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CWE-CWR-24 Compassion, Welfare & Environment Community Welfare & Relief CORE Excellence v2.9.7

Civic-responsibility projects

Assesses the commitment to civic projects that strengthen social cohesion. By championing interfaith and cross-community participation, the organization embodies Taʿāwun (cooperation) for the Maṣlaḥah (public good) and Birr (kindness) toward neighbors. Civic‑responsibility projects are time‑bound initiatives co‑designed or delivered with community partners to address shared local needs (e.g., neighborhood clean‑ups, interfaith dialogues, voter registration/participation information sessions that are strictly non‑party political, factual, and trustee‑approved per CC9, health fairs), with documented outcomes and learning. A 'substantive' interfaith/cross‑community element requires at least two of: (1) joint co-design, (2) shared delivery roles, (3) mixed participant groups with facilitated interaction, (4) shared communications, or (5) shared evaluation.

Basic 1
  • Conduct at least 2 civic responsibility projects per year.
    Performance Essential
Good 7
  • Ensure meaningful participation: ≥20% unique attendees from outside organization (excluding staff/family).
    Process Essential
  • At least 1 project/year must evidence co‑design (e.g., minutes, decisions log) or shared governance.
    Governance Essential
  • 100% of projects must have a public-facing outcomes summary within 8 weeks; internal evaluation aligned to PB1.
    Documentation Essential
  • Record at least one environmental control per project or justify N/A.
    Environment Essential
  • Strategic projects addressing key civic issues with clear public benefit (PB1)
    Leadership High
  • Partnerships governed by code of conduct based on mutual respect (Q60:8)
    Collaboration High
  • Youth leadership pipeline with named supervision and DBS eligibility checks
    Stakeholder Engagement High
Better 3
  • Each year, ≥1 project includes a substantive interfaith/cross‑community element (meeting ≥2 criteria); by Level 4–5, ≥50%.
    Process Essential
  • Measuring impact on social cohesion using a standard index (e.g., Mizan 3-item index)
    Continuous Improvement High
  • Accessibility by design (Equality Act reasonable adjustments)
    Inclusion High
Best 1
  • Sustainable events (ISO 20121) and measurable environmental co‑benefits
    Environment High

Related Criteria

CWE-CWR-01 Weekly Dignified Food Support Service (Food Bank, Pantry, or Hot Meals) CWE-CWR-02 Hardship-grant / zakāt emergency fund CWE-CWR-03 Volunteer management: hours logging, safer recruitment & safeguarding CWE-CWR-04 Partnerships with local authorities and community organisations (NGOs/VCSE) CWE-CWR-05 User-impact survey results
Version
2.9.7 2025-11-05

Discussion (1)

Administrator 2026-03-07 11:08:03.122935

📋 **Version updated: 1.0.0 → 2.9.7** **Changes:** Updated islamic_references from mizan-297.json

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