Animal Welfare Professionals

We have three key players in the rescue.   Most of our time is spent in the field trying to keep up with the abused and abandoned dogs/puppies running our county streets.   Spay and neutered dogs are slim to none in our area.   Abandoned puppies everywhere.  It's hard for us to keep up with paperwork let alone have time to input these rescues into a computer.  Suggestions??  There are only so many hours in a day.   I'd loveto have easier but wonder if it really is. 

I would love to learn more about your current paper data tracking process! What does your current process look like?

I wonder if an image to text scanner or a PDF to text app could be helpful here?

https://www.necc.mass.edu/wp-content/uploads/accessible-media-necc/uncategorized/resources/What-is-OCR.pdf

We have three key players in the rescue.   Most of our time is spent in the field trying to keep up with the abused and abandoned dogs/puppies running our county streets.   Spay and neutered dogs are slim to none in our area.   Abandoned puppies everywhere.  It's hard for us to keep up with paperwork let alone have time to input these rescues into a computer.  Suggestions??  There are only so many hours in a day.   I'd loveto have easier but wonder if it really is. 

We have I take sheets on every dog with shot records documented along with all other important information.   Once a dog gets adopted it goes i to an adoption file, transported to another rescue goes into transfer file and dogs still on property stay active.   Then we just tally monthly in each file.  Dogs in foster stay in a foster file u til they get adopted or transferred.   Time consuming but working on excel sheet possibly to make the tally process quicker.  A volunteer to do date entry would be beneficial as well.    I'd love to hear what others use to maintain records and data that is easy!

I would love to learn more about your current paper data tracking process! What does your current process look like?

I wonder if an image to text scanner or a PDF to text app could be helpful here?

https://www.necc.mass.edu/wp-content/uploads/accessible-media-necc/uncategorized/resources/What-is-OCR.pdf

We have three key players in the rescue.   Most of our time is spent in the field trying to keep up with the abused and abandoned dogs/puppies running our county streets.   Spay and neutered dogs are slim to none in our area.   Abandoned puppies everywhere.  It's hard for us to keep up with paperwork let alone have time to input these rescues into a computer.  Suggestions??  There are only so many hours in a day.   I'd loveto have easier but wonder if it really is. 

Hi Laura, 
First, thank you to you and your team for all the work you do for those dogs in your area! 

Secondly, I'm sorry to hear about your struggles and know that being in this industry can be overwhelming sometimes, especially when it comes to all the paperwork and data. I think Doobert.com could help you with all the documentation you and your team are doing per dog, plus the transport side of things. Our newest module, the Companion Case Management module allows you to create cases for many different types of things whether it be adoption, fostering, field reports, etc. Plus you can create/assign animal profiles to each case where you can track their details such as basic information, shot records, likes/dislikes, and many other things. 

Another great thing about using Doobert is you can involve other members of your team so everyone has access to your organization account and can stay up to speed with all the cases you are managing. Just about everything can be done from the Forever Free plan so you can focus your time, money, and efforts on saving more pups! I am happy to jump on a call with you to demo the system and learn more about you, your organization, and your processes to see if Doobert is a good fit. If this is something you are interested in doing, feel free to schedule some time on my calendar and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. 

Keep up the great work! 

We have I take sheets on every dog with shot records documented along with all other important information.   Once a dog gets adopted it goes i to an adoption file, transported to another rescue goes into transfer file and dogs still on property stay active.   Then we just tally monthly in each file.  Dogs in foster stay in a foster file u til they get adopted or transferred.   Time consuming but working on excel sheet possibly to make the tally process quicker.  A volunteer to do date entry would be beneficial as well.    I'd love to hear what others use to maintain records and data that is easy!

I would love to learn more about your current paper data tracking process! What does your current process look like?

I wonder if an image to text scanner or a PDF to text app could be helpful here?

https://www.necc.mass.edu/wp-content/uploads/accessible-media-necc/uncategorized/resources/What-is-OCR.pdf

We have three key players in the rescue.   Most of our time is spent in the field trying to keep up with the abused and abandoned dogs/puppies running our county streets.   Spay and neutered dogs are slim to none in our area.   Abandoned puppies everywhere.  It's hard for us to keep up with paperwork let alone have time to input these rescues into a computer.  Suggestions??  There are only so many hours in a day.   I'd loveto have easier but wonder if it really is. 

