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Human Resources & Operations

It’s Monday—that means it’s time to pass along a tool, time-saver, or just-plain-genius idea that your colleagues and members of The Association have tried and tested. This week’s tip is for...

Tip of the Week: It’s Not About You

January 17, 2022, The Association

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

For your #mondayinspo, we’re taking a look at your organization’s job listings. Are they all about what you need, or all about what you can offer your dream candidate? Here’s...

6 Takeaways About the State of DEI in Animal Welfare

January 15, 2022, The Association

Last June, The Association’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee launched an historic, first-of-its-kind survey in order to get a baseline on the current state of DEI in animal welfare. With...

4 Tips for Pain-Free Strategic Planning

January 11, 2022, The Association

Yup, we’ve heard it a lot: Setting organizational goals as a group is no walk in the park. “It’s the most painful thing we go through,” half-laughs Shelly Moore, President...

Meet a CAWA: Linda Anderson

January 11, 2022, The Association

The Association

Last year, on this very blog, Dr. Steven Hansen, Arizona Humane Society (AHS)’s President & CEO, challenged the field to the Great CAWA Throwdown, with his goal for AHS to achieve...

Tip of the Week: Setting the Ground Rules

January 10, 2022, The Association

In case you missed last month’s HASS-hosted webinar, Coalition Building for Animal Care Organizations, today’s tip highlights the importance of setting ground rules for meetings. While The Association’s Katherine Shenar and...

Tip of The Week: It’s Not About The Toilet Paper…

January 3, 2022, The Association

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

It’s only the first week of the year, and already we’re on a roll. Here’s a reminder from The Animal Protective Association of Missouri‘s Kim Brown that in order to...

10 Most Talked-About Resources of 2021

December 29, 2021, The Association

This blog’s all you—all your suggestions, that is. Over the past year, we listened and took notes as you passed along your favorite books, tech tools, websites, links and videos. ...

Most Popular Webinar Recordings of 2021

December 29, 2021, The Association

The Association

Here are the 10 juiciest, most actionable and thought-provoking webinars you kept coming back to. Catch up on those you missed and let us know if they bring you any aha! moments....

Tip of the Week: A Very Important Date

December 27, 2021, The Association

Development

You are reading the last Tip of the Week for 2021. The clock’s ticking, so we’re getting time-sensitive and tried-and-true, thanks to Humane Network’s Bonney Brown & Diane Blankenburg. While folks...

Best of the Blog 2021

December 24, 2021, The Association