals with animal interests.