After a whirlwind week of informative, thoughtful, and empowering #AZA2021 sessions, we share Part Two of our “Quick Takes” from sessions we participated in and/or attended in the second half of the week.
For our 8th year hosting Women in Leadership sessions at #AZA2021, we invited aquarium & zoo leaders in other countries to share how we might better support each other in our leadership journeys through insights & resources.
While #AZA2021 is still in progress, we already garnered so many takeaways that we can’t wait until next week to share them! Read on for our “quick takes” from sessions we participated in and/or attended in the first half of the week.
The recent announcement that two female friends will be moving into executive leadership roles in high-profile zoos made Lori Perkins think: does it make a difference to have two women join the CEO ranks?
Project Dragonfly represents one of the closest approximations of the kind of community-based conservation that we’re trying to achieve in zoos & aquariums. Learn more about the recent Earth Expedition to Belize led by our own Kathayoon Khalil PhD.
Guest blogger Grayson Ponti, Conservation Interpretor at Dallas Zoo, shares how his criteria for evaluating leaders shifted this past year & how he’s using that knowledge to be the best at his beloved profession.
Kathy Wagner reflects on the progress women have made as we commemorate the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution granting women the right to vote, and finds that we still have much work to do to achieve gender and pay equity.
Ally vs. supporter. Which is preferred to assist minority representation? Learn from guest blogger Craig Saffoe how to support the minority professionals of AMZAP from the sidelines by stepping up & also stepping back.
The reliance of zoos and aquariums on visitor-generated revenue is clear. As they begin to navigate a post-COVID landscape, they must be strategic with living collections to remain economically viable and meet their conservation objectives.
This year has been incredibly tough–for all of us. As a follow up to my first blog post on this topic, I’m exploring gratitude and challenging you to let go of the not-so-good parts yet keep the good parts, because one benefit of great change is the opportunity to more easily implement more change.
Are we doing enough for conservation? Are what we’re doing the “right” things? If not, what we should be doing? Takeaways from our Community Conversations discussion.
In Part Two, Stephanie Ratcliffe explains how she selected the Climate Solutions exhibit content; her evaluation of highlighting individual action vs. collective action; and advice for others starting the exhibit development process.
Canopy is excited for our team and clients to continue to experience Elise’s passion for helping organizations find their “why” through collaboration, consensus building, and uplifting diverse voices.
How can we recruit and hire diverse candidates to open positions and create supportive environments for the people we hire?
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