Changes to the Stewardship Category (Q1 2025)

April 2025

Community Connections

CLARIFICATIONS

• Community Assessment
  • Updated clarification to provide more information on the components of a community assessment

Volunteering

CLARIFICATIONS

• Eligible Volunteer Service
  • Updated language to clarify the definition of volunteer service within the context of the Indicator

• Volunteering Philosophy
  • Updated language to clarify that tracking is only required for Level 2 or above

• Volunteering Policy
  • New clarification to promote consistency in the level of effort associated with policy requirements across the program

Charitable Giving

None

Procurement

CLARIFICATIONS

• Goods and Services
  • Updated language to clarify that the scope of goods and services is to be comprehensive of all purchases (except for listed exclusions)

RESOURCES

• Supply Chain and Forced Labor
  • Provided additional resources for Just organizations