Impact DOTS is a media and intelligence platform about social impact, run by Impactedia as one of its media brands. This page explains how we choose stories, where our information comes from, how we handle impact claims, and how we correct mistakes.
What we publish
- Doers: profiles of social entrepreneurs, activists and impact professionals, based on public records and what they publish about themselves.
- Organizations: profiles of NGOs, social enterprises, accelerators and impact funds, based on their own reports and official records.
- Tools: reviews of software and services for impact teams.
- Guides: practical explanations of measurement, fundraising and running an impact organization.
- Insights: our reading of reports and datasets from multilateral institutions, foundations, researchers and sector networks.
- News: funding, policy and people moves in the sector, written from the announcement itself.
- Opportunities: grants, fellowships and open calls, written from the organizer’s official call.
How we source
Every figure, date and factual claim in an article links to where it comes from. We prefer primary sources, in this order:
- The organization’s own documents: annual and impact reports, financial statements, official announcements and program pages.
- Institutional sources: government and regulator notices, and reports from multilateral institutions, foundations and research bodies, cited by name and publication date.
- Public registries and databases, when the organization publishes nothing itself.
We take facts from the organizations and institutions involved, not from other media outlets’ coverage. When two credible sources give different figures, we show both and explain the difference rather than picking one. We do not publish statistics, quotes, awards or rankings we cannot trace to a source.
Impact claims: evidence over inspiration
An organization saying it changes lives is not enough for us to write it up. We look for the outcome, the figure or the report first. When an organization reports its own results, such as people reached or funds deployed, we say the figure is self-reported and link to the report it comes from. If a claim has nothing behind it, it stays out. We call the opposite impact theatre.
Impact DOTS does not certify impact, audit ESG performance or rate organizations. Being featured on the site is not an endorsement.
Tools, affiliate links and sponsored content
Some links in our Tools section are affiliate links, and Impact DOTS may earn a commission when a reader signs up through them. Sponsored or partner content is labeled as such so it can be told apart from our own reporting.
No investment, legal or fundraising advice
Impact DOTS is not a financial, legal or fundraising adviser. Our articles give readers the facts they need to understand an organization, a funding call or a sector. They do not tell anyone where to invest, donate or apply. For a decision about your own organization or money, speak to a qualified adviser. Our Disclaimer sets this out in full.
Updates
We review profiles and guides when the facts they rely on change, for example new annual results, a change of leadership or a new program cycle, and update the article and its sources.
Corrections
If you find an error, tell us through our contact page and include a link to the source that shows the correct information. We check every report. When a correction changes a fact, figure or name, we fix the article and update its date.
Story tips and submissions
You can send us a report, a dataset, an announcement or a funding opportunity through the contact page. Please include a link to the original source. We verify it before anything is published. You can read more about who we are on our About page.
Last reviewed: October 2026.