The five tiers
Every account carries a score from 0 to 1000, and the score falls into one of five tiers. The tiers are fixed; the score is recalculated as you do things.
Where every account starts. A new signup with little activity yet, not a judgement.
Some real, confirmed activity — a first few volunteer hours or posts an NGO has recognised.
Sustained participation across more than one signal — confirmed work, real connections, consistent activity.
A substantial, confirmed track record over time, not a single good week.
The top tier. Reached by very few, and only through sustained, confirmed contribution across many NGOs and people.
Be aware: most accounts sit at Seedling— it's the starting tier every account is born into, not an assessment. A low tier usually just means an account hasn't logged much confirmed activity yet.
What the score is made of
Five pillars, each weighted. Trust and reliability carry the most because confirmed, verified activity is the hardest to fake.
NGO-confirmed volunteer hours, plus how consistently active you are, week over week.
Identity verification, verified NGO roles, and connections — weighted by how trusted each connection itself is.
Community participation, NGOs you follow, website activity (active weeks and login streak), and referrals who join and stay active.
Outcomes confirmed by NGOs — measured impact, breadth across organisations, and endorsements on impact posts.
Posts, impact updates and comments you author — impact updates and milestones count most.
Each signal is mapped through diminishing returns (log saturation), so repeating a low-value action stops adding points — and every event decays with age, so sustained activity beats a one-time burst. The complete rulebook — every weight and threshold, straight from the code that computes them — is public at /api/v1/scoring/methodology.
What stops it being gamed
- An endorsement is weighted by the endorser's own score (0.3 → 1.0), so a low-trust account's endorsement barely moves anything — and endorsers under 14 days old only count if identity-verified.
- Repeat endorsements from the same person count at 20%, so one enthusiastic friend can't inflate your score by endorsing you over and over.
- Reciprocal endorsements — you endorse them, they endorse you back — are discounted by 50%.
- Volunteer hours and contributions only count once an NGO confirms them. You can't confirm your own.
- A referral only counts once the invited person is identity-verified and genuinely active — an empty invite link is worth nothing.
- Brand-new accounts start at 30% of their earned score and reach 100% over 30 days, so a high score can't be created instantly.
What a Mitrata Score is not
It's computed from confirmed activity on this network. It is not a background check, not a character reference, and not an endorsement by Mitr. We don't verify anyone's identity beyond a confirmed email address, and we don't vouch for how anyone behaves off the platform. Treat it as one input among many, not a substitute for your own judgement.
Common questions
Is a low Mitrata Score a bad sign?
No. Most accounts sit at Seedling because that's the starting tier — it means an account is new or hasn't logged much confirmed activity yet, not that anything is wrong with it.
Can I raise my score by posting a lot?
Only a little, and it fades. Contribution (posts and comments) is the smallest-weighted pillar, each signal is mapped through diminishing returns so repetition stops adding points, and recency decay means a burst of old activity fades over time — sustained activity is what actually builds a tier.
How are my volunteer hours actually verified?
You log hours against the NGO you worked with, and that organisation has to confirm them from its own dashboard before they count. Logging alone never moves your score.
Is the Mitrata Score a background check?
No. It's a score computed from confirmed activity on this network and carries no legal weight — it isn't identity verification beyond the account's own verified-email status, and it isn't a character reference.
Can I buy a higher tier?
No. There is no paid tier, and no one at Mitr can move your score up for money. If anyone offers to sell you a higher Mitrata tier, they are not us.