CMA Standards Council

This is a review[1] of PeaceWise, one of the 10 organisations that have been accredited with the CMA Standards Council[2]. From its entry in the Council’s \'Give Confidently\' directory, it is likely a charity: The Australian charities regulator, the ACNC, in their Factsheet: Making sure your donation gets to where it needs to, gives “some steps...

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Two more organisations were recently accredited by the CMA Standards Council[1]. This is a review of one of them, The Council for Christian Education in Schools[2]. With a name like this, it’s most likely a charity. The Australian charities regulator, the ACNC, in their Factsheet: Making sure your donation gets to where it needs to,...

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This is a review of SU Qld, a charity that seeks donations online, and has been accredited as a ‘high quality organisation’ with the CMA Standards Council.  (See here for last year\'s review.) The Australian charities regulator, the ACNC, in their Factsheet: Making sure your donation gets to where it needs to, gives “some steps...

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This is a charity review of Mt Tamborine Conference Centre (MTC), an organisation that seeks donations online, and was recently one of the first to be been accredited by the CMA Standards Council (CMASC). The Australian charities regulator, the ACNC, in their Factsheet: Making sure your donation gets to where it needs to, gives “some...

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This is a charity review of Christian Ministry Advancement Ltd (CMA), an organisation that seeks donations online. (Including the answers to the questions that the Australian charity regulator, the ACNC, suggests that you ask.) CMA is also the organisation that is, via the CMA Standards Council, giving a seal of approval to Christian organisations who...

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Charity review of PeaceWise Ltd (PeaceWise[1]), an organisation that seeks donations online, and is accredited with the CMA Standards Council (a \'Foundation Partner\'). (Including the answers to the questions that the Australian charity regulator, the ACNC, suggests that you ask.) Are they responsive to feedback[2]? There is a PeaceWise ‘Complaints Policy’ on the website. I...

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Mini-charity review of Hillcrest Christian College Limited (HCC), an organization that is connected, through the cross directorship of Jame Lewis, to the CMA Standards Council, a body that accredits those organisations who pass its ‘Nine Principles of Ministry Accountability’. HCC is not accredited. (Including the answers to the questions that the Australian charity regulator, the...

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