Add Impact

An impact is any form of community engagement activity (hours served, money raised, goods donated, etc.), which can be tracked through GivePulse. Users are encouraged to log impacts and keep a record of their community engagement activity!

NOTICE

The classic Add Impact and Timesheet workflows will be sunset on July 10th, 2025 and all users will be directed to the New Add Impact workflow. Draft timesheets are not compatible; Any draft timesheets must be submitted prior to July 10, 2025. 

Do you use GivePulse on a subdomain or masked domain? You can try out the new Add Impact workflow by toggling your account settings. Click HERE for more information.

If you have any questions about the new Add Impact workflow, please Submit a Support Ticket. 

This article covers the following:

• Types of Impacts
• How to Add an Impact
• Additional Impact Resources

Types of Impacts

Click here to review a list of impact types on GivePulse. 

How to Add an Impact

Users can take the following steps to add an impact in GivePulse. The guide below provides a step-by-step tutorial with images:

1. Click on your User Icon in the top right corner and select Add Impact in the dropdown menu.

2. Upon entering the add impact workflow, you will be provided with suggestions for where to log your impact based on your previous activity/registrations. Click on the saved timesheet draft, event registration, or group for which you wish to add your impact.

   • GivePulse Pro Tip: If the group and/or event, for which you wish to add an impact, doesn't populate in the suggested list, click None of these? to search for the group/event.

3. Once the event is selected, you can begin adding your impact. On the Details page, indicate the impact type & measurement (time, goods, money, etc.) and identify who will be verifying your impact.

4. In the Share section, you can identify groups and/or courses with which you wish to share your impact. You can use the dropdown menu to review a list of groups you are a member of or begin typing the name of a group in the text box. Click Next.

5. If the group/event has additional fields for you to complete, you will see them in the Requested information section. Complete any required fields, then click Next.

6. In the About your experience section, provide a reflection and upload any attachments, if applicable.

   • Note: Impacts cannot be made public if you are a private user, the group is private, or the event is private.

7. Once complete, click Add Impact to complete your submission.

8. Your impact has been added! If desired, click Add Additional Impacts to create another impact.

   • Note: Impacts will be listed as "Pending" until the verifier verifies or disputes the impact. Click here to learn more about Impact Verification Statuses. 

Additional Impact Resources

Listed below are some additional resources for admins and users to review to further learn about ways to create and manage impacts:

Impact Resources for Admins: 

• Manage Impacts: Refer to this article to learn how to review and verify/dispute impacts.
• Network Verification: Refer to this article to learn about the network verification feature.

Impact Resources for Users:

• Add Impacts for Groups Outside of GivePulse System: Refer to this article to learn how to record impacts towards organizations that do not have a GivePulse page. 
• Track, Update, Delete Your Impacts: Refer to this article to learn how to update/delete impacts and review verification logs.

If you have any questions, please Submit a Support Ticket.