Establish a civic engagement program
Rationale: Programs that sponsor and provide support for civic engagement activities promote volunteering and voting, which significantly increases community engagement, satisfaction, and fulfillment.
Requirements
Demonstrate compliance one of the options below:
Option 1 - Civic Engagement Program (Full Credit)
To achieve full credit, demonstrate compliance with one of the following requirements:
Multi-Tenant Retail
- Implement a minimum of one qualifying civic engagement program(s).
Qualifying civic engagement programs may include but are not limited to:
- 16 paid hours per year to be spent volunteering
- two assigned company-wide volunteer days per year
- “Dollars for Doers” program to provide donations to the employee's organization of choice for every 16 hours volunteered
- paid time off for voting
- including a polling place within the project
- providing information for voter registration.
- organizing volunteering events
- events surrounding food or clothing drives (drop boxes alone do not qualify)
- advocacy groups
- hosting community groups
- Ensure that the civic engagement programs are offered to all building occupants.
Retail
- Implement a minimum of one qualifying civic engagement program(s).
Qualifying civic engagement programs may include but are not limited to:
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- 16 paid hours per year to be spent volunteering
- two assigned company-wide volunteer days per year
- “Dollars for Doers” program to provide donations to the employee's organization of choice for every 16 hours volunteered
- paid time off for voting
- including a polling place within the project
- providing information for voter registration.
- organizing volunteering events
- events surrounding food or clothing drives (drop boxes alone do not qualify)
- advocacy groups
- hosting community groups
2. Ensure that the civic engagement programs are offered to all full- and part-time employees and staff within tenant spaces.
Option 2 - Building Management Occupants Only (Alternative Compliance)
Demonstrate compliance with all of the following requirements to achieve partial credit:
Multi-Tenant Retail
- Implement a minimum of one qualifying civic engagement program(s).
Qualifying civic engagement programs may include but are not limited to:
- 16 paid hours per year to be spent volunteering
- two assigned company-wide volunteer days per year
- “Dollars for Doers” program to provide donations to the employee's organization of choice for every 16 hours volunteered
- paid time off for voting
- including a polling place within the project
- providing information for voter registration.
- organizing volunteering events
- events surrounding food or clothing drives (drop boxes alone do not qualify)
- advocacy groups
- hosting community groups
- Ensure that the civic engagement programs are offered to all full- and part-time employees and staff within building owner/management spaces only.
Compliance Documentation
Types of compliance documentation required:
- Certified statements
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