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Polls Open: Cast Your Vote in The Shelter Showdown and Wagsies Awards
Support your colleagues and vote today The Shelter Showdown Voting closes tonight, Wednesday, October 26, at 11:59:59 ET Select your favorite video from our finalists: Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue...
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Tip of the Week: (Extra) Special Events
Looking for inspo for your next fundraising gala? This week, your colleagues share some themes that went over well at their organizations. The thing about animal welfare? Unlike some other...
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Invitation from The Board: “We Can’t Wait To Meet You in Person!”
Join us in New Orleans this November 14-16 The Fall Conference for Animal Welfare Advancement is less than a month away, and hundreds of your colleagues in the field are...
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Investing Up: The New “Managing Up,” Only 100X Better
Daniel Hallak, PhD, of WiLD Leaders shares a very impactful, very accessible process for creating clarity, commitment, trust, and a stronger working relationship. When you think about investing in...
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Fall Conference: 5 Questions We Always Ask with Swati Patel
Have you registered yet? Our lineup for the Fall Conference for Animal Welfare Advancement has been carefully curated to ensure the topics are the most relevant and important to the...
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Tip of the Week: Leveling Up
This week’s tip looks at some of the field’s early work to gather information on animal-level data—and how to best collect and utilize it. “Animal-level data is the next big...
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Case Study: Growing Your Monthly Donor Program Through Digital Promotion
Newport ONE’s David Gregory outlines why monthly donors are so valuable to nonprofits. THE QUESTION Are monthly donors worth more time and strategic investment? The Newport ONE team says “Yes!”...
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Letter From the President: A True Professional and a True Friend
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Having spent more than half of my life entrenched in animal welfare work, I have run across people of all sorts. I’ve met some of the...
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Tip of the Week: Native Land Map
Here’s a resource you can share with staff as part of a DEI toolkit. As we observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day, here’s a reminder about Native Land, a cool mapping tool...
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Fall Conference: 5 Questions We Always Ask with Jeremy Van Groll
Have you registered yet? We have such a juicy lineup for the Fall Conference for Animal Welfare Advancement, you’ll even learn how to make the budgeting process fun. Just ask...
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And The Finalists Are…
Congratulations to the Round 1 winners of The Association’s Shelter Showdown, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Wave your hands in the air for: Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation SPCA Tampa...
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Jobs of the Month—October 2022
Ready for the next adventure? Got a new position to fill? Head on over to The Association’s Career Center. Following is a sampling of the latest opportunities. Senior Manager, Adoption...
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