The Association Blog

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...

Special Edition Jobs of the Month—August 2023

August 16, 2023, The Association

Calling all Directors! We just got in a fresh crop of leadership roles submitted to The Association’s Career Center, and wanted to pass on the hot leads. If you know...

Letter from the President: The Band Is Getting Back Together

August 15, 2023, Jim Tedford

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...

Meet a CAWA: jme Thomas

August 5, 2023, The Association

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...

Jobs of the Month—August 2023

August 2, 2023, The Association

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Looking to spread your professional wings? Peruse a sampling of the latest opportunities from The Association’s Career Center. Director of Animal Services, City of Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX This position...

Introducing the DEI Council

July 26, 2023, The Association

On behalf of The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement, Jasmin Robinson, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives, is delighted to introduce the incoming Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council and its members....

Letter from the President: Analysis Paralysis, Innovation & Half-Baked Decisions

July 17, 2023, Jim Tedford

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...

Jobs of the Month—July 2023

July 3, 2023, The Association

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Looking to spread your professional wings? Peruse a sampling of the latest opportunities from The Association’s Career Center. Adoptions Associate, Humane Society Silicon ValleyMilpitas, CA The Adoptions Associate is positive,...

4 Ways to Support LGBTQ+ Communities

June 26, 2023, The Association

As Pride Month comes to a close, we want to remind you that supporting and celebrating LGBTQ+ communities continues year-round. Following are four ideas for actions that can be taken...

The Solutions Summit: Highlights, Inspiring Quotes, & Big Ideas

June 14, 2023, The Association

Thank you to all who joined us on Tuesday for The Solutions Summit—a one-day mini-conference that packed a lot of punch in four expert sessions and two group activities. The...

Jobs of the Month—June 2023

June 1, 2023, The Association