InterAct is a member in good standing of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

ECFA is an accreditation agency dedicated to helping Christian ministries earn the public’s trust through adherence to seven Standards of Responsible Stewardship. Founded in 1979, it is comprised of over 1,100 charitable, religious, missionary, social, and educational tax-exempt, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations.

ECFA’s Standards of Responsible Stewardship focus on board governance, financial transparency, integrity in fund-raising, and proper use of charity resources.

Compliance with the Standards is monitored in three ways. First, all ECFA members must annually submit membership review information including audited financial statements, IRS Form 990 (if applicable), salary information, fund-raising appeals, board composition, changes in organizing documents, and much more to verify compliance with the Standards. Second, ECFA conducts on-site field reviews at over 10% of its membership each year. These field reviews serve to verify the information submitted in the annual membership review, confirm compliance with the ECFA membership Standards, and give support to the member organizations. To date, approximately 750 organizations have received an on-site review. Third, ECFA responds to complaints against member organizations. All such complaints are investigated thoroughly in order to determine possible noncompliance with the Standards.

ECFA provides several services to the donor public as well. Disclosure requirements enable donors to request and receive audited financial statements for all ECFA members. ECFA’s website contains a membership directory with selected financial information of all its members, guidelines for giving, the Donor’s Bill of Rights, and general information helpful to the giving public. In addition, ECFA staff provides information to donors on a variety of issues.

Through its publications and services, ECFA informs its members of current administrative, financial, fund-raising, legislative, postal, and promotional matters of common concern.

CrossGlobal Link ….

For more than 90 years, CrossGlobal Link (formerly the IFMA) has brought together like-minded mission agencies serving evangelical Christians who believe Jesus Christ is Savior and Lord, and who are committed to obeying His command to take the gospel to all the world. These Christians and the churches they represent trust CrossGlobal Link member missions for their integrity - integrity not only in finances, but also in message, in relationships, and in moral standards.

These standards are critical for the over 10,000 missionaries from more than 100 agencies who serve Christ in a world convulsed by war, ethnic division, poverty, urban decay, AIDS, and the resurgence of opposing militant religions. In this reality, servants and supporters must be assured that resources are deployed under the strictest standards of integrity.

CrossGlobal Link has never deviated from stringent membership standards. That's why CrossGlobal Link member missions can be trusted to be true to the Bible, to the gospel, and to the high moral and ethical demands of Scripture. The CrossGlobal Link symbol truly is the symbol of integrity.

Integrity in Message
The foundation of CrossGlobal Link member missions is first of all theological and doctrinal. Each mission annually reaffirms its commitment to the CrossGlobal Link doctrinal statement.

The CrossGlobal Link agency is fully committed to preach nothing "except Jesus Christ and him crucified" (I Cor. 2:2). The reason is both clear and compelling: millions of people around the world are lost in their sins, without hope, facing eternity without Christ as Lord and Savior. The central message is "Christ died for our sins according to the Scripture." (I Cor. 15:3).

Integrity in Finances
Christians have a right to know that their hard-earned, prayed-over gifts are wisely invested. Administrative costs, salaries, and overhead are carefully monitored for consistency with the mission agency's stated goals and purposes.

CrossGlobal Link has always insisted on the strictest integrity in all financial dealings. This includes ethical fund-raising, proper accounting, reliable receipting and reporting, and responsible audits, available to all donors.

Each year member missions file a report with CrossGlobal Link, indicating that they are in compliance with the association's strict standards including an annual financial report prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The report must be audited by a chartered accountant (Canada) or a certified public accountant (U.S.).

Integrity in Relationships
CrossGlobal Link is not a church nor a denomination, but an association of interdenominational mission agencies. These mission agencies, or boards, send missionaries from the broad spectrum of evangelical churches. The ministries of the agencies are strengthened as they work with other CrossGlobal Link members for mutual support and counsel in many strategic matters affecting the work.

Three key words identify CrossGlobal Link's stand on relationships: partnership with those who share basic doctrinal and ministry convictions; fellowship within the larger body of Christ, and communication with other organizations for information and education.

Integrity in Morals
Scripture calls all Christians to accountability in conduct. Each CrossGlobal Link member mission affirms and practices biblical standards of holiness. The integrity of the gospel witness is at stake as the missionary lives before the watching world.

The CrossGlobal Link symbol assures Christians that missionaries sent out by a member mission will be expected to maintain holiness in their marital relations, in their use of time and money, in their relations with people in the countries where they serve, and in their personal habits. Each CrossGlobal Link member mission is expected to hold not only its missionaries, but its officers and board to these high standards, as well. Christlikeness is the model for every level of every CrossGlobal Link member mission.

InterAct Ministries of Canada has earned the seal of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities (CCCC)

The Seal of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities (CCCC) is a mark of excellence and trust. It indicates the charity adheres to high standards of ethical and operational standards outlined below. More and more donors are using the Seal as a guideline to determine who they will give to.

The standards articulated by CCCC (below) have general acceptance in the Christian community and are recognized by agencies in other sectors. They are offered as an effective means by which a ministry or organization can become accountable in a demonstrable, recognizable way. At the same time, donors and potential donors will find the established standards to be an effective benchmark when evaluating the worthiness of a ministry.

Ministries displaying the Seal adhere to these 10 standards: They

1. have an independent, active board.
2. have an independent audit of their financial statements.
3. will provide their financial statements to any person upon request.
4. have an audit review committee that reports to the board.
5. carry on their activities with the highest standards of integrity.
6. have a declared doctrinal position expressing a commitment to the Christian faith.
7. have a declared stewardship policy which affirms, among other things, that no person receives a commission based upon gifts received by the ministry.
8. maintain confidentiality of all information about donors and mailing list addresses.
9. respect the privacy of the beneficiaries of their ministry.
10. adhere to a written Code of Ethical Fundraising and Financial Accountability.

IMCO (Inter-Mission Cooperative Outreach, http://www.imcomissions.net) is a partnership of ten mission agencies sharing a common mandate – to reach Native North American peoples for Christ toward the establishment of a strong and reproductive Native church. IMCO members consult with one another, exchange information, and partner with one another on specific tasks in order to serve Aboriginal people more effectively.

Since its beginnings in the early 1970s the signature activity of IMCO has been its nearly annual Ministry Development Program (MDP). MDP is an eight-week microcosm of living and ministering among people of a different culture. MDP exists for the development of ministry and interpersonal skills for maximum effectiveness in fulfilling the Great Commission through the purpose of each mission agency. The majority of IMCO agencies, including InterAct Ministries, have over the years required their new staff to participate in this program which currently assembles each spring in Timber Bay, SK.

A secondary activity of IMCO has been its every-fifth-year joint-staff conference. Since 1972 this conference had provided unique opportunity for IMCO-agency missionaries to connect with hundreds of other people who identify with similar goals and objectives. The relationships developed and strengthened at these conferences have produced considerable inter-agency and inter-cultural partnering over the past nearly four decades.