Animal Rescue Management Software to build Community

Buzz provides animal shelter management software designed for rescues and shelters to organize adopters, volunteers and donors in one place.
all while raising more money for your rescue

Online Applications

Customized for adopters, fosters and volunteers

Easy Approvals

Track and manage approvals / DNA lists using flexible systems

Powerful Tools

Online adoption contracts & online payments

Organized Data

Upload documents, leave notes, flag issues, and track milestones

Larger Community

Attract and retain more fosters & volunteers, matching their skills to your needs

ADOPTERS

Build a smarter, safer adoption process, from first click to final approval

Custom Applications: Use fully customizable adoption applications with conditional logic to ask the right questions, no coding required.
Automatic Profiles: Submitted applications instantly create organized adopter profiles, with contact info, answers and preferences all in one place, with no manual data entry required.
Stay on the Same Page: Assign reviewers, leave notes, send emails, attach documents, and track every interaction in an applicant's Timeline so your whole team stays aligned.
Verify with Confidence: Use optional, color‑coded verification tools to track approvals, concerns and follow‑ups across dozens of data points, all flexible enough to match your decision‑making style.
Smarter Matching: Tag adopters, filter reports and quickly identify the best potential matches for each animal, reducing guesswork and increasing successful outcomes.

With Buzz, we can review applications, communicate with adopters, and finalize adoptions without bouncing between email chains and documents. It’s all right there.

Claudia White

First Ladies Farm

FOSTERS & VOLUNTEERS

Attract, organize, and retain fosters and volunteers with less effort and more clarity

Inspire Action: Build customized Foster and Volunteer pages to attract the people you need to continue your mission and save more animals. Share stories, explain impact and detail exactly how people can help.
Instant Profiles: Applications automatically create full back-end profiles, including contact info, availability, skills and responsibilities - no duplicate data entry required.
Stay Synced: Log notes, track communication and email directly from profiles, all tracked in each person’s Timeline, so your team stays aligned throughout approval or coordination processes.
Smarter Matching: Use Internal Tags to organize people by their skills, availability or interests, then quickly search or run reports to find the right person, fast.

The more fosters we bring on, the more animals we can save. Buzz helps us track their information and availability so we’re never guessing.

Claudia White

First Ladies Farm

DONORS

Everything you need to collect donations, engage supporters, and automate receipts

The ability to take donations online, process adoption fees, have our contracts online, upload documents ... all of that has made things so much easier.

Kathy Oberto

Compact Canine

Many Ways to Give: Encourage one-time, recurring or campaign-specific donations. Accept money any way you like, including PayPal, Stripe, Venmo, Zelle, cash, checks and more.
Custom Campaigns: Build customized, targeted fundraising campaigns for the animals your organization supports, from medical needs to supplies to specific projects or events.
Event Fundraising: Sell tickets and manage signups for fundraisers like bowling nights or kitten yoga. Every event gets its own page, form, calendar listing, and automated thank-you emails and tax receipts.
Streamline Adoption Events: Print styled, branded Kennel Cards with key data and helpful QR codes, making it easy for visitors to learn more about an animal or apply using just their phones. Showcase animals not physically present using Buzz's Kiosk functionality.
More Than Money: Accept and showcase supply donations, connect to Amazon or Chewy wishlists or share merch via your online store.
Full Flexibility: Choose to use your existing donation platform if you want, such as DonorPerfect, GiveButter, Zeffy, CanadaHelps, etc.) or let Buzz handle it! Buzz doesn't mandate processors or charge per-adoption fees.
Built-in Donor Tools: Track donors, manage receipts and generate donation reports easily, all from within Buzz.

COMMUNITY HELP

Support your community and prevent surrenders with proactive outreach tools.

Help Before It’s Needed: Create custom pages for surrenders, rehoming, food pantries, financial aid, behavior help or low-cost vet clinics, to support the community that supports you.
Built-in Surrender Workflow: Collect key info using a built-in surrender form. Submissions auto-generate animal profiles, notifies your team and triggers an easy-to-manage review process.
Track Non-Adoptable Animals: Log medical data and history for animals receiving clinic services, even if they’re never in your care. Keep records organized for internal use or grant reporting.
TNR Tools for Cat Rescues: Use the TNR status to log colony data in your system on cats in your area, related info, trapping dates, locations and outcomes - all without publishing profiles online. Everything stays organized and reportable.
Useful, Visible Data: All records, from outreach to TNR, can be tracked in reports and dashboards, helping you demonstrate your community impact and secure funding.

For Whiskers TNR of Warren County, the best thing for us has been the adoption management piece. Our adoption process has been streamlined and we have had great success with applicants finding ease with the process of completing their adoption application.

Corissa Arndt

Whiskers TNR of Warren County

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Our Top COMMUNITY Features Include

Applications

Smarter applications, better matches.

Create fully customizable adoption applications with conditional logic. Capture the right information up front while keeping the process easy for applicants.

Profiles & Timelines

Everything in one place.

Submitted applications automatically create organized adopter profiles with answers, notes, documents, emails, and a full activity timeline. No manual data entry required.

Fosters & Volunteers

Track the people who make rescue possible.

Manage foster homes and volunteers with clear profiles, assignments, notes, and communication history so everyone stays informed and supported.

Internal Reviews & Approvals

Aligned decisions, less back-and-forth.

Assign reviewers, leave notes, flag concerns, and track approvals using flexible tools that match your decision-making style — not someone else’s rules.

Smarter Matching

Reduce guesswork, improve outcomes.

