Community action basics

Report the outcome with integrity

Learning goal: Separate completed work, feedback and uncertain impact.

A responsible activity report describes what was planned, what actually happened, what evidence exists and what still needs attention. Be explicit about the limitations.

Numbers should come from a clear method, not from an estimate chosen because it looks impressive. Only publish participant names, photographs or stories when it is appropriate and consent is informed.

Include problems and lessons. Trust grows when people can understand why something changed and how volunteers will improve next time.

Try it yourself

Practice

Imagine a small permitted activity has ended. Write a five-sentence report with the action, evidence, challenge, feedback and next step.

Do this privately, in a notebook or on your own device. Nothing you write is collected by this site.

Check your understanding

A project has no reliable count of people helped. What should its report say?

Choose the best answer