Sure. I'd be happy to.
Since 1983 we have established a seal of accountability process. We have 3,200 members, but not every one of those members has reached the point of being able to advertise the seal of accountability, the CCCC seal of accountability. We have some 180 charities right now that have achieved this.
They are required to do a number of things. They're to have an independent, active governing board. They must have an independent financial audit, and the CCCC will also audit their charity to make sure they're fulfilling the obligations and the standards of the CCCC. They need to be committed to public financial disclosure. They need to undertake regular evaluation of programs for their effectiveness and their efficiency, and they need to have these policies and processes in place.
We also have a code of accountability dealing with ethical fundraising and financial accountability that we require our members with this seal to follow. We also have policies dealing with integrity.
We have this as an ongoing process. We actually audit these members. When they have this seal of accountability, we're standing behind them.