FAQ's

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We are a global network of enthusiastic veterans here to help you strengthen your schools safety and security. Our holistic approach to continuous improvement encompasses accreditation and certification, assessment, professional learning, and customized improvement services. Like you, we want all students to have the opportunities that learning in a safe and secure school brings. 

Additionally, we serve as a network platform for Veterans and Veteran-Serving organizations! We freely coordinate, advocate, and support mission driven services that align with our mission and values. The end goal is making unknown resources known and available to veterans for their benefit!   

Cornerstone Fusion offers a variety of professional services however, our accreditation provides your stake holders, customers, and staff with an added measure of accountability and assurance in you, your organization, and the operating environment they rely on.

Cornerstone Fusion offers a network of Veteran-run and/or Veteran-led organizations that stand ready to serve the men and women who tirelessly serve or have honorably served our great nation in the armed forces! 

While on Mission, you add open-source information in one location that better fuses the service member (past or present) to the specific need for the desired outcome! Additionally, it provides a network of potential donors capable of identifying and joining in your direct cause. Still need more pokes, well, we freely promote everywhere we are! Mission Ready?

It stands for "Cornerstone Fusion Safety And Security Affiliation (and/or) Accreditation depending on the level you choose! Affiliation is a standard partnership whereas Accreditation is an achievement and seal of recognition in your ability to ensure the overall safety and security of your organization!

We love this question! We've seen 'soft-target' organizations become harder to penetrate. We've seen leadership take direct responsibility and accountability for their operational environment. We've seen stakeholders partner with mission focus and support. We've seen customers supporting through advanced donations to the organization. And we've seen returns increase to the organizations through marketing a safer and more secure learning environment!

The application ($230) and initial visit ($840) will require tax-deductible donations to make forward progress towards Accreditation. Additional information can be found under the "price transparency" tab in the SASA Portal for future planning. 

Discuss desired outcome with your Leadership, Board, and/or Stakeholders. Download our checklist on the "application" page under the SASA Portal. Review the checklist with your team(s) and complete the introductory application. Make a tax-deductible donation of $230 for application review. Standby, a Cornerstone Fusion representative will be in touch within 24-48 hours!

Accreditation depends on several aspects (see checklist on application page) however, a standard turnaround for the prepared organization has been a minimum of two(2) weeks. 

All CF-SASA's last up to three(3) years when in good standing and are inspected, evaluated and renewed on the calendar date of the 3rd year for continued partnership as desired.

Yes. Spot checks are conducted at random throughout the three years an organization is Accredited. These checks are at no cost to the organization but could affect the certification if negligence and/or deficiencies are identified. Additionally, an organization may call upon us to conduct a spot check whereas a site-visit fee/donation will be applied at half the standard rate.

No. We serve corporate organizations too! Although our price transparency focuses on schools, the same is applied to corporations although they commonly partner with Affiliation through consultation.