Animal welfare · Shift · Volunteering
The app for animal welfare and shelters
Plan dog walks, care shifts and meetings, see RSVPs in real time and track attendance automatically. For coordinators, volunteers and the board, without the group chat chaos.
- iOS, Android & web
- No feature upgrades needed
- No credit card needed
In short
Gumb is an app for animal welfare groups and shelters. Coordinators plan dog walking, feeding and care as recurring events, volunteers sign up by the response deadline, and tasks such as animal transport, vet runs or an info stand are handed out right on the event. New volunteers join through a link, fact sheets and hygiene plans sit in the group folder, and you always see which shifts are still open.
From chat chaos to a fully staffed roster
What costs animal welfare coordinators time, and how Gumb fixes it.
Without Gumb: For every dog walk you ask in the chat who has time.
With Gumb: Dog walks are recurring events in the calendar. Volunteers sign up, and you see open gaps.
Without Gumb: Who feeds on the weekend is only settled on Friday night.
With Gumb: Feeding and care are events with a response deadline. You know in time who is coming.
Without Gumb: You organize every vet run by phone.
With Gumb: Animal transport and vet runs become a task on the event. Volunteers take them on themselves.
Without Gumb: New volunteers do not know the shelter's rules.
With Gumb: Fact sheets and hygiene plans sit in the group folder, available to everyone at any time.
Dog walks, care and events under control
Roster, tasks and fact sheets per event, in the app and in the browser.
Open shifts at a glance
For every walk or care shift you see live who signed up and where someone is still missing.
Runs as tasks
Animal transport, vet runs or food pickups handed out right on the event.
Rules for everyone
Fact sheets and hygiene plans in the group folder, up to 50 MB per file.
Everything your animal welfare group needs
For coordinators, volunteers and the board. From dog walks to the charity flea market.
Shelter roster
Dog walks, feeding and care as recurring events, campaigns with their own event type.
Sign up by the deadline
Volunteers say yes with one click, with a comment such as “only until 4 pm” if needed.
Runs and special tasks
Hand out animal transport, vet runs and info stands as tasks on the event.
Sign-up for new volunteers
With sign-up forms you collect details from new volunteers.
A reminder before the shift
Gumb reminds volunteers up to twice before every shift, by push notification and email.
Animal notes on the event
Keep notes on individual dogs or routines right on the shift.
Fact sheets and hygiene plans
Store documents in the group folder or on the event.
Dogs, cats, small animals
Every area or site with its own group scheduler.
Rights for coordinators
Admins manage the organization, area leads schedule as group leaders.
How your animal welfare group gets started
From the first roster to every shift covered.
- 1
Create areas
Create groups for dogs, cats or sites and invite volunteers by link.
- 2
Enter shifts
Set up dog walks and care as a series, and add runs as tasks.
- 3
Close the gaps
See open shifts and ask the right people.
For everyone in animal welfare
Coordinators
- See open shifts early
- Hand out runs without a phone tree
- Invite new volunteers by link
Volunteers
- Take on shifts with one click
- Fact sheets always at hand
- Shifts in your own calendar if you like
Board
- Every area on one platform
- Helpers for flea markets and info stands
- Volunteer attendance in Excel
What groups planning with Gumb say
4.7/54.7 out of 5 stars271 ratings across both platforms25K+ users
With all my hobbies I always had a big muddle. With the Gumb app I can see who is coming when, and I can also ask why not... The layout is very user-friendly and modern. I think the app is very good and recommend it.
Simple and clear to use, everything works perfectly.
The very best app for planning our club, congratulations
Reviews translated from German.
FAQ: the app for animal welfare groups
How do I plan dog walks for the whole week?
Set up every walk as a recurring event, daily or weekly. Volunteers sign up with one click, and in the scheduler you see which walks nobody has taken yet.
How do I hand out animal transport and vet runs?
Create tasks such as “Animal transport” or “Vet run” and turn them on for the right event. Volunteers sign up in the scheduler or under “My events”, and admins can also assign them directly.
How do new volunteers join Gumb?
Through the community link with a join request that you approve, or you enter people upfront and Gumb sends the invitation.
Where do I store fact sheets and hygiene plans?
Under “General documents” for all volunteers, or in an area's folder that only that group sees. Files can be up to 50 MB each.
Can the dog and cat areas plan separately?
Yes. Every area gets its own group scheduler, and group events are only visible to its members. Volunteers in several areas see all shifts in one place.
How do I organize helpers for a flea market or info stand?
The flea market is its own event with tasks such as setup, till or cakes. Volunteers sign up, and everyone sees who takes on what.
Can I see how active volunteers are?
Yes. Under Statistics you export the attendance report, with one row per person and event, as an Excel file filtered by period, event type and group.
Ready for the next dog walk?
Try Gumb with your animal welfare group free for 2 months, with every feature, no credit card and no automatic renewal.