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Tip of the Week: 9 Tenets of PACT
Review the shared beliefs of a movement in sheltering that recognizes the power of community Compassion, transparency, leadership. These are the drivers of People and Animals in Community Together (PACT), a...
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Tip of the Week: Guide for Hiring with a DEI Lens
April 17, 2024, The Association
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Are you addressing and mitigating implicit biases in hiring? This 25-page guide can help Created especially for leaders and managers, the newly published Guide for Hiring with a Diversity, Equity,...
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Tip of the Week: ACO Appreciation Week Toolkit
How nifty is this?! Grab a toolkit of resources to make honoring your ACOs easier and more meaningful Are you ready for April 14-20? Thought about how you’ll be honoring...
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Tip of the Week: Found Kitten Flow Chart
Thanks to Hearts Speak and Dallas Animal Services for making this nifty customizable template available It’s coming up on Kitten Season, and nobody has extra time to reinvent the wheel—or...
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Tip of the Week: You Deserve a Break (or Five)
Micro-breaks are your new not-so-secret weapon So busy you can’t stop? Then take it easy. And short. According to a recent article in Harvard Business Review, multiple micro-breaks—we’re talking from...
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Tip of the Week: Everyone’s a Winner (When You Learn to Play the Game)
Housing more animals will lead to an increase in number of lives saved? Housing more animals will lead to an increase in number of lives saved? Not quite. Understanding the...
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Tip of the Week: Putting the Pieces Together
Looking to help staff enhance their communications and leadership skills? Give this classic team building activity a try “Jigsaw puzzles are well-known for their brain-boosting abilities,” says Sandi Mercado, ED...
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Tip of the Week: Framework for Workplace Well-Being
The U.S. Surgeon General recently released their five essential components to support workplaces as engines of well-being Right now there are more than 160 million people in the United States...
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Tip of the Week: Lost Pets Workbook
Working to increase your RTO rate? Grab this nifty resource from Petco Love Lost What percentage of your annual intakes come in as lost or stray? What factors contribute most...
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Tip of the Week: 2023-24 State of the Workplace Report
SHRM’s annual report delves into the major issues that organizations faced in 2023, from inflation to labor shortages We know you love your data, so get ready to dig into...
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Tip of the Week: Skills Over School
February 12, 2024, The Association
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A new study shows a growing hiring trend to eliminate a long-standing requirement. Where does your org stand? Required: Bachelor’s degree in related field… In the animal welfare sector, we’ve...
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Tip of the Week: Percentage Point
February 5, 2024, The Association
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Is the demographic makeup of your community reflected in your staff? In their recent webinar, Aligning DEI Programming with Strategy, Tom Hayashi, MS Ed, PhD, of The Center for Volunteer...
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