Use tags, filters, and reports to identify the best matches between animals and applicants, increasing successful placements and long-term adoptions.

Community Care & Support

More than just adoptions.

Track surrenders, clinics, TNR, and community assistance programs alongside your adoption workflows, keeping your full mission visible and organized.

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Frequently Asked Questions About

The Buzz COMMUNITY MODULES
for Rescues & Shelters

Adoptions & Applications

Can we customize our adoption applications to match our rescue’s process?

Yes. Buzz offers fully customizable adoption applications so your rescue can ask exactly the questions you need, organized however you like, with no coding required.
Does Buzz support conditional logic in adoption applications?

Absolutely. You can ask follow-up questions automatically based on previous answers, helping you gather detailed, relevant information without overwhelming applicants.
What happens after someone submits an adoption application?

Your team is notified by email, the applicant receives a confirmation outlining next steps, and a complete adopter profile is automatically created in Buzz.
Does Buzz automatically create adopter profiles from applications?

Yes. Every submitted application instantly generates an organized adopter profile with contact information, preferences, and responses, with no manual data entry needed.
Can multiple team members review the same adoption application?

Yes. Buzz allows multiple reviewers to collaborate by leaving notes, attaching documents, sending emails, and tracking everything in a shared Timeline.
Can we assign a specific reviewer to manage an adoption application?

You can. Assigning a reviewer keeps accountability clear and ensures no application falls through the cracks.
How does Buzz help with adopter vetting and verification?

Buzz includes an optional, color-coded verification tool to track approvals, concerns, and follow-ups across dozens of data points.
Do we have to use the color-coded verification system?

No. It’s completely optional and flexible. Use it fully, partially, or not at all - it’s totally up to you.
Can we track safety details like landlord approval or fencing information?

Yes. Buzz supports up to 135 verification data points so your team always knows what’s been confirmed and what still needs review.

Fosters & Volunteers

Can we create foster and volunteer pages that inspire people to help?

Yes. Foster and Volunteer pages can include stories, expectations, FAQs, and clear calls to action, not just application forms. We’ve learned from our clients that the more detail you provide about your organization’s needs, the easier it is to build a strong, supportive community.
Do foster and volunteer applications create profiles automatically?

They do. Each application generates a complete back-end profile with contact info, availability, skills, and interests. All data is searchable and accessible through Buzz Reports.
Where can we track foster and volunteer skills and responsibilities?

Each profile includes a Responsibilities tab populated directly from your custom application questions.
Can we email fosters and volunteers directly from Buzz?

Yes. You can send emails, attach documents, and keep all communication logged automatically in each person’s Timeline.
How do Internal Tags help manage fosters and volunteers?

Internal Tags let you organize people by skills, interests, or availability so you can quickly find the right help when you need it. You can create as many Internal Tags as you like, and they are foundational to the Buzz Platform’s flexibility, especially when combined with Reports.
Can we run reports to find specific types of volunteers or fosters?

Absolutely. Filter reports by the terms you choose as your Internal Tags, such as by typing “Weekend Events,” “Large Dog Experience,” or “Fundraising.”

Donors, Donations & Events

Can Buzz accept one-time and recurring donations?

Yes. Buzz supports one-time, recurring, and campaign-specific donations to help build sustainable funding.
What payment methods does Buzz support for donations?

Buzz prioritizes flexibility, and allows you to work with PayPal, Stripe, Venmo, Zelle, cash, checks, and more. This gives donors flexibility in how they give, and your organization flexibility in how you choose to receive payments.
Do we have to switch from our existing donation platform?

No. Buzz integrates easily with tools like DonorPerfect, GiveButter, Zeffy, and CanadaHelps if you prefer to keep them.
Does Buzz take a percentage of our donations or charge per-adoption fees?

No. Buzz does not take a cut of donations and does not charge per-adoption fees.
Can we create fundraising campaigns for specific animals or projects?

Yes. Build custom campaign pages with fundraising goals, progress trackers, automated thank-you emails, and automated tax receipts. Each animal’s Detail Page also has a “Donate” option included as well, so your community can choose to support an animal’s care even if they prefer not to adopt them.
Are donor thank-you emails and tax receipts sent automatically?

Yes. Donors receive instant thank-you emails and branded year-end tax receipts automatically.
Can Buzz help us run fundraising events?

Absolutely. Create event pages, sell tickets, manage registrations, and send automated confirmations and reminders.
Can events include sponsorships or multiple registration options?

Yes. Events can include individual tickets, team registrations, sponsorships, and custom forms for each option.

Community Care: Surrenders, Clinics & TNR

Can Buzz help prevent surrenders before they happen?

Yes. Create pages and forms for rehoming help, food pantries, financial aid, behavior support, and low-cost clinics.
Does Buzz include a built-in surrender workflow?

It does. Surrender forms automatically create animal profiles, notify your team, and support an easy accept or deny process.
Are surrendered animals visible on the public website right away?

No. Surrendered animals remain private until you choose to make them publicly visible.
Can we track animals receiving clinic services that aren’t in our care?

Yes. Use the Clinic status to log medical data for internal records and grant reporting without publishing the animal online.
How does Buzz support TNR programs for cat rescues?

Buzz includes dedicated TNR tools to track colonies, trapping dates, locations, medical care, and outcomes.
Is TNR and clinic data reportable for grants and funding?

Yes. All outreach, clinic, and TNR data can be reported, helping demonstrate impact and secure funding.
Why does Buzz include tools beyond adoption?

Because rescue isn’t just about adoption, —it’s about prevention, education, and supporting the community that keeps animals safe.

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