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Building Collaborative Effort & The Importance of Reporting. The Importance of Collaboration. Collaboration maximizes resources Collaboration keeps the focus on lifesaving, not infighting. The Importance of Collaboration.
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The Importance ofCollaboration • Collaboration maximizes resources • Collaboration keeps the focus on lifesaving, not infighting
The Importance of Collaboration • Collaboration helps sustain the lifesaving focus, regardless of who's in charge • Collaboration enhances public confidence, trust, and support
The Importance ofa Common Language • What's going on in the community • Makes the goal clear
The Importance ofa Common Language • Promotes effective, targeted programs • Creates a yardstick for measuring progress
Asilomar Accords: Goals • Save all healthy & treatable shelter pets • Set aside differences and find common ground • Promote community coalitions • Foster mutual respect • Common, uniform language and terminology • Standard definitions • Transparency
Asilomar Accords: Results • More peer pressure to report • A more civil environment • More collaboration • Many other groups promote reporting (Petpoint, ASPCA)
The Importance ofPublicly Reporting • Town councils, shires, mayors, city and state officials • Shelter executives and managers • Investigative reporters • Local citizens, animal lovers, donors, volunteers
Maddie’sComparative Database • Search and compare • Community statistics • Year-to-Year comparison • Community comparison • Shelter comparison
Maddie’sComparative Database • Search categories • Geographic region • Median income • Size of human population • Total intake • Total adoptions • Total euthanasia • Live release rate • Deaths per 1000