Hi Kimberly!  My organization is a community outreach program that provides support services for owned pets. Does Doobert provide data support for a progam like ours?

Hi Laura, 
First, thank you to you and your team for all the work you do for those dogs in your area! 

Secondly, I'm sorry to hear about your struggles and know that being in this industry can be overwhelming sometimes, especially when it comes to all the paperwork and data. I think Doobert.com could help you with all the documentation you and your team are doing per dog, plus the transport side of things. Our newest module, the Companion Case Management module allows you to create cases for many different types of things whether it be adoption, fostering, field reports, etc. Plus you can create/assign animal profiles to each case where you can track their details such as basic information, shot records, likes/dislikes, and many other things. 

Another great thing about using Doobert is you can involve other members of your team so everyone has access to your organization account and can stay up to speed with all the cases you are managing. Just about everything can be done from the Forever Free plan so you can focus your time, money, and efforts on saving more pups! I am happy to jump on a call with you to demo the system and learn more about you, your organization, and your processes to see if Doobert is a good fit. If this is something you are interested in doing, feel free to schedule some time on my calendar and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. 

Keep up the great work! 

We have I take sheets on every dog with shot records documented along with all other important information.   Once a dog gets adopted it goes i to an adoption file, transported to another rescue goes into transfer file and dogs still on property stay active.   Then we just tally monthly in each file.  Dogs in foster stay in a foster file u til they get adopted or transferred.   Time consuming but working on excel sheet possibly to make the tally process quicker.  A volunteer to do date entry would be beneficial as well.    I'd love to hear what others use to maintain records and data that is easy!

I would love to learn more about your current paper data tracking process! What does your current process look like?

I wonder if an image to text scanner or a PDF to text app could be helpful here?

https://www.necc.mass.edu/wp-content/uploads/accessible-media-necc/uncategorized/resources/What-is-OCR.pdf

We have three key players in the rescue.   Most of our time is spent in the field trying to keep up with the abused and abandoned dogs/puppies running our county streets.   Spay and neutered dogs are slim to none in our area.   Abandoned puppies everywhere.  It's hard for us to keep up with paperwork let alone have time to input these rescues into a computer.  Suggestions??  There are only so many hours in a day.   I'd loveto have easier but wonder if it really is. 

We have three key players in the rescue.   Most of our time is spent in the field trying to keep up with the abused and abandoned dogs/puppies running our county streets.   Spay and neutered dogs are slim to none in our area.   Abandoned puppies everywhere.  It's hard for us to keep up with paperwork let alone have time to input these rescues into a computer.  Suggestions??  There are only so many hours in a day.   I'd loveto have easier but wonder if it really is. 

We have three key players in the rescue.   Most of our time is spent in the field trying to keep up with the abused and abandoned dogs/puppies running our county streets.   Spay and neutered dogs are slim to none in our area.   Abandoned puppies everywhere.  It's hard for us to keep up with paperwork let alone have time to input these rescues into a computer.  Suggestions??  There are only so many hours in a day.   I'd loveto have easier but wonder if it really is. 

We have three key players in the rescue.   Most of our time is spent in the field trying to keep up with the abused and abandoned dogs/puppies running our county streets.   Spay and neutered dogs are slim to none in our area.   Abandoned puppies everywhere.  It's hard for us to keep up with paperwork let alone have time to input these rescues into a computer.  Suggestions??  There are only so many hours in a day.   I'd loveto have easier but wonder if it really is. 

First off, thank you for the tremendous work you are doing. I know it may be hard to find the time to track your data, but it is so important for a variety of reasons, especially if you attempt to apply for grants. I have no affiliation with this company, but I believe what they offer might be good for your organization. Their software is easy to use, affordable and seems to lend itself particularly well to rescues.

Animals First
AnimalsFirst.com - Animal Shelter & Rescue Software
If anything, request a demo to check it out.

Good luck!
Gina

We have three key players in the rescue.   Most of our time is spent in the field trying to keep up with the abused and abandoned dogs/puppies running our county streets.   Spay and neutered dogs are slim to none in our area.   Abandoned puppies everywhere.  It's hard for us to keep up with paperwork let alone have time to input these rescues into a computer.  Suggestions??  There are only so many hours in a day.   I'd loveto have easier but wonder if it really is. 

