Krista Hiddema

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

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

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