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HR & Staff Development

Recruit, engage, and retain the people who power your organization’s lifesaving.

Cats and dogs need people to save their lives — which is why it’s important to focus on staffs’ needs, as much as on animals. This goes from recruiting applicants throughout your community, providing growth opportunities, and finding out what matters to the people who make up your organization so they will want to stay. Many of these resources can apply to volunteers too!

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Find the answers you need for common questions related to HR and staff development.

Training Playbook: Staff Development and Training

Learn effective methods for building strong, capable teams and individuals at your organization.
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Staff Recruitment and Retention Playbook

Implement these strategies for attracting and keeping top talent in the animal welfare field.
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Staff, the Heart of Your Organization

Hear from Julie Castle on how investing in staff development can create lasting impact.
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Bringing Animal Welfare Out Of the Shadows

Gain insight into how to raise the profile of animal welfare as a profession.
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About the Best Friends Network

The network is a free community of over 5,000 animal welfare organizations, including shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter groups, transport groups, and other support organizations.

The Best Friends Network is your support system in your journey to save the lives of dogs and cats in your communities. Network partners gain access to exclusive challenges, grants, resources, and dedicated support.

Connect with partners across the country, access proven strategies, and collaborate to increase lifesaving nationwide.

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The Best Friends Network team is your lifeline to support for your organization, collaboration with other network partners and connection with Best Friends experts, resources, funding opportunities and so much more.
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