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Tip of the Week: Keep It Moving
One shelter shares their tip for keeping animals moving through the system. Take a look…
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Tip of the Week: Come Aboard, We’re Expecting You…
What spot’s even hotter than the Lido Deck? Why, the lobby at your shelter, of…
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Tip of the Week: Getting it Together
Up everyone’s learning game with an all-staff training. We talk a lot about the importance…
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Tip of the Week: Get the Word Out
Easy way to help guide your choices and actions this year (and beyond)? Use your…
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Tip of the Week: Say It In a Different Way
Having a challenging conversation or disagreement with someone? With a simple turn of phrase, you…
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Tip of the Week: We’ll Have Seconds, Please
A second edition of this groundbreaking, lifesaving document was recently released. Originally published in 2010,…
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2023 SEO Benchmarks: How Do Animal Welfare Organizations Stack Up?
Plus, 3 Tips to Optimize Your SEO Approach RKD Group recently released the nonprofit industry’s first-ever SEO Benchmark report that examines where each nonprofit sector stands in terms of key areas of search engine optimization. To do this, we assessed data from more than 2,500 nonprofits, including 298 animal welfare organizations.
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Tip of the Week: Come Aboard, We’re Expecting You…
What spot’s even hotter than the Lido Deck? Why, the lobby at your shelter, of course. How are you ensuring that visitors feel welcome the minute they enter your facility? Sacramento County Bradshaw Animal Shelter has taken it next-level—or at least to the Aloha Deck.
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Wanted by 3/27: Your Biggest, Most Transformative Ideas
You could be selected to present at The Fall Conference What: The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement is looking for major innovative projects and programs that have transformed animal welfare within organizations and in the communities they serve. Why: Your innovative projects/programs could be selected to be presented as part of the Shelter Innovations track at the 2023 Fall Conference for Animal Welfare Advancement in Portland, OR.
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Tip of the Week: Getting it Together
Up everyone’s learning game with an all-staff training. We talk a lot about the importance of professional development for staff at all levels.
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Member Spotlight: Get to Know Kathy Duncan
Settle in for a spirited conversation with Humane Canada’s Director of National Programs. We cover everything from Janis Joplin and high tea to access to veterinary care and whale watching.
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Letter from the President: Better Chances for Busting Barriers
The Association’s President & CEO shares some of the cross-industry conversations he’s been having about access to care Among the many important key issues impacting the animal welfare profession, none is getting more attention than equitable access to veterinary care. It is a massive, multi-faceted challenge impacting underserved populations, as well as middle-class pet owners.
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All Aboard!
Tips from your colleagues for an efficient (& maybe even fun) onboarding process Recent studies indicate that nearly 70% of employees will stay for 3 years if there is a good onboarding program. Knowing there’s often a high turnover rate in the animal welfare profession, particularly for frontline staff, what are some things your organization can do? How can you retain new hires and set them (and yourself) up for success? The questions were posed to your colleagues at the…
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Tip of the Week: Get the Word Out
Easy way to help guide your choices and actions this year (and beyond)? Use your words. As part of her New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals, thought leader Beth Kanter recommends identifying your key words for the year ahead.
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Jobs of the Month—February 2023
Looking to spread your professional wings? Following is a sampling of the latest opportunities from The Association’s Career Center. Animal Services Analyst/Manager, City of Visalia Animal Services Visalia, CA This position is responsible for managing and directing all operations, personnel, facility maintenance, capital expenditures, procurement, policy development, and grant writing.
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Meet the Team: Jasmin Robinson
Committed to a more just and equitable animal welfare profession? Then you’ll want to know Jasmin Robinson, who recently joined the team at The Association The Association: Describe your role at The Association. What are some of your day-to-day responsibilities? Jasmin Robinson: I am a diversity, equity, and inclusion thought partner for The Association.