If a shift goes unfilled, the dogs don't get walked.
A missed cleaning or feeding shift is a welfare problem the same day, not a scheduling inconvenience.
Animal shelters and rescues
Volunteer management for animal shelters and rescues
Every walk, feeding and cleaning shift covered, handlers trained to the right level, and numbers your donors can picture.
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Sound familiar?
What we hear from volunteer coordinators before they switch to Vome.
Only trained handlers should take certain dogs.
Keeping new volunteers away from the roles they're not ready for depends on someone remembering.
Donors want more than hours.
They respond to dogs walked and animals adopted, and nobody has time to count those.
COVER
Care shifts that stay covered
When someone cancels, the waitlist fills the spot. When a shift opens, eligible volunteers hear about it right away. See how it works →
- Automatic replacement on cancellation
- Callouts to eligible volunteers
- Shift series for daily care routines
- Reminders before every shift
MESSAGE AUTOMATION Shift reminder · 24h before Active
Trigger Shift starts in 24h
Audience Volunteers on the dog walking shift
Channels Email Push
Message
Hi {{first_name}}, your {{shift_name}} starts tomorrow at {{shift_time}}. Tap to confirm or cancel.
TRAIN
Training levels that unlock roles
Volunteers move through orientation and handling levels in a sequence. Each level they finish opens the roles they're ready for. See how it works →
- Orientation, videos and quizzes in order
- Color-coded handling levels tracked per volunteer
- Roles visible only to volunteers who qualify
- Waivers signed before the first shift
VOLUNTEER STATUS Riley Tremblay · Dog walking
Onboarding progress
- Shelter orientation Completed
- Green level dog handling Completed
- Liability waiver Expires Mar 14, 2026
- Sterling background check Cleared
- Yellow level dog handling Pending volunteer
3 of 5 complete · 1 expiring soon
SHOW
Numbers your donors can picture
After each shift, volunteers report what they did. Dogs walked and kennels cleaned add up for your board, donors and council. See how it works →
- Questions you design, answered after each shift
- Totals by volunteer, program and month
- Trends your board can read at a glance
- Shown next to hours in the same report
ANALYTICS Shelter dashboard · April 2026
Total hours logged
8,142
+12% vs March
Active volunteers
1,284
+86 this month
Sequence completion
92%
Onboarding · 30 day
Hours by program · last 30 days
Report more than hours
After each shift, volunteers answer a short form you design. The numbers add up on your dashboard for your board, funders and annual report.
- Dogs walked
- Kennels cleaned
- Cats socialized
- Transport runs
- Adoption events staffed
- Enrichment sessions
From orientation to daily care
- 01
Apply
Volunteers apply and sign your waivers online.
- 02
Train
Orientation and handling levels run in a sequence.
- 03
Book
They book the care shifts their level allows.
- 04
Report
Dogs walked and hours add up for donors.
Questions shelters ask us
Straight answers about how Vome works for programs like yours.
Still have questions? Talk to our team
Can we limit some roles to trained volunteers?
Yes. Make an opportunity visible only to volunteers who completed a training step or carry a certain tag.
What happens when a care shift loses a volunteer?
The next person on the waitlist is moved in automatically, and eligible volunteers can be notified that a spot opened.
Can volunteers report dogs walked?
Yes. After each shift they answer a short form you design, and the totals appear on your dashboard next to hours.
Do you handle foster volunteers too?
Yes. Run fostering as its own program with its own application, onboarding steps and check-ins.
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