GivePulse Overview

GivePulse is a comprehensive online platform designed to help higher education institutions manage, track, and assess community engagement, service-learning, experiential learning, and other high-impact practices. It is a centralized system that allows faculty, students, staff, and community partners to coordinate, document, and evaluate all forms of volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement activities. It integrates seamlessly with Canvas and other campus tools, making it easy to connect curricular and co-curricular experiences.

GivePulse Availability

GivePulse is available through Cardinal Apps when you are logged in with your UIW credentials. You will be taken to the UIW instance, Cardinal Pulse, at uiw.givepulse.com.

Canvas has a GivePulse integration that allows Faculty to create GivePulse assignments.

GivePulse Tech Support

GivePulse provides robust support through the GivePulse website. When logged into GivePulse, click on your profile and select Support to access tutorials.

GivePulse Considerations

All courses designated as Service Learning are automatically synchronized with GivePulse. In order for non-service-learning Canvas courses to function properly with GivePulse, the course must be added through Banner by filling out the GivePulse Integration Request form.

UIW Engage is integrated with GivePulse. Events from Engage can be found in GivePulse and included in GivePulse data and Canvas assignments.

GivePulse Resources

Resources for all users are available on the GivePulse support site. The comprehensive selection of tutorials include training for the following topics and more.

Users and Volunteers - find basic information on how to use GivePulse
GivePulse for Education to help instructors use GivePulse in their Canvas course.
Data and Reporting - important information on setting up Surveys and Impact settings.
GivePulse Administrator Basics provides guides for anyone who may create an event.

GivePulse FAQ

How do I find GivePulse?

GivePulse is available in Cardinal Apps and select Canvas courses.

How do I join an organization or group?

Visit the organization page in GivePulse and click the Join button. Some groups may have specific requirements for membership. If you visit GivePulse through a Canvas assignment, you may have special requirements based on the assignment.

How do instructors create a Canvas assignment?

The GivePulse app is integrated with Canvas Assignments. Create your assignment and choose GivePulse as the external tool in the Submission Type area.