Shelter Management
Check out the following articles to improve your organization's performance and effectiveness.
Using Data to Make Austin a No-Kill City
March 2012
Today, Austin has a save rate of 91%. That wasn’t the case just four years ago when 44% of the animals coming into the Austin Animal Center were losing their lives. Dr. Ellen Jefferson recounts how she used the shelter’s data to figure out bottlenecks in the system and develop and fine-tune programs to fill in the gaps. Read MoreExpanding Lifesaving Despite Slashed Budgets Editorial
March 2012
Maddie's Fund President Rich Avanzino has some unexpected ideas on how to forge ahead with lifesaving progress when animal control budgets are cut. Read MoreData-Smata, Who Cares About Data?
February 2012
Are you on the fence about the importance of publishing shelter data? Barbara Carr of the SPCA Serving Erie County in Buffalo, NY explains why she became a firm believer in revealing the good, bad and the ugly, and describes how transparency has helped her organization save more lives. Read MoreA Model Pet Evaluation Matrix
April 2011
Use the Pet Evaluation Matrix provided here for your organization or community. Read MoreHumane Society Silicon Valley: Going the Extra Mile for Animals in Need
January 2011
Saving animals with treatable health and behavior conditions is the focus of this Northern California animal shelter. Read MoreWorking the System
January 2010
Moving pets quickly from municipal shelters to adoption partners and into new homes has helped increase lifesaving in New York City from 37% in 2003 to 74% in 2009. Read MoreNonprofit Management Series
2007
Management Consultant Jeannette Peters has put together an eight-part primer on running your non-profit organization like a business. Read MoreSpring Cleaning for Your Organization
2007
Jeanette suggests that Spring is an excellent time to do an assessment of the administrative details of your nonprofit organization and clean up any loose ends that may have escaped attention. Read More
