Our Standards of Accountability
- 1 - A Declared Christian Ministry
- 2 - An Independent Active Governing Board
- 3 - An Independent Audit
- 4 - Public Financial Disclosure
- 5 - An Audit Review Committee
- 6 - Pursuit of Integrity
- 7 - Declared Stewardship Policy
- 8 - Program Effectiveness & Efficiency
- 9 - Code of Accountability
Certified Membership Application Form
CCCC Standards of Accountability
The CCCC Seal of Accountability is conferred on charities that have demonstrated verifiable compliance with our Standards. The Standards are developed in consultation with the community of Christian ministries, are approved by the CCCC board and are designed to:
- promote effective Christian Ministry;
- promote Christ honouring practices so as not to bring Christ’s reputation into disrepute;
- focus on best practices and high standards rather than minimum legal requirements; and
- publicly identify Christian charities that are worthy of the public’s respect and trust.
The Standards require Christian ministries to be faithful stewards who give appropriate account of their finances and activities to donors, other charities and organizations, the larger public, program beneficiaries, and governments.
The Standards go beyond risk-management and also emphasize the advancement of Christianity. They direct Christian ministries to consider and evaluate who their beneficiaries are, and their effectiveness and efficiency in carrying out both the Great Commission and the command to "love your neighbour". At the same time, the public and particularly donors and potential donors will find the CCCC Standards to be an effective benchmark when evaluating the worthiness of a ministry.
Since 1983, CCCC has administered a program of accreditation allowing Christian charities registered with the Canada Revenue Agency to become certified members and to use the Seal to identify themselves as organizations that meet the CCCC standards. To become a certified member, and as a condition of continued membership in good standing in the CCCC Seal program, an organization must comply with the nine standards below. Compliance is normally monitored by annual written submissions, and periodically (every 3-5 years) by on-site field reviews.
The Standards
- Standard 1: A Declared Christian Ministry
- Standard 2: An Independent Active Governing Board
- Standard 3: An Independent Audit
- Standard 4: Public Financial Disclosure
- Standard 5: An Audit Review Committee
- Standard 6: Pursuit of Integrity
- Standard 7: Declared Stewardship Policy
- Standard 8: Program Effectiveness and Efficiency
- Standard 9: Code of Accountability
"Going through the rigour of getting the seal and maintaining the seal and looking at the standards is immensely helpful."
- Malcolm Burrows,
Scotia Private Client Care
