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Creating SOPs

Find out what SOPs are, what they should contain, who benefits from having them and strategies for getting them written.

5 Tips for Thanking Donors

Use these five basic tips for showing gratitude to donors, building goodwill—and potentially fostering larger donations in the future.

5 Tips for Training and Retaining Volunteers

Learn how one small all-volunteer organization uses five tips to effectively train and retain an army of dedicated volunteers.

How to Use Whiteboards to Share Information about Shelter Animals

Sharing information about animals in your care is critical. Use these tips for creating effective whiteboards—and get a few ideas for other ways to convey important information visually.

Research Comparing Costs of Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) and Euthanasia

Learn about the relative costs of trap-euthanize vs trap-neuter-return and when they can decrease the population of community cats!

They Did It: Facebook Fundraising Success

Learn Facebook fundraising tips from a horse rescue that made more than $16,000 in two weeks when faced with an emergency.

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.

Relocation Interview with Second Chance Animal Services, Destination Shelter for ASPCA’s Milestone Transport

Second Chance Animal Services and “Almost Home” destination for transported pets

Finding Foundations that Fund Animal Welfare

Check out this starter list of organizations that make giving animal-welfare grants part of their mission.

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.

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