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5 Top HR Tips (& 10 More On the Way)
In advance of Tom Erb’s session during The Solutions Summit on June 13, we compiled 5 of the staffing and recruiting guru’s top tips. Register for the online summit to...
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Roll Call: 2023 Compensation & Benefits Study Participant List
The following organizations have made a commitment to the animal welfare profession and to their staff and communities by participating in the 2023 Compensation & Benefits Study....
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Onboarding 101: New Hire First-Year Timeline
First in a series of tips based on the newly recorded webinar, Employee Onboarding: The Secret for Boosting Productivity, Engagement, & Retention. Heard the one that onboarding a new employee...
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Letter from the President: Our People Are Our Most Valuable Assets
The future of our profession is on your shoulders. Has your organization completed the 2023 Compensation & Benefits Study? Dear Friends & Colleagues, In animal welfare work, our people are...
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4 Tips for Applying DEI to Your Daily Work
April 22, 2023, Jasmin Robinson
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Keeping the momentum going, Jasmin Robinson shares post-Expo inspo I recently attended Animal Care Expo as a panelist for one of the sessions on the main stage, “Mission-critical for animal...
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Update: 2023 Compensation & Benefits Study
We at The Association were thrilled to open data collection for the 2023 Compensation & Benefits Study on March 14. We were also thrilled by your response. This year, we offered...
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Bright Idea: How One Shelter Used Virtual Dog Training to Reduce Adoption Returns
Today, most animal shelters typically see between 7 and 20 percent of pets returned to the organization within the first 6 months of adoption. While we in the profession know...
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Tip of the Week: Defining Roles
What’s in a name? This week’s tip digs into leadership roles and titles, and how some of your colleagues are defining these roles. Manager, Coordinator, Director, Supervisor…. Definitions for these...
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2023 Compensation & Benefits Study: Knowledge Is Power
It’s that time again… We’re thrilled to announce that data collection for the 2023 Compensation & Benefits Study will open on Tuesday, March 14. This online benchmarking platform provides on-demand...
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Tip of the Week: Getting it Together
Up everyone’s learning game with an all-staff training. We talk a lot about the importance of professional development for staff at all levels. Putting it into practice is another thing....
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All Aboard!
Tips from your colleagues for an efficient (& maybe even fun) onboarding process Recent studies indicate that nearly 70% of employees will stay for 3 years if there is a...
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Tip of the Week: Get the Word Out
Easy way to help guide your choices and actions this year (and beyond)? Use your words. As part of her New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals, thought leader Beth Kanter...
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