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Tip of the Week: Building Better Board Meetings
If you’re working toward a more effective board, how about starting with more effective board meetings? If your organization is working toward a more effective board and more efficient communications...
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Tip of the Week: Board Approval
September 2, 2024, The Association
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Is your staff facing unfair criticism from the community? Here’s a nifty idea for taking back the narrative and letting your employees know how important and appreciated they are “We...
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Tip of the Week: Don’t Delay (unless you’re emailing at 11 PM)
Meet your next go-to leadership strategy Managers, when it comes to warding off potential burnout in your team, are you modeling the behavior you wish to see? This question came...
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Tip of the Week: DIY Cat Housing Accessories
Invite volunteers to whip up one of these projects that’ll bring extra enrichment to the cats in your care Looking for a budget-friendly way to level up your feline housing?...
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Tip of the Week: It’s Not Just What You Say…
…it’s how you say it. Put your marketing copy to the test—a readability test, that is—to ensure your messaging is clear and easy to understand According to nonprofit comms expert...
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Tip of the Week: 2024 State of Shelter Adoption Report
This just-released study provides actionable insights to better address adopters’ needs and your community’s concerns 2024 marks the fourth consecutive year shelters across the nation are facing levels at or...
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Tip of the Week: How Are You Doing?
Sample form for evaluating the head of an organization The evaluation of the executive director/CEO is typically the responsibility of the board of directors. It is the board’s duty to...
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Tip of the Week: Cleaning Product Cheat Sheet
The pros and cons of common disinfectants, from the pros at UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program There are many disinfectants available for use in animal shelters, and you may...
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Tip of the Week: Charting Success
Calling on the hive mind for input on org charts When we noticed great engagement on a recent question in one of our online community groups, we thought we’d share...
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Tip of the Week: Systemic Racism Explained
Share this concise and clear four-minute video with staff and volunteers It’s always a good time to go back to the basics of why it’s important to engage in DEI...
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Tip of the Week: A Goal Is Not Just a Number
Eight glasses of water, 10,000 steps… While we’re all quite familiar with setting a number-based goal, what if we restructured goals in a different way? What’s a recent goal you...
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Tip of the Week: Model DEI Policy
Does your organization have a DEI policy? Here’s an example statement of intent from your colleagues in the field According to the 2023 Compensation & Benefits Benchmarking Study, more than...
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