An industry-wide audience analysis of the pre-, during, and post-pandemic performance of AZA organizations.
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What Resonated at #AZA2022?
The Canopy team provides takeaways from the AZA National Conference.
What Resonated Most With Your Colleagues in 2019?
Happy New Year! From conservation and animal welfare, to raising revenue and public funding, to global learnings, read what resonated most with our readers in 2019 and let us know what you’d like to learn more about in 2020.
AZA Mid-Year Takeaway – “I’m Sorry I Didn’t Know About You.”
Read David’s key takeaways from last week’s Mid-Year AZA Conference that embodied the themes of ‘We’re All Here Together’ and the ‘Why?’ of zoos and aquariums, as discussed by renowned speakers Chelsea Clinton, Dan Ashe and Eric Bailey.
Organizational Evaluation: Six Quick Recommendations (Part 3 of 3)
If you’ve reviewed the first and second posts from this series, you’re probably wondering “how can I use this information at my organization?” Look no further! We’ve put together a few recommendations for you to review…
The State of the Zoo & Aquarium Profession – Five Quotes From Those Who Know
We spent last week in Nashville sitting among over 200 international zoo and aquarium leaders. We talked opportunities, challenges, solutions and strategies. We discussed, debated and deliberated topics as varied as conservation, diversity, and advocacy. We celebrated successes, ignited passion, and became change agents. What were our takeaways from the Music City?
What does an “average” organization look like? (Part 2 of 3)
How does your organization compare? Is your membership program generating a good ROI? Are you spending enough on marketing? Are your personnel costs out of control? This is valuable information that you can use to compare/contrast the operating success and challenges of your own organization.
Culture Change in Our AZA Community: A Conversation About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and What Needs to Change
We’ve been thinking a lot about diversity, equity and inclusion and where we stand as a profession and as individuals—how far have we come on this journey and how far do we still have to travel? At Zoo Advisors, our answer would be, first, as a profession we’ve not come very far but we’ve made progress; and second, we still have a long way to travel, but we’re learning the way.
Foundations, Friends, and Societies, Oh My! (Part 1 of 3)
Zoo Advisors recently presented the ultimate findings to a new and exciting project which has consumed much of our attention over the past 12 months: a massive research study seeking to quantify and explore the contribution of partner organizations in the zoo and aquarium profession. Over the next two weeks, we’ll be sharing some of the findings from this study in a series of articles.
AZA 2018 is a Wrap!
What a terrific AZA conference! We were busy from early morning to late night (too late, some nights…), learning from sessions, meeting with clients, greeting old friends and making new ones, and enjoying Seattle.
What Just Happened?
An industry-wide audience analysis of the pre-, during, and post-pandemic performance of AZA organizations.
What Resonated at #AZA2022?
The Canopy team provides takeaways from the AZA National Conference.
What Resonated Most With Your Colleagues in 2019?
Happy New Year! From conservation and animal welfare, to raising revenue and public funding, to global learnings, read what resonated most with our readers in 2019 and let us know what you’d like to learn more about in 2020.
AZA Mid-Year Takeaway – “I’m Sorry I Didn’t Know About You.”
Read David’s key takeaways from last week’s Mid-Year AZA Conference that embodied the themes of ‘We’re All Here Together’ and the ‘Why?’ of zoos and aquariums, as discussed by renowned speakers Chelsea Clinton, Dan Ashe and Eric Bailey.
