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4-H Volunteer Hours Reporting

Instructions for reporting volunteer hours in GivePulse

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Program Contact

Autumn Britt, 4-H Program Manager
Phone Number509-588-7817 Email Address • autumn.britt@wsu.edu

What is GivePulse?

Washington State law requires that all WSU volunteers are covered by worker’s compensation insurance.  The Washington State Department of Labor and Industry uses the dates and number of hours that volunteers work to determine the amount of insurance that must be purchased to adequately cover our volunteers.

You will use GivePulse to document your Volunteer Hours for WSU 4-H Youth Development.

On this page, you will learn what qualifies as volunteer activity for reporting and how to enter your Volunteer Hours.  You can contact the Yakima 4-H office at 509-574-1600 if you have questions or issues claiming or entering your hours.

Access the GivePulse system by navigating to the WSU Yakima 4-H Youth Development GivePulse Page.

The GivePulse program may seem a little cumbersome at first, but once you start using it regularly it is a very valuable tool to be using.

Track Your Volunteer Hours Now!

Why volunteer your hours?

Every hour you spend supporting 4-H is a donation. By donating and logging your volunteer hours, you give Yakima County 4-H the numeric proof we need to show our funders and higher-officials that our programs are greatly valued and needed.  Officially reporting your hours also makes you eligible for the Department of Labor and Industries medical program aid for injured volunteer’s medical expense paid by Department of Labor and Industries.

What qualifies as volunteer hours?

Anything and everything you do for 4-H!  Teaching, planning, prepping, shopping, paperwork, training, driving 4-H members, mentoring, presenting and etc.

You can watch the video on how to claim your account: Claim Your Account PP

How to record an “Impact” on GivePulse

An “impact” in the GivePulse system refers to the time you spend working on behalf of Washington State 4-H Youth Development, or more simply your volunteer hours.

  1. Log in to GivePulse.
  2. Click “Add Impact” (a green button in the top right side of your group screen).
  3. Enter the date and time for your impact.
  4. Next; enter the number of hours for your impact (rounded to the nearest quarter of an hour: (Example: 1.0, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75 hours).
  5. Enter the type of activity from the pull-down menu.  Select the activity type that best fits your impact (a description of each is provided).
  6. Rate your experience with the event and provide reflections/comments for the group to see.
  7. Personal notes are available only to you, enter notes you might want to remember.
  8. Attach any items you’d like (pictures, agendas, etc.)
  9. Click “Add Impact” (green button on the bottom left) to submit your hours.