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Member Spotlight: Get to Know Shelly Moore
What does more than 20 years as a member of The Association look like? The kind of dynamic leader you’ll find at the helm of Humane Society of Charlotte, that’s...
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Member Spotlight: Get to Know Shafonda Davis
We are honored to introduce you to the Animal Protection Society of Durham’s Shafonda Davis. As a member of The Association’s Leadership Committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Shafonda is a...
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Behavior Assessments in the Shelter: How and Why?
The behavior assessment is always a juicy topic for animal welfare professionals, so it was no surprise that San Francisco SPCA’s Dr. Wailani Sung, DACVB, drew a packed house for...
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Hot Stats: 2019 Compensation & Benefits Survey Highlights
As many of you know, The Association launched the first digital Compensation and Benefits Survey in 2019, and we’ve recently compiled data received from animal welfare organizations all across the...
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3 Tips for Supporting Your Team in a COVID World
The Association’s Katherine Shenar sat down with Oregon Humane’s Brian August, Chief Operating Officer, and Rhonda Palos, Vice President for Human Resources, for the scoop on HR challenges and successes brought...
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Guest Voices: Ashley Cassidy on Getting Back to Work
Atlanta Humane Society’s Associate Vice President of Employee Success, Ashley Cassidy, shares her thoughts on next steps in this new normal. How can we set ourselves and our organizations up to...
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The Roundtable Recap: 4 Top COVID-19 Takeaways
Last week hundreds of you joined us for the first in our Roundtable series, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim and featuring leaders in the field discussing emerging and critical issues in animal welfare....
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Member Spotlight: Get to Know Martha Boden
We are honored to introduce you to one of animal welfare’s brightest stars – the CEO of SPCA Tampa Bay, chair of The Association’s Spring Conference Committee, and an Association...
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4 Ways to Engage Volunteers During COVID-19
COVID-19 has impacted all aspects of sheltering as we know it—including volunteer programs. While many of you have recruited a new army of fosters, you’ve also had to restrict many...
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Member Spotlight: Get To Know Nina Stively
The Association boasts incredible expertise among our membership. That includes Loudon County Animal Services’ Nina Stively, a forward-thinking leader who knows her way around a hot pepper and will be...
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Helping Communities During COVID-19: Keep Pets S.A.F.E. Program
We’ve been hearing about many of your wonderful programs that help keep pets and their people together. The Animal Rescue League of Boston’s Keep Pets S.A.F.E. (Supporting Animals Facing Emergencies)...
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COVID-19 Comms: Messaging the Public About Their Pets
They’ve done it again—kudos to the North American COVID-19 Communication Task Force! This collaboration of animal welfare organizations across the U.S and Canada have put together a new set of...
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