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Tip of the Week: Survey Says…
Five questions to ask your team to reflect on Welcome to your #MondayMotivation with Tip of the Week. In this weekly column, we share tools, time-savers and just-plain-genius ideas that your...
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Tip of the Week: Getting $ to Assist Pet Owners Facing Housing Challenges
Ideas on how your shelter can secure funding to help renters with pet deposits and fees Is your organization prioritizing programs and strategies to keep people and their pets together?...
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Tip of the Week: Be a Not-So-Secret Admirer
Have a professional idol? Here are strategies for making contact “We all have professional idols we’d like to meet,” writes Dorie Clark in Harvard Business Review, “ people whose careers...
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Tip of the Week: Online Mental Health Awareness Training
This free one-hour course explores the unique mental health issues faced by rural communities Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and NY FarmNet have teamed up with Rural Minds to...
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Tip of the Week: Send Mixed Messages
If you’re actively recruiting kitten fosters, see what happens when you try this If you’re actively leaning into more light-hearted messaging when you put out calls for kitten fosters, you...
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Tip of the Week: ASV Guidelines One-Pagers
Need buy-in for policy changes to improve the wellbeing of shelter animals? These downloadable one-pagers are invaluable Working to remove a barrier to adoption and need buy-in? Or perhaps you’re...
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Tip of the Week: Adopters Welcome Manual
A go-to resource for building and reinforcing an open adoptions program It’s been almost a decade since the groundbreaking guide was published, and today it’s more relevant than ever. As...
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Tip of the Week: Speak Out About Access to Care
Show your support for the PAW Act, legislation that would expand health spending accounts to include veterinary care expenses We are thrilled to share the news that The People and...
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Tip of the Week: Human-Animal Bond Talking Points
This nifty resource will help you start convos with customers about the human-animal bond According to Human Animal Bond Research Institute, pet owners will put more resources into pet care...
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Tip of the Week: Pet Debt Report
September 16, 2024, The Association
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A new survey shows that the overwhelming majority of pet owners are experiencing the impact of inflation on pet care costs. How might you better serve the members of your...
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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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