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Veterinary Care

When making veterinary decisions, how do you balance the needs of the individual animal, the shelter population, the community, and your organization’s resources? Dr. Graham Brayshaw, Director of Animal Services at Animal...

Want to Build Stronger Work Relationships? Here Are 3 Things to Avoid

October 18, 2020, Brett Cooper

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Important truth about leadership: It’s virtually impossible to achieve goals without teamwork. How to keep those collaborative relationships strong and productive? The author, Brett Cooper of Integris Performance Advisors, shares...

DEI Roundtable: 4 Top Takeaways

October 11, 2020, The Association

Last Thursday, animal services and TNR leaders who are guiding their cities through difficult climates sat down to share challenges and insights. The Roundtable on Community Relations During a Time of...

Member Spotlight: Get To Know Kathleen M. Olson, CAWA

October 6, 2020, The Association

The first shelter Kathleen M. Olson worked at reached 90% positive outcomes for dogs within 3 years under her leadership. As ED of Purrfect Pals Cat Sanctuary and Adoption Center, she...

Leading Remotely: 5 Ways to Build Team Cohesion

September 28, 2020, Brett Cooper

Human Resources & Operations

Productive, cohesive, emotionally intelligent, and engaged… sound like the perfect team? The author shares insight (and actionable, practical tips!) that can help you get there. The pandemic-related changes to shift...

Best Practices: New Standards for Transport During COVID-19

September 22, 2020, Brad Shear

Brad Shear, CAWA, chair of The Association’s Best Practices and Emerging Trends Committee and Board of Directors, shares important updates to the Best Practices Guidelines for Companion Animal Transport. Use...

Member Spotlight: Get To Know Dr. Cristie Kamiya

September 7, 2020, The Association

What happens when your Chief of Shelter Medicine has a DVM and an MBA? You just might become the first-ever organization to meet all 543 of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians’ standard-of-care...

Member Spotlight: Get to Know Cole Wakefield

August 12, 2020, The Association

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...

Member Spotlight: Get To Know Matt Chan

August 7, 2020, The Association

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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...

5 Tips & Tools for Interacting with Increasingly Diverse Communities

July 27, 2020, The Association

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...

Member Spotlight: Get to Know Liz Walker

July 14, 2020, The Association