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Tracking Impact

Follow Your Donation From Gift to Outcome

Amply provides unprecedented visibility into how your donations are used. This document explains how to track your giving's journey.

The Donation Journey​

Stage 1: Transaction Complete​

The moment you donate:

  • Transaction recorded on Amply ledger
  • Confirmation email sent
  • Visible on your donor dashboard
  • Appears in organization's incoming funds

Stage 2: Funds Received​

Within payment processing time (usually 1-3 days):

  • Funds clear to organization
  • Payout processed (per organization's schedule)
  • Funds available for use

Stage 3: Allocation​

Organization allocates your donation:

  • Assigned to fund or project (if designated)
  • Added to general operations (if unrestricted)
  • Tracked on organization's ledger

Stage 4: Expenditure​

Organization uses funds:

  • Spending visible on their public ledger
  • Categorized by type and purpose
  • Connected to programs and projects

Stage 5: Impact​

Organization reports outcomes:

  • Project updates
  • Impact metrics
  • Beneficiary stories
  • Results data

What You Can See​

Your Dashboard​

For logged-in donors:

Giving History

  • All donations with dates and amounts
  • Recipient organizations
  • Transaction verification links
  • Cumulative totals

Impact Feed

  • Updates from organizations you've supported
  • Project milestones
  • Impact reports
  • Thank-you messages

Tracking Links

  • Direct links to your transactions on the ledger
  • Organization dashboards
  • Project-specific pages

Public Ledger​

Verify your donation independently:

  • Transaction appears in organization's incoming funds
  • Timestamp and amount confirmed
  • Hash verification available
  • Visible to anyone (if you chose public visibility)

Organization Pages​

See how organizations use all donations:

  • Total incoming funds
  • Spending by category
  • Fund balances
  • Transparency metrics

→ How transparency works

Types of Tracking​

General Donations​

Unrestricted gifts:

  • Tracked as organizational income
  • Visible in spending categories
  • Cannot be followed to specific use
  • Most flexibility for organization

Designated Donations​

Gifts to specific funds or projects:

  • Tracked to designated purpose
  • Spending visible within that fund
  • Project-level updates
  • More specific attribution

Campaign Donations​

Gifts to fundraising campaigns:

  • Campaign progress visible
  • Goal tracking
  • Updates from campaign organizers
  • Final results reported

Impact Reporting​

What Organizations Report​

Depending on the organization:

Activity Reports

  • What they did
  • Where they worked
  • Who they reached
  • Resources deployed

Outcome Reports

  • What changed
  • Measured results
  • Beneficiary feedback
  • Goal achievement

Impact Metrics

  • Cost per outcome
  • Lives affected
  • Long-term change
  • Comparative effectiveness

Report Frequency​

Varies by organization:

  • Real-time ledger updates (financial)
  • Monthly activity updates
  • Quarterly impact summaries
  • Annual comprehensive reports

Accessing Reports​

Through Amply:

  • Organization profile pages
  • Embedded reports
  • Downloadable PDFs
  • Data exports

Verifying Your Impact​

Transaction Verification​

Confirm your donation was recorded:

  1. Find transaction in your history
  2. Click verification link
  3. View on public ledger
  4. Compare details to your receipt

Ledger Integrity​

Verify the ledger itself:

  • Hash chain ensures no post-recording tampering
  • Stripe payment IDs provide independent verification
  • Public checkpoints confirm consistency over time
  • Anyone can verify mathematically

→ How to verify

Organization Verification​

Confirm organization legitimacy:

  • Verification badge displayed
  • Registration documents on file
  • Ongoing monitoring by Amply
  • Any concerns flagged publicly

→ Trust and Safety

Managing Expectations​

What Amply Can Show​

  • Financial transactions
  • Organizational spending categories
  • Fund allocations
  • Reported outcomes

What Organizations Determine​

  • Level of project detail shared
  • Outcome measurement approach
  • Update frequency
  • Narrative context

Realities of Impact Measurement​

Honest impact tracking has limits:

  • Causation is hard to prove
  • Long-term effects take time
  • Some outcomes are hard to measure
  • Context affects results

Amply provides transparency. Organizations provide interpretation.

Getting More Information​

Contacting Organizations​

Most organizations welcome donor inquiries:

  • Contact through Amply platform
  • Direct email (provided in profile)
  • Annual reports and newsletters
  • Donor engagement programs

Requesting Specifics​

If you want more detail:

  • Ask organizations directly
  • Request specific project updates
  • Inquire about measurement methods
  • Join donor update programs

Donor Engagement​

Some organizations offer:

  • Site visits
  • Donor calls
  • Detailed reporting tiers
  • Engagement opportunities

Consolidated Giving Records​

Annual Summaries​

For your giving history:

  • Total donations by year
  • Breakdown by organization
  • SDG allocation
  • Impact highlights from recipients

Export Options​

Download your data:

  • CSV for spreadsheets
  • PDF for records
  • JSON for integration
  • Tax-formatted summaries

→ Tax Benefits

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