Sofas for Service, Inc.Operations design

PROPOSED WORKFLOW

A clear path from
donation to a furnished home.

Explore each handoff, see who owns the next action, and walk through a sample service request.

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SAMPLE SCENARIO

Try the workflow

Illustrative walkthrough. No veteran or donor records are collected.

CONNECTED PROCESS

Two intakes. One coordinated service.

Select a step to see its owner, required information, and completion checkpoint.

Donations & inventory

Veteran requests

Choose a service arrangement
The two delivery paths continue below.
Take-home shopping goes directly to receipt and closeout.

OPERATING RHYTHM

Keep the handoffs moving.

Daily

Review forms, missing documents, offers, and schedule changes.

Tuesday & Friday

Review the veteran pipeline, reserve items, and confirm assignments.

Wednesday

Donation pickups and scheduled loading or deliveries.

Saturday

Scheduled shopping, loading, and deliveries.

Monthly & annually

Reconcile records and report services, expenses, and volunteer contributions.

Every handoff has a checkpoint.

One owner and next action

Each active record has an owner, status, next action, and due date. Holds and cancellations include a reason.

Reserve before scheduling

Reserved items leave available counts. A canceled appointment triggers a reservation review.

Reconcile before closing

Record actual items received, receipts, volunteer time, miles, and eligible expenses. Count veterans, deliveries, and items separately.

Volunteer pathway: Application → Executive Director contact → Orientation and role → Assignment → Hours and miles → Review.