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Jargon Buster

Jargon Buster
Like all walks of life, the third sector has its own version of jargon, some nationally recognised and some more relevant locally. We have included here what we think is relevant, but as we are used to using it, we have probably missed some. If you think anything should be added or changed, please contact us by email: info@cvsfalkirk.org.uk
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A4A
Awards for All, a Big Lottery grant fund
ACAS
Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service
ACIE
Association of Independent Examiners
Accruals / Accrued Accounts
The accruals basis allocates the costs or income of a particular activity according to when the liability is incurred or when there is entitlement or certainty about income.
ACOSVO
Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations
Added Value
principle which ensures EU funds do not merely substitute for existing or statutory funds
ADP
Alcohol & Drugs Partnership
AGM
Annual General Meeting
AHP
Allied Health Professionals
Articles of Association
a document defining the company’s purpose and governance processes
ASB
Antisocial Behaviour
ASN
Additional Support Needs

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Bets Value
Government scheme to ensure local authorities consult much more on services they provide
BIG
Big Lottery Fund
BiTC
Business in the Community
BME
Black and Minority Ethnic
BSL
British Sign Language

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CAB
Citizens Advice Bureau
CAF
Charities Aid Foundation
Capacity Building
helping local organisations improve or scale up their abilities
CBI
Confederation of British Industry
CCHF
Community Care & Health Forum
CEiS
Community Enterprise in Scotland, an enterprise support organisation
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CHP
Community Health Partnership
CLD
Community Learning and Development
Community Group
Community Groups are groups established for specific areas of activity, geographic or areas of interest, which aim to bring about change in the community and benefit local neighbourhoods.
CIC
Community Interest Company, a distinct legal structure which may be limited by guarantee or by shares. Often used by social entrepreneurs who wish to develop an enterprise and employ themselves in it.
Compact
A partnership agreement between public agencies and third sector to work together to improve the quality of life for people and communities.
Company Limited By Guarantee
a legal structure for non profit distributing organisations and charities. As a legal entity the company can employ staff and enter contracts, but there is a limited liability of (typically) £1 per member in the event of the company going into liquidation.
Company Limited by Shares
a legal entity where the liability of shareholders is the value of their shares, and that distributes profits to shareholders in the form of a dividend.
Co-Production
A general description of the process whereby clients work alongside professionals as partners in the design and delivery of services
Corporate Social Responsibility – CSR
A wide ranging set of concepts that relate to businesses conducting their activities responsibly. Factors include environmental impacts, employee and customer health and safety issues, participation in local communities (being a good neighbour), good corporate governance, other social issues and ethical and fair trading. CSR proponents argue that these issues are core to the long term sustainability of all businesses and apply equally to both small locally based businesses and large multi-national listed companies.
COSLA
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
COSHH
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
CPG
Cross Party Group, providing an opportunity for MSPs to meet with interested external groups and people to discuss a shared topic with meetings held at parliament
CPP
Community Planning Partnership
CSS
Council for Social Service

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DDA
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
DTAS
Development Trusts Association Scotland
DWP
Department of Work and Pensions

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EFQM
European Foundation for Quality Management
EGM
Extraordinary General Meeting, a meeting called of all members outwith the normal practice usually to address a single piece of business
ERDF
European Regional Development Fund
ESF
European Social Fund
ESOL
English for Speakers of Foreign Languages
ESV
Employer Supported Volunteering
ETU
Employment & Training Unit

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FDSEN
Falkirk & District Social Enterprise Network, a peer support organisation for social enterprises in the area
FE
Further Education
FirstPort
a social enterprise start-up support organisation and grant maker

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HE
Higher Education
HEAT
Health Improvement, Efficiency, Access, Treatment targets by which NHS Boards are measured
HLF
Heritage Lottery Fund
HMRC
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (was Inland Revenue)
HSE
Health & Safety Executive
HSEI
Helix Social Enterprise Initiative

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Industrial and Provident Society
is a legal entity with limited liability which is regulated via the Financial Services Authority (FSA) rather than Companies House.
IE
Independent Examination – One of the two forms of external scrutiny that may be carried out under the statutory provisions in Scotland, and is particularly appropriate for smaller charities
IIP
Investors in People
IIV
Investors in Volunteers
Impact Measurement
A measurement of the impact that organisations, agencies and groups have on their communities or service users

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Just Enterprise
a consortium of partners supporting social enterprises in Scotland
JIT
Joint Improvement Team (Scottish Government)

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LA
Local Authority
Localism
Partnership and joint working to deliver local solutions which meet national directives and assist the Scottish Government achieve its objectives
LTC
Long Term Condition

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Match Funding
the need for an additional amount of funding from another source in order to unlock additional grant aid
MAP
Multi Agency Partnership
MC
Management Committee, a group of volunteers (also called trustees or directors) who manage an organisation or group and define its strategy
MOA
Memorandum of Association, part of a company’s constitution that regulates a company’s external activities and purpose
MSK
Musculoskeletal Services
MSP
Member of Scottish Parliament

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NHS FV
National Health Service Forth Valley, covers Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk

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ONS
Office for National Statistics
OSCR
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
OUTCOME
The change that an activity or range of activities will bring about
OUTPUT
A specific, measurable result of an action taken

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PEST
Political, Economic, Social and Technical
PIF
Partnership Innovation Fund
PIP
Personal Independence Payment
PPF
Public Partnership Forum
PSP
Public Social Partnership
PQASSO
Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations, a recognised quality standard particularly applicable to smaller third sector organisations
PVG
a check required for reserved occupations

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RCOP
Reshaping Care for Older People
Receipts & Payments Accounts
Is a simple form of accounting that consist of a summary of all monies received and paid via the bank and in cash by the organisation.
RFB
Ready for Business, works to encourage social value in public purchasing and increase the share for third sector organisations

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Saltire
Volunteer awards for 12-25 age group
SCIO
Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation -a legal charity structure which is regulated by OSCR and has a legal identity and limited liability for members.
SIS
Social Investment Scotland
SCVO
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
SE
Social Enterprise – An organisation that makes most of its money through trading instead of grants, and where the profits are not distributed to members but are used for social and charitable purposes
SENSCOT
Social Enterprise Network Scotland
SG
Steering Group
SHS
Scottish Household Survey
SIMD
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
SLA
Service Level Agreement
SMART
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time bound targets
SME
Small & Medium sized enterprises
SNH
Scottish Natural Heritage
SSE
School for Social Entrepreneurs
SSEA
Scottish Social Enterprise Academy
SOA
Single Outcome Agreement – A commitment from community planning partners to work as a partnership to jointly deliver outcomes which will improve the quality of life economically and socially in Falkirk
SOCIAL ECONOMY
can be defined as the trading between third sector organisations and the private, public and voluntary sectors.
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
An organisation that makes most of its money through trading instead of grants, and where the profits are not distributed to members but are used for social and charitable purposes
SROI
Social Return on Investment – an analytic tool for measuring and accounting for a much broader concept of value. It incorporates social, environmental and economic costs and benefits into decision making, providing a fuller picture of how value is created or destroyed
SSEC
Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition
SVQ
Scottish Vocational Qualifications
SWOT
Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

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TFN
Third Force News, a weekly paper for the third sector published by SCVO
Third Sector
Widely used for organisations which do not distribute profits, which includes community groups, voluntary groups / associations, charities co-operatives, social enterprises and other groups with a social objective.
Thematic Group
A group of people who meet with the same common interest
Trusts
This type of charity might be set up by a group wishing to distribute the funds left in a will for a particular purpose.
TSI
Third Sector Interface, one for each local authority area in Scotland, funded by Scottish Government to support third sector organisations and volunteering in their area.

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Unincorporated Association/Group
A simple legal structure best suited to small voluntary organisations who do not employ staff or own property

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VAS
Voