Guide for PCC
Explore community engagement opportunities, track your hours, connect with community partners, and share your impact through PCC's GivePulse site.
Whether you are taking a course with a community-based learning assignment/project or just looking to get involved, GivePulse is your one-stop shop for connecting with community here at PCC!
GivePulse for PCC Basics
On this page, you will find a helpful slide deck that will help you get logged in and using GivePulse for your courses.
There are also helpful videos that demonstrate how to:
search for community engagement opportunities and organizations
track and report your community engagement for course assignments/projects (Adding Impacts)
What is GivePulse (slides 2-3)
Logging In (slide 4)
User Dashboard (slide 5)
Navigation Menu: My Activity (slide 6)
Searching for Events and Group (slide 7)
Group (slide 8)
Events (slide 9)
Impacts (slide 10)
How to record your community engagement by adding impacts (slides 11-12)
Impact Summary/Service Transcript (slide 13)
GivePulse App (slide 14)
Included in the bottom right corner of slides are clickable links to support pages and videos.
Search using "Explore" to Identify Community Engagement Opportunities and Organizations
Search Tips
Start by logging in to GivePulse to see opportunities that may only be visible to PCC users
Use the filters to narrow down your search results
Note that when logged in, GivePulse defaults to search with PCC affiliation filter
Deselect filter to see everything posted on GivePulse
Toggle between Events and Groups to either search for specific events or specific community organizations
Events can be viewed as a list (default) or as a calendar
Map view can be toggled on and off if you want to see listings by location
Please note, that GivePulse is only a starting point for your search efforts! If you've identified an organization on GivePulse, but don't see any opportunities posted, here are some helpful tips:
Keep in mind that organizations may not have the bandwidth to post all their current opportunities on GivePulse.
Try looking through their website and social media (links can be found on their GivePulse groups)
Volunteer Coordinator information (if an organization has one) can usually be found on the About page or Staff listing
Find Opportunities
Find Organizations/Groups
Track and Report your community engagement for course assignments/projects (Adding Impacts)
Demonstration on how to add impact for your specific course starts at 0:35
Need 1-on-1 assistance? Use this link to schedule a GivePulse appointment with the CBL Program Coordinator
GivePulse Support
GivePulse has a very thorough support page with more specific help articles, frequently asked questions, and how to videos.
Online Tutorials (YouTube link)