Thank you for mentioning us, Gina! AnimalsFirst is actually who I work for now. I didn't want to be all sales-y in my initial comment but I would be happy to talk to anyone who is interested in the software and schedule a demo. AnimalsFirst is very user-friendly and can be customized so you can streamline your intake process and come back to fill in the details later as you have time. Anyone who is interested in welcome to contact me at mwheaton@animalsfirst.com!

First off, thank you for the tremendous work you are doing. I know it may be hard to find the time to track your data, but it is so important for a variety of reasons, especially if you attempt to apply for grants. I have no affiliation with this company, but I believe what they offer might be good for your organization. Their software is easy to use, affordable and seems to lend itself particularly well to rescues.

Animals First
AnimalsFirst.com - Animal Shelter & Rescue Software
If anything, request a demo to check it out.

Good luck!
Gina

We have three key players in the rescue.   Most of our time is spent in the field trying to keep up with the abused and abandoned dogs/puppies running our county streets.   Spay and neutered dogs are slim to none in our area.   Abandoned puppies everywhere.  It's hard for us to keep up with paperwork let alone have time to input these rescues into a computer.  Suggestions??  There are only so many hours in a day.   I'd loveto have easier but wonder if it really is. 

I work for Pets for Life and manage our program database and it's been a challenge over the years to get people to enter their data. Almost nobody likes doing data entry and people often feel like it takes away from doing the "real" work of helping animals. 

But the truth is that data is vital and it's just as important as being out in the field!  Animal welfare cannot function or improve without data. We can't be effective and help the most pets possible without it. Plus, most donors will not give money without data to show the work you've been doing, and they require regular data reports to see where their money is going and whether people use it the way they say they will. Donors and supporters want to know how many pets were helped, how people were served, how many surgeries were done, how many supplies were given out, etc.

Yes, there are only so many hours in the day! Data and record keeping are important enough that you'll need to prioritize them. If you normally stop working at 6pm, stop working at 5pm and focus the last hour on data entry. Or do it first thing in the morning and start the rest of your work an hour later than normal. Think long term: this may mean you help 14 pets this week instead of 15, but it will help you help more pets in the future and more pets over the long term.

And not only can you can use your data to attract more donors and volunteers, with the right programs you can streamline your work and actually make it easier for yourselves. It can help you be more organized, find information quickly, manage follow ups and appointments, all of which save you time and let you help more pets!

Thank you for mentioning us, Gina! AnimalsFirst is actually who I work for now. I didn't want to be all sales-y in my initial comment but I would be happy to talk to anyone who is interested in the software and schedule a demo. AnimalsFirst is very user-friendly and can be customized so you can streamline your intake process and come back to fill in the details later as you have time. Anyone who is interested in welcome to contact me at mwheaton@animalsfirst.com!

First off, thank you for the tremendous work you are doing. I know it may be hard to find the time to track your data, but it is so important for a variety of reasons, especially if you attempt to apply for grants. I have no affiliation with this company, but I believe what they offer might be good for your organization. Their software is easy to use, affordable and seems to lend itself particularly well to rescues.

Animals First
AnimalsFirst.com - Animal Shelter & Rescue Software
If anything, request a demo to check it out.

Good luck!
Gina

We have three key players in the rescue.   Most of our time is spent in the field trying to keep up with the abused and abandoned dogs/puppies running our county streets.   Spay and neutered dogs are slim to none in our area.   Abandoned puppies everywhere.  It's hard for us to keep up with paperwork let alone have time to input these rescues into a computer.  Suggestions??  There are only so many hours in a day.   I'd loveto have easier but wonder if it really is. 

We have three key players in the rescue.   Most of our time is spent in the field trying to keep up with the abused and abandoned dogs/puppies running our county streets.   Spay and neutered dogs are slim to none in our area.   Abandoned puppies everywhere.  It's hard for us to keep up with paperwork let alone have time to input these rescues into a computer.  Suggestions??  There are only so many hours in a day.   I'd loveto have easier but wonder if it really is.