Changes to the Stewardship Category (Q4 2024)

January 2025

Community Connections

CLARIFICATIONS

• Community Engagement Plan
  • Updated this clarification to include participant appreciation in addition to compensation as well as provide additional context around participant compensation

Volunteering

CLARIFICATIONS

• Applicability
  • Updated this clarification to specify benefits to part-time employees applies for Level 2 and above only

• Organization-Sponsored Volunteering Efforts
  • Updated this clarification to define maximum thresholds for each performance level

Charitable Giving

CLARIFICATIONS

• In-kind Service Donations
  • Updated this clarification to specify the services that qualify as in-kind service donations

• Rounding
  • New clarification to provide rounding guidance

Procurement

CLARIFICATIONS

• Due Diligence
  • Updated this clarification to provide rounding guidance and context

CALCULATIONS

• Calculation Template
  • New calculation guidance to link the template spreadsheet and provide additional context for use

RESOURCES

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