GivePulse has several different types of impacts to help you track service hours, monetary donations, donation of goods, research and even voting. The table below explains which impact type to use when logging an impact for yourself or a volunteer. Impacts logged incorrectly will be disputed.
Categorizing Service Impacts
GivePulse administrators have the right to dispute any and all impacts that fall into the disallowed category.
Type of Service | Definition | Example | Impact Type | Count as service hours? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time spent directly or indirectly serving with a nonprofit or organization to meet a community need | Serving at the Conway animal shelter for 2 hours | Time | Yes |
| Money | Funds donated to organizations or the purchase of a good with a percentage being donated to a cause | Buying a cookie from Kassi's Cookies on percentage night | Money | No |
| Goods | Items donated to nonprofits or organizations that help meet a community need | Donating canned goods to the Bear Essentials Food Pantry | Goods | No |
| Research | Gathering & presenting information on an issue directly benefiting the community | Assisting in a lab on campus conducting research | Research | Yes |
| Training | Time spent being trained to work with a nonprofit or organization | Participating in the Bear Essentials Food Pantry orientation | Time | Yes |
| Voted | Voting in a federal, state, or local election | Voting in the 2024 Presidential election | Voted | No |
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