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#WHM2024, Part I: Plenty of Light to Go Around

Welcome to our Women’s History Month series, featuring the experiences of women leaders in animal welfare. Meredith Jones of Operation Kindness kicks us off with a focus on the importance...
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Call To Action: Take the 2024 DEI Survey

Are we making progress as a profession? Participate now to make your voice heard and be part of the solution It’s been three years since The Association’s Diversity, Equity, and...
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Tip of the Week: Skills Over School

A new study shows a growing hiring trend to eliminate a long-standing requirement. Where does your org stand? Required: Bachelor’s degree in related field… In the animal welfare sector, we’ve...
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Tip of the Week: Percentage Point

Is the demographic makeup of your community reflected in your staff? In their recent webinar, Aligning DEI Programming with Strategy, Tom Hayashi, MS Ed, PhD, of The Center for Volunteer...
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3 Resources for Working Toward a Culture of Belonging and Inclusion

PetSmart’s Rory Adams cited a wealth of resources to increase belonging and inclusivity in his recent webinar, Trans* Inclusive Workplaces. Here are three you can start digging into today. “No...
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Tip of the Week: MLK Day of Service

Many of your colleagues in the field are hosting Days of Service next Monday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What...
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Guest Voices: Lily Yap on Things That Aren’t Roadkill

What do YOU see by the side of the road? The Division Manager at Grand Prairie Animal Services discusses how negativity bias can cause our minds to jump to the worst-case...
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Tip of the Week: A Culturally Safe, Trauma-Informed Approach

Here’s another peer-recommended resource, this one a free training program from Vancouver Humane Society. When a member of The Network, The Association’s online community, inquired about DEI resources to share...
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Bright Idea: Spoke & Wheel Organizational Chart

Mark Neff shares the organizational chart that Forsyth Humane Society recently switched to. Could this nontraditional model work at your organization? Org Chart What do you envision when you hear...
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Tip of the Week: Going Platinum

The Golden Rule has been around since the time of Confucius. This week we take it next level. Treat others as you would like to be treated. The philosophy behind...
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Vu and Jim Get Real

Listen to a new interview with The Association’s President and CEO, Jim Tedford, and Nonprofit AF’s unparalleled Vu Le The Association’s Jim Tedford recently sat down with social justice warrior...
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Tip of the Week: Uh, No Thanks…

This week we’ve got some food for thought on the traditionally obligatory post-interview handwritten thank-you note. The post-interview, hand-written thank you note… “Some people think they are an absolute necessity...
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