Search Search Search You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Topic (-) Programs & Operations Board & Leadership Fundraising Managing People Resources Managed Admission Volunteers Shelter Medicine Programs & Services Cruelty & Disasters Animal Cruelty Investigations Adoption & Placement Community Cats Foster Care Active FiltersPrograms & Operations Group 9 Clear All Top 10 Tips for Responding to Negative Comments When faced with negative comments, remember the 3 Cs: context, consistency and case-by-case. Here are tips on fielding hits from blogs, forums or Facebook. Top 10 Tips for Effective Animal Shelter Employee Recognition & Appreciation Learn how to integrate staff recognition into your operations to show appreciation for your staff’s commitment and improve engagement and retention. Animal Shelter-Related Research Animal welfare professionals serving dogs, cats, and horses can use this data-backed information to enhance fostering, adoption, relocation, and other programs. Retail Smarts: Selling Used Tennis Balls Creative marketing, at your service. Learn how you can repurpose donated items for profit in your retail store. They Did It: Dog Mailboxes Keep Kennels Organized Looking for a cute and practical way to keep track of every dog’s possessions? Take a tip from this New Mexico agency and give every dog his or her own mailbox. They Did It: Raised More Than 25% of Their Annual Fundraising Goal During One Event What made Heart of the Valley Animal Shelter’s signature “Dog Ball” fundraiser so successful? Executive Director Marla Caulk shares her tips. 6 Ways to Create a Sense of Community for Volunteers Successful volunteer programs keep volunteers connected to each other and your agency. Try these six tips to keep volunteers in touch. Tips to Set up Fosters for Success with Challenging Dogs Learn easy and proven tips to improve fosters’ experience with challenging dogs and save more lives, together. They Did It: Raised $40,000 for a New Play Yard in Just 24 Hours NHA raised $40K in just 24 hours for an outdoor play yard for their dogs, which provided both placement opportunities & behavioral support. Tips to Showcase Your Volunteer Appreciation Get inspired from these easy & accessible ways to show your volunteers the appreciation they so deserve. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page next ›