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Demographics and Effort

Learn how to enter demographic data and effort allocation for a quarterly effort record in PEARS.

The Demographics and Effort section records the demographic breakdown of your contacts and how your effort is allocated across Grand Challenge/Critical Issues for the quarter.

Screenshot: The Demographics and Effort form showing gender, race, and ethnicity input fields with numeric entry boxes for each category
1

Enter Gender Data

Enter the number of contacts for each gender category:

  • Male

  • Female

  • Non-binary (2023+ reporting periods)

  • Prefer Not to Respond

  • Unknown

2

Enter Race Data

Enter the number of contacts for each race category:

  • White

  • Asian

  • American Indian or Alaska Native

  • African American

  • Native Hawaiian / other Pacific Islander

  • Two or more mixed races (2020+ reporting periods)

  • Prefer Not to Respond

  • Unknown

NOTE: Contacts who identified with more than one race should be counted in the Two or More Races field and the individual race fields for each race they identified.

3

Enter Ethnicity Data

Enter the number of contacts for each ethnicity category:

  • Hispanic / Latino

  • Non-Hispanic / Latino

  • Prefer Not to Respond

  • Unknown

4

Enter Contacts Made (optional)

In the Contacts Made field, enter the number of volunteer contacts for the quarter.

5

Enter Volunteer Hours (optional)

In the Volunteer Hours field, enter the total number of volunteer hours for the quarter.

6

Enter Grand Challenge / Critical Issues Effort

For each active Grand Challenge or Critical Issue, enter the percentage of your effort allocated to that issue. A field is displayed for each active issue in your organization.

Screenshot: The Grand Challenge / Critical Issues effort allocation section showing percentage fields for each issue that must sum to 100%

NOTE: The effort percentages across all Grand Challenge/Critical Issues must sum to 100%.

7

Save and Continue

Click Save and Continue to save the demographics and effort data and proceed to the next section.

TIP: The specific demographic categories available may vary depending on your reporting period. Newer reporting periods include additional options such as Non-binary for gender and Two or More Races for race.

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