The impact reporting process is a guided, survey-like experience that is designed to help you capture the annual results of your social programs. Using evidence-based frameworks and a standard taxonomy, you can communicate your program’s outcomes, key design features, beneficiaries, and context. These are the steps to complete an impact report.
1. Start New Report
First Time Reporting:
Once your program is registered, click on theStart New Report button to begin the reporting process.
Previously Verified:
If your program was previously verified, skip registration. Click Start New Report to review and update the cloned report (e.g., budget, reporting period, impact data). This will save you significant time compared to starting from scratch.
2. Select a Reporting Period
Enter your program’s reporting period based on its most recently completed cycle (e.g., fiscal year, calendar year, school year). The period must be at least 6 months and no longer than 12 months. Only past dates can be selected—future dates are not allowed.
3. Complete the Full Impact Report
After registering your program, the next step is to complete the full impact report. This is where you’ll provide detailed information about your program’s impact, including impact data, evaluation methods, and supporting evidence for your impact claims.
First, review your program details under General Overview before you begin reporting. If any information is incorrect, return to the registration process by clicking Edit Program Details.
4. Submit the Full Impact Report
After completing all the sections of the full impact report, the next step is to submit the report. There are two submission options:
1) Get Impact verified:If your funder or organization has purchased Verification Credits, click Get Impact Verified to view available credits in the pop-up message. Then, click Get Verified to apply a credit toward verifying your program’s full impact report.
2) Save to Registry without Verification: Click on Save to Registry without Verification if you don’t have a Verification credit and are submitting a full impact report voluntarily to share more data in the registry. To get your program verified, see the Membership section for details on purchasing a membership.
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Getting Impact Verified
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Impact Reporting
How to complete impact reporting
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Guidance on Joining the Registry
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