Animal Welfare Professionals

Reply from discussion thread, "U Transport Uber for Business"

Open Door Veterinary Collective (ODVC) collaborated with Uber to set up U Transport which, simply put, is the intermediary to facilitate the set-up of free rides for organizations looking for help with transportation. The unique benefit was that U Transport included having an Uber Project Manager assigned to help organizations get signed up and trained, and also have a point-of-contact at Uber if they ran into roadblocks once booking rides for pet families was under way. 

The assigned U Transport Project Manager at Uber has since left the company and they have been unable to find a replacement for our program so far. 

Given that change, we can provide you with an easy step-by-step guide (attached) which you can use to sign up with Uber for Business and book rides right away. 

The difference is:

1. ODVC is temporarily not providing any grants to launch your program since part of the grant commitment was ODVC's access to all the dashboard data in real time. You will still be able to track your own data including number of rides, expenses, etc. 
2. If you still need help and have technical questions, you will need to call the Uber for Business helpline 1-833-305-4871

I set up the same program at San Diego Humane Society a few years ago and multiple departments are using it now because it is very easy to implement. 

Please feel free to respond here or email me at geraldine@opendoorconsults.org if you have further questions and I would be happy to support you through the process.