Shelter operations resource
Foster update routing worksheet
Map how foster observations, supply needs, and urgent questions reach the right person without getting trapped in a thread.
The foster already did the important work of noticing and reporting. This worksheet helps the team keep that context attached to the animal.
01
Update channels
- List the channels fosters use today.
- Mark which channel is checked reliably.
- Identify updates that require a source attachment.
- Current channel
- Preferred route
02
Route by need
- Separate observation, supply request, scheduling, and urgent concern.
- Name the first owner for each type.
- Define the escalation path.
- Update type
- First owner
03
Human review
- Name who interprets behavior context.
- Name who approves public wording changes.
- Keep AI summaries marked as drafts.
- Reviewer
- Public gate
04
Close the loop
- Tell the foster when an update is received.
- Record the next action and due time.
- Mark what completion looks like.
- Response owner
- Done means
Early access, founder-led
Keep this with the animal record.
WhiskerMatch is one record per animal that intake, foster, adoption review, and public profiles share. It starts with one workflow, beside the tools you already use, and a person at your organization makes every decision.
$20/month per organization, no seat limits. This is a founder-led early access invitation with no deadline. Writing to ask a question costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
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