Krista Hiddema

Who is Ultimately Responsible for Your Career?

The short answer to this question is YOU!

CareerKrista Valerie HiddemaFebruary 16, 2021PBA, personal, advisors, challenges, employment, responsibility, leadership, mentoring, opportunity, education, executive, coach Comments

The Connection Between Board Governance and Burnout

Boards of Directors, as part of their roles and responsibilities, must support the executive director in managing and leading the employees.

GovernanceKrista Valerie HiddemaFebruary 2, 2021burnout, governance, connection, faunalytics, open sanctuary, workload, control, reward, community, fairness, values, activism Comments

Why We Should All Be Supporting The Employees at ALDF

I see this as one of the most important employment-based matters that has taken place in our Movement since #ARMeToo

EmploymentKrista Valerie HiddemaJanuary 19, 2021unions, ALDF, Animal Legal Defense Fund, employees, human resources, activism, animal rights, labor, labour, relations Comments

Are You An Intern? Do You Need To Be Paid?

I have defined what an Independent Contractor is and what a Volunteer is . . . but what about other forms of work?

EmploymentKrista Valerie HiddemaJanuary 5, 2021interns, paid, legislation, Canada, United States, test, critieria, employer, FLSA, Provincial, Federal, regulationsComment

I'm A Volunteer - What Applies To Me?

Volunteering is the life blood of many groups within the animal advocacy movement . . .

ActivismNigel OsborneDecember 22, 2020volunteer, activism, organizations, respect, workplace, treatment, training, appreciationComment

But I'm An Independent Contractor

Thus far I’ve blogged primarily about matters related to employees within our Movement, and the next several blogs coming up are going to continue to address employment matters such as overtime, pay for travel, employee handbooks, policies, etc.

EmploymentKrista Valerie HiddemaDecember 8, 2020independent, contractor, employee, question, checklist, law, employment, laid off, terminationComment

What Do Boards Do Anyhow?

I have sat on several boards in this Movement, including as a board member for Mercy For Animals in Canada, and as the founding board member and President of Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, home of Esther the Wonder Pig for 6 years.

GovernanceKrista Valerie HiddemaNovember 24, 2020board of directors, boards, governing, non-profit, codes of practice, standards, effectiveness Comments

Kids, Kids, Kids

A recent report by Faunalytics titled, The State of Animal Advocacy in North America: Experiences and Turnover, found that 82.9% of paid advocates and 81.1% of unpaid advocates did not have children.

ActivismKrista Valerie HiddemaNovember 10, 2020family, children, activism, Animal rights, parents, discrimination, work, fear Comments

Job Sharing, Job Rotation, and Shorter Workweeks

In this hectic and crazy world, it can be very challenging to balance everything that we need to do, let alone everything that we want to do.

EmploymentKrista Valerie HiddemaOctober 27, 2020jobs, job sharing, job rotation, shorter workweeks, work life balance, personal, animal rights, activismComment

Can my boss really make me do that? Part II of II

If you haven’t read Part I, I’d suggest that you do so and learn a bit more about Bob! As a quick recap, at this stage, Bob has shared his experience of sexual harassment with a trusted leader in the organization, the organization has investigated the matter, and they have decided what they plan to do.

EmploymentKrista Valerie HiddemaOctober 13, 2020employer, employee, board of directors, obligations, legal, work, conduct, pornography, poisoned work environment, human rights, investigation, safety, report, actionComment

Can my boss really make me do that? Part I of II

I recently had a conversation with a wonderful activist who was doing double duty at their organization by also taking on some IT duties.

EmploymentKrista Valerie HiddemaSeptember 29, 2020employer, employee, board of directors, obligations, legal, work, conduct, pornography, poisoned work environment, human rights, investigation, safety Comment

My Activism is Better than Your Activism

I vividly recall my early days in the Movement sitting in meetings with Movement leaders who were bemoaning and frankly denigrating the work of other groups….

ActivismKrista Valerie HiddemaSeptember 15, 2020Bill Moyer, Four Roles of Social Activism, citizen, rebel, reformer, change agent, important, infighting, animal rights, movement, social justice Comments