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Tip of the Week: Busting Biases at Work
Here’s an exercise to try the next time you’ve got an important decision to make in the workplace. Bias—simply defined as a prejudice in favor of or against one thing,...
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Tip of the Week: The Case for Pet-Friendly Housing
We’re still digging through the tips and insights shared in last week’s Roundtable on Dog Breeds: Implication for Behavior, Adopter Expectations & Legislation. Here’s another invaluable resource. One of the...
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Tip of the Week: What Do You Think I Am?
We know that dogs for adoption at shelters are regularly labeled by breed, and we know that staff regularly make their best guesses—based on looks—to describe a dog’s breed or...
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Tip of the Week: Best Practices for Keeping People & Pets Together
Looking for a digital resource for creating and strengthening pet-friendly homeless services? Coming right up, thanks to National Alliance to End Homelessness and PetSmart Charities. In shifting how we think...
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Tip of the Week: Dog, Tagged
This week we share an idea for finding lost dogs via Missing Animal Response Network. This is a good one to pass on to your communities. “The basic concept is...
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Tip of the Week: Defining Roles
What’s in a name? This week’s tip digs into leadership roles and titles, and how some of your colleagues are defining these roles. Manager, Coordinator, Director, Supervisor…. Definitions for these...
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Tip of the Week: Good Reads
Earlier this year, we asked members of The Association what they were reading. Here are a few of their recs. Let us know in the comments if you’ve checked out...
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Tip of the Week: Ready to Roll
One shelter shares an easy way to keep retail sales rolling right along Animal welfare folx are some of the most resourceful out there, well-versed at MacGyvering cat hiding...
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Tip of the Week: Keep It Moving
One shelter shares their tip for keeping animals moving through the system. Take a look at their solution and add your ideas. We’ve heard that many organizations are “doing everything...
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Tip of the Week: Come Aboard, We’re Expecting You…
What spot’s even hotter than the Lido Deck? Why, the lobby at your shelter, of course. How are you ensuring that visitors feel welcome the minute they enter your facility?...
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Tip of the Week: Getting it Together
Up everyone’s learning game with an all-staff training. We talk a lot about the importance of professional development for staff at all levels. Putting it into practice is another thing....
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Tip of the Week: Get the Word Out
Easy way to help guide your choices and actions this year (and beyond)? Use your words. As part of her New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals, thought leader Beth Kanter...
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