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Tip of the Week: Animal Welfare Turnover Rate
How do your organization’s numbers stack up against the profession as a whole? When a member of The Association inquired in our online community about the average employee turnover rate...
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Jobs of the Month—June 2024
Are you looking to spread your professional wings, or know someone who’s ready to fly? Following is a sampling of the latest opportunities from The Association’s Career Center. And hiring managers and...
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Tip of the Week: Keeping Families Safe
The ultimate toolkit for supporting women who are experiencing gender-based violence Many gender-based violence shelters do not take in animals, and survivors are often faced with the impossible choice of...
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Word on the Street with Lily Yap, MBA
Deep thoughts, good advice and tough talk on hot topics Welcome to our new column featuring brief, power-packed statements and sentiments from your colleagues in the animal welfare profession. Members,...
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Tip of the Week: Mental Health Resources
Tools for discussing and promoting mental health in the workplace As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, this week’s tip serves as a reminder that discussing and promoting...
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4 Things To Know About Shelters & Pet Insurance
Tackling access to care, the benefits of partnership & a couple of myths busted In 2021, Doctor Jim Lloyd, a senior consultant at Animal Health Economics and the former Dean...
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Tip of the Week: Reach for the Low-Hanging Fruit
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Simple adjustments to hiring & recruitment efforts can result in big DEI gains While we know the lasting systemic changes we’re working toward are best described as a marathon and...
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Tip of the Week: Ring Their Bell (and then some)
How do you celebrate adoptions? Listen to what your colleagues are doing Inquiring minds in our online member community want to know: Since adoption is our ultimate goal for every...
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Member Spotlight: Get to Know Judith Dumont, SHRM-CP
Get inspired. Get very inspired. You’re about to read an interview with Team Purple’s VP of People + Culture Name & Title: Judith Dumont, VP, People + Culture, SPCA of Texas...
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Tip of the Week: Benefits Benchmarks
Want to offer your employees better benes? See what other nonprofits are doing We recently came across PPI Benefit Solutions’ Nonprofit Employee Benefits Survey Report from 2023. Knowing how much...
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Jobs of the Month—May 2024
April showers bring May flowers, and a season of new beginnings. Are you looking to spread your professional wings, or know someone who’s ready to fly? Following is a sampling...
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Tip of the Week: Guest List
Here’s one smart idea you just may want to opt in to Do you offer free WiFi to visitors at your adoption center? Atlanta Humane Society does, and shares three...
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