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Tip of the Week: Decisions, Decisions…
What to do now, and what can wait until later? This cheat-sheet helps you prioritize When it comes to the animal welfare profession, it can be hard to prioritize tasks...
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Tip of the Week: SAC’s 2024 Year End Report
How’d we do as a field this past year? See what the data from more than 13,500 organizations has to say If you haven’t already, be sure to download—and study!—the...
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Tip of the Week: Housing Capacity Calculator
This key calculation is a crucial part of determining your capacity for care Knowing your housing capacity is crucial to operating within your humane capacity. This key calculation can also...
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Word on the Street with Sarah Hicks, DVM
February 8, 2025, The Association
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Deep thoughts, good advice and tough talk on hot topics When shelters are covered in local media these days, headlines very often include references to overcrowding. We in the field...
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The Intake Podcast: How DocuPet Alleviates the Licensing Burden
If you’re an animal welfare professional looking to reduce intake and provide faster solutions for lost pets and worried families, this episode is for you Meet Phillip Zimmerman. From his...
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Tip of the Week: Data Basics Workbook
Use this new resource to standardize your stats and make better decisions This 31-page resource just published by Shelter Animals Count is designed to help your org organize, standardize and...
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Tip of the Week: State-by-State Nonprofit Data
Looking to add to your toolkit when doing compensation reviews? There’s a map for that We have been collecting a list of helpful resources that organizations are using when doing...
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Tip of the Week: You Deserve a Break Today
Three ideas for incorporating the power of play into your daily breaks In his session at The Annual Conference this past November, “Reducing Burnout Through Play,” Gary Ware shared a...
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Tip of the Week: From Generation to Generation
December 30, 2024, The Association
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Traits, influences and demographics of the 5 generations currently making up the workforce We were thrilled to hear from you that Phil Gwoke’s keynote at The Annual Conference, “Leading Across...
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Tip of the Week: McKinsey’s Year in Charts
December 23, 2024, The Association
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Twelve top data visualizations that speak to global change in the business and social sectors In their session, “Adapting a Business Mindset to Animal Welfare,” at The Annual Conference, CAWAs...
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Tip of the Week: Dog Day Out Starter Guide
Happier, calmer shelter dogs? Here’s a plan for making that happen “When shelters first began sending dogs on field trips, what surprised staff the most was seeing shelter dogs who...
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