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COVID-19 Leadership Lessons: We’re All Exhausted. Now What?

April 21, 2020, The Association
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Week 5 of COVID-19 Response, and the animal welfare world is collectively exhausted. How can we keep on keeping on? The HSUS’ Kim Alboum and The Association’s Katherine Shenar checked...
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4 Steps to Planning a More Effective Remote Meeting

April 20, 2020, Dr. Steven Rogelberg
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Are you finding back-to-back-to-back remote meetings tough? Steven Rogelberg, PhD, author of The Surprising Science of Meetings, shares some of the reasons virtual meetings are so challenging, and outlines 4 steps...
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COVID-19 Leadership Lessons: Together We Are All One

April 19, 2020, Katherine M. Shenar
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“Our new normal should be collaboration and sharing of expertise.”  Wise words from the one and only Katherine Shenar, who shares an incredible story of what can happen when you...
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COVID-19 Update: What March 2020 Data Is Telling Us

April 17, 2020, Sara Kent
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Your data is always important. But during times of change, it’s crucial to measure the impact that COVID-19 is having on animals. Sara Kent, CEO at Shelter Animals Count, home...
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Member Spotlight: Get To Know Stephanie Filer

Many of you met Animal Rescue League of Iowa’s Stephanie Filer during her March 4 webinar, Taking the CRISIS out of Crisis Communications. You won’t be surprised that since then she’s...
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Member Spotlight: Get To Know Dr. Josh Fisher

As we celebrate National Animal Care & Control Appreciation Week, we’d like to introduce you to an AC&C superhero helping to make a meaningful difference in the Charlotte, NC, community...
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10 Tips To Make Remote Meetings Work

With work-at-home initiatives in full gear, remote meetings are filling up our calendars. And if you ask attendees which type of meeting is the least effective, the answer is…remote meetings. Steven...
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COVID-19 Coping Skills: Increasing Resilience

April 13, 2020, Brian DiGangi
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The ASPCA Shelter Outreach team’s Brian DiGangi, DVM, MS, DABVP, and Karen Walsh, CAWA, LVMT, CFE, have a short homework assignment for you to do before their April 29 webinar, The...
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COVID-19 Comms: Graphics and Flyers for Messaging Your Community & Staff

Sharing the most up-to-date information with your community and staff is of utmost importance right now. Your supporters and teams are looking to you for clear, direct communications—and to that...
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COVID-19 Leadership Lessons: Nonprofit & Government Shelter Collaboration

April 9, 2020, The Association
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If there’s one thing that’s emerged from the animal sheltering community during this pandemic, it’s that collaboration is key. The HSUS’ Kim Alboum and The Association’s Katherine Shenar sat down...
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COVID-19 Safety Net Idea: Pet Food Delivery

April 8, 2020, The Association
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Based on the response to this Facebook post back in January, we know that many of you already have Ani-meals-type programs, delivering pet food and supplies to the elderly, homebound, and...
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FAQ: Foster Care of COVID-19 Exposed Pets

Important new information for animal shelters, rescue groups, and foster programs when making a community plan to help COVID-exposed animals needing temporary care!  The Association’s Katherine Shenar sat down with...
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