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4 Ways to Care For Your Heart During COVID-19

August 29, 2020, Jessica Dolce
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We’re betting that many of us in animal welfare need to hear the following words from Jessica Dolce right about now. We’re so excited to share another of her powerful...
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Metro Nashville AC&C Uses Technology To Rock Their RTO (and you can, too)

August 27, 2020, The Association
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Heard about how Metro Animal Care and Control (MACC) utilized a simple but mighty feature of their shelter software to increase their RTO by 11 percentage points? This innovative use...
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3 Ways to Get Your Grit On

August 27, 2020, Josh Vaisman
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Josh originally published this post as 3 Steps to Your Leadership Superpowers on his blog for veterinary professionals, and the tips are just as applicable to leaders and managers of animal...
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4 Key Insights from Rebranding a 143-Year-Old Organization (During a Pandemic)

Matt Pepper and Tom Varitek, CEO and Communications VP, respectively, of Michigan Humane—formerly Michigan Humane Society—recently sat down with The Association’s Katherine Shenar to discuss what goes into the reinvigoration...
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5 Anxiety Hacks for Your Shelter Med Team (and everybody else)

VETgirl recently hosted a free YouTube LIVE event with Jeannine Moga, MA, MSW, LCSW, and Chief Happiness Officer at VETgirl. With more than 17 years working with veterinary teams, Moga...
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Member Spotlight: Get to Know Cole Wakefield

Good Shepherd Humane Society’s Cole Wakefield is a new member of The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement—yet already he’s distinguished himself as a thoughtful leader who asks important questions, sees...
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COVID-19 Event Planning: Online Auction Resources

August 10, 2020, The Association
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With restrictions on large in-person gatherings still in place, you may have recently made the decision to take this year’s auction online. Many of your colleagues have been successfully hosting...
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Member Spotlight: Get To Know Matt Chan

Santa Barbara Humane Society’s Matt Chan is a reminder of why we do the work we do. Need some inspiration? Give this a read. Spoiler alert–guaranteed smile forthcoming: This article...
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COVID-19 Communications: Oregon Humane’s Virtual Shelter Tour

Your community misses you—and wants to know about the services you are currently offering and the good work you are doing. While they may not be able to volunteer or...
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6 Mantras of Cross-Team Collaboration

Medical, Behavior, & Operations working together—yassss! You can see it in action at the 7 centers run by County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care & Control, thanks to...
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Special Events Spotlight: Sacramento SPCA’s Virtual Doggy Dash

July 29, 2020, The Association
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We know this much is true about the animal welfare field—we’re resilient, we’re innovative, and we bring communities together. Case in point: When COVID-19 restrictions on large group events threatened...
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5 Tips & Tools for Interacting with Increasingly Diverse Communities

We’ve been reviewing your feedback about The Spring Conference for Animal Welfare, and response to “Interacting with Increasingly Diverse Communities” was off the charts! Jace Huggins, Chief ACO at Front...
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