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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 at their solution and add your ideas. We’ve heard that many organizations are “doing everything...
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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...
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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?...
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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...
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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. Putting it into practice is another thing....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Tip of the Week: Say It In a Different Way
January 30, 2023, The Association
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Having a challenging conversation or disagreement with someone? With a simple turn of phrase, you can begin to understand where that person is coming from. Us vs. Them thinking is...
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