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  • 1.  Doobert for foster management?

    Posted 07-18-2024 09:25 AM

    Hi everyone!

    I hope that things are going well for you! I'm still trying to find some foster management software for our municipal shelter. I was wondering if anyone uses Doobert. If so, what do you like about it? What don't you like about it? Can you tell me more about it, in general?

    Thank you!


    #FosterPrograms

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    Liz Gonzalez
    Operations Coordinator
    Jeffersonville Animal Shelter
    IN
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  • 2.  RE: Doobert for foster management?

    Posted 07-23-2024 03:07 PM

    Hi there!

    We actually just went through a trial period with Doobert for our foster program! Here is what our Foster Coordinator had to say about it: She liked that foster parents had the option to email, call, or text and how they were overall very timely in their answers. It's a great tool and while we didn't continue with them after the trial period, I can see how beneficial a program like Doobert might be for an organization who is not as expansive as ours with resources. I can say, the Doobert people are some of the nicest to talk to as well. Their website might take a little to finagle and understand, but the places their program can take an organization are incredibly expansive!



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    Shelby Stromberger-Bundy
    Shelter Manager
    Longmont Humane Society
    303-772-1232 x 265
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  • 3.  RE: Doobert for foster management?

    Posted 6 days ago

    Hey Liz,

    I am wondering if you organization is currently using Doobert? If so I would like to connect with you for your feedback and how you use Doobert in your organization :)

    Cheers,

    Brianna



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    [Brianna] [Fahie]
    [Volunteer Engagement, Shelter ]
    [Nova Scotia SPCA]
    [Canada] [Nova Scotia]
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  • 4.  RE: Doobert for foster management?

    Posted 6 days ago

    Hi Brianna, Liz!

    Jumping in because this thread is close to my heart.

    I don't use Doobert myself so I can't give you a real review of it. But I've been fostering bottle babies for years with rescues and county shelters here in Northern California, and I got obsessed enough, fed up if I'm being real, with how unnecessarily hard coordination is. And what a tragic loss it is to all of us when those amazing coordinators burn out. So I pulled together a team of engineers and animal people, and after shadowing coordinators through their day to day, we built a platform centered around foster programs. It's been stress-tested through kitten season. So consider me biased, but also very deep in the weeds on this question.

    If it's helpful to see another approach, the demo is here: https://www.pawsitivefoster.com/demo. And if not, I'm around in this group either way.



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    Lissette Arias
    Founder & Foster
    Pawsitive Foster
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