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Early Bird Deadline Extended for 2023 Comps & Benefits Study
There’s been such an incredible response in the last few weeks to our calls to participate in the the 2023 Compensation & Benefits Study that we’ve decided to extend the...
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Tip of the Week: Are You In Or Are You Out?
As animal welfare professionals we often wear many hats, particularly in smaller organizations. Does your organization have an in-house HR team, or do you outsource to an HR or payroll...
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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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