Project Reports

GlobalGiving requires that organizations post project reports for each of their projects every three months to remain on the site. Those organizations that do not comply will be first warned and subsequently retired from the site.

Project reports keep your donor base informed, and lend credibility to your project to potential future donors.  Remember the most recently updated projects appear first in search lists!  Emphasize stories, personal anecdotes, and pictures that relay exactly how donors' monetary support benefited someone’s life and his or her community.

Learn how to post a project report. 

When is my project report due?

Your first project report is due three (3) months after your project is posted on the site.  Subsequent reports are due three (3) months after the previous report was posted.

How will I be notified when my report is due?

The Project Leader designated on your project page will receive email notifications several weeks before the project report is due. We also recommend that you mark due dates on your calendar as a personal reminder.

What should I include in my project report?

Provide donors with a brief summary of your activities since the last report. Tell a story about a beneficiary or provide details about how many individuals have been helped. Be sure to mention the specific project for which the report is being written and be honest about what your organization has accomplished!

It is important to include photos in your project report. This helps donors see for themselves how their money is having an impact.

Project reports must contain content specific to the project. While you may mention upcoming events like matching campaigns, reports cannot only contain solicitations for donations. GlobalGiving reserves the right to remove links to donation options other than GlobalGiving contained in your report.

How long should I make my project report?

Project reports should be about two to three paragraphs in length. Be concise and yet specific. Donors like to get straight to the point about how their money is having an impact!

Where does my project report go?

Once you submit your project report a member of the GlobalGiving team will review it. Approved project reports are then queued to be sent out to the donors of that project for the following day. Project reports are sent directly to your donors via email.  See example on the right. In addition, project reports are posted on your project page under the tab marked “reports”.

Example of a well-written and informative project report:

 It has been a great year so far at our Lake Magadi Camp. 50,000 trees have been planted out and the local Masai have embraced our training program.

25 farmers received leadership and agricultural training by ACT employees. Of the 25, amazingly 6 were women. It was the first time women were allowed to participate in leadership meetings within the Shompole Masai community. Things truly are changing.

Four schools and one clinic received trees and began planting. Over 2000 students are beginning to learn about the need for conservation. Also, the tree planting process will ultimately provide the schools with an income to pay teachers.

Since we are growing and our nursery is expanding we are in even greater need to get water to the local communities. Dams, boreholes and irrigation channels are needed to ensure a viable water supply for the local farmers. The water is used for drinking, bathing and planting.

Thank you for your continued support as your support is helping change the lives of rural African farmers, one tree at a time!

See other reports from this project, "Reverse Deserts Through Community Transformation."