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Letter from the President: The Single Greatest Threat
The Association’s President & CEO asks for your help in solving animal welfare’s most timely, urgent issue Dear Colleagues, I believe the single greatest threat the animal welfare profession has...
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Tip of the Week: Lead By Example
Model the behavior you wish to see. As a senior leader or manager, it’s hard to argue with the above statement. Putting it into practice, however, is another thing. Rachel Levine,...
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How I Got Here: Sara Pizano, DVM, MA
Welcome to another installment of one of our newest features, “How I Got Here,” that digs into the career path and development of an animal welfare professional and member of...
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Meet a CAWA: Jeana Roth
Earning your Certified Animal Welfare Administrator credential can help you advance within the animal welfare profession. Being a CAWA is also game-changing for the animals in your care. Just ask...
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What 2023 Data Is Telling Us So Far: 5 Key Takeaways
Rates, percentages, reported experiences…. The variety and volume of data presented at last week’s Roundtable, Industry Update: What 2023 Data Is Telling Us, presented quite a story of what’s been...
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Tip of the Week: Shout Out Your Colleagues
This week’s tip is a call to help celebrate the inspiring individuals who work in animal care and control. Who can you nominate for a NACA award? The 2023 National...
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Letter from the President: The Band Is Getting Back Together
Your personal invite from The Association’s President & CEO Dear Friends & Colleagues, The band is getting back together! OK, not a literal band, but our merry band of animal...
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A Place Where All Living Beings Thrive
In 2019, Leah Craig Chumbley was tasked with turning around an organization facing mission creep, a million-dollar funding gap, and a mostly unhappy workforce. Here’s her story. Every day, animal...
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Meet a CAWA: jme Thomas
Founder of the rock and roll-themed, foster-based Motley Zoo Animal Rescue who hangs backstage with Nickelback and Snoop Dogg to help promote rescue and adoption awareness…. Meet jme Thomas, the...
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Member Spotlight: Get to Know Jamie Hartman Spiva, CFRE
You know those people who are naturally enthusiastic and energized, no morning coffee necessary? Meet Jamie Hartman Spiva, CFRE Name & Title: Jamie Hartman Spiva, CFRE, Interim Chief Development Officer, Houston...
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Letter from the President: Analysis Paralysis, Innovation & Half-Baked Decisions
Wise words from The Association’s President & CEO Dear Friends & Colleagues, Sometimes I suffer from analysis paralysis. There, I said it. That phenomenon that occurs when an overthinking of...
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Tip of the Week: Take Time, Make Time
Even though your schedule may be jam-packed, there are often ways to make time for what’s most important. In his keynote address at The Solutions Summit yesterday, Dr. Michael Blackwell...
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