Product Release Notes - March 2025

Please review the latest features, improvements, and more:

• New Features and Enhancements
• Improvements and Bug Fixes
• Accessibility Improvements
• Tips and Best Practices

New Features and Enhancements 🚀

Predictive Search in Impact Workflow

• Description: Predictive search has been expanded across the Impact Workflow, helping users quickly find relevant causes, categories, and organizations.
  How to Use: When adding or editing an impact, begin typing in the organization or cause field—GivePulse will auto-suggest results based on historical and nearby activity.

Impact Comments (Admin View)

• Description: Admins can now view and manage comments directly on the impact detail page for better communication and verification context.
  How to Use: Click on an impact to view it's public page. Scroll down and begin typing in the comments text field. Click Comment to submit your comment.

Leaderboard Points in Group Management

• Description: Admins can now view leaderboard points from the group’s Manage Impacts page.
  How to Use: Navigate to the Manage Impacts Grid and use configure layout to enabled the Points column.

Dispute Emails - Custom Template

• Description: Disputed impacts now support a custom email message, giving admins better control over communication tone and content.
  How to Use: Go to Customize Group Settings → Email Templates → Configure the “Impact Disputed” Email.

Breadcrumbs and Navigation Enhancements

• Description: Breadcrumbs and improved headers now guide users through multi-step flows, improving clarity during impact submission or editing.
  How to Use: These load automatically in the New View when navigating multi-step Impact workflows.

Public Tags in Registration

• Description: Volunteers can now select public-facing tags when registering for an event, improving search and visibility.
  How to Use: During event registration, scroll to the new “Tags” field and choose from the list.

Minor Registration Fixes

• Description: Improved logic for handling returning minors and duplicate registrations, especially via .csv import.
  How to Use: No action needed—these changes apply automatically in both admin import and user-facing forms.

Timeslot Event - Excluded Dates

• Description: Admins can now block timeslot registrations on holidays or closures by setting excluded dates.
  How to Use: Go to Event → Timeslot Settings → “Add Excluded Dates.”

Sunsetting of Classic View for Timeslots

• Description: All event creation and registration pages for timeslots are now redirected to New View.
  How to Use: No action needed if you’re already using New View. Classic forms are now hidden or redirected.

Save Draft for Carnegie Elective Pilot

• Description: Drafts for document uploads in the Carnegie Sustainability Pilot can now be reliably saved.
  How to Use: When uploading required documents, select “Save Draft” to store partial responses.

Improvements and Bug Fixes 🧰

• Service Transcript Time Fix: Resolved time display issues in impact transcripts.
• Impact Page Image Display: Fixed images not showing in list view.
• Group/Event Duplication Display: Removed redundant organizer entries.
• Fix for Deleted Users Crashing Batch View: Removed duplicate organizer names on pages.
• Authorizenet Refresh Token Bug Fixed: Fixed payment issue where recurring donations failed.
• Mobile App: Users can now register for shifts that were previously giving errors on the Mobile app.
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Accessibility Improvements ♿

• Screen Reader Support – Homepage Sections
  Home screen regions like “Recent Impacts” and “Opportunities” now announce properly for screen reader users.
• Modal Navigation: Arrow key and scrollbar navigation restored for all registration modals.

Tips and Best Practices 💡

Migrate to New View!
If you haven’t already, switch to new view to gain familiarity with the new re-designed Timeslot pages. All core pages now redirect.

Want Smarter Impact Suggestions?
Make sure browser location is enabled to power predictive search during when adding your impact or timesheet.