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What's the Deal About Data?

Knowing what animals are coming into your shelter and why, and what animals are making it out alive (or not) are important keys to improve your performance.

Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Map Animal Data

Read about the ASPCA’s research into Geographic Information Systems and how it can be a powerful lifesaving tool for shelters.

Access to Veterinary Care Online Courses

Learn from colleagues working to elevate AVC, about their approaches, successes, and lessons, with engaging topics ranging from incorporating AVC in veterinary education to challenges facing the field.

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.

COVID-19 Animal Welfare Survey Offers View of Future Shelter Operations

A survey of shelters and rescues during the pandemic revealed challenges, lessons learned, and new approaches to help dogs and cats going forward.

7 Tips for Animal Shelters on Giving Tuesday

These seven best practices can help you leverage the philanthropic powerhouse of Giving Tuesday on behalf of your organization and its animals.

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.

Creating SOPs

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

Cultivate Generosity from Within: Create a Giving Culture

Fundraising is a collective effort. Every staff member, from directors to care and administrative staff, plays a role in donor engagement.

5 Uses for QR Codes in Animal Shelters

Learn how your animal shelter can use QR codes to increase adoptions and manage your operations more efficiently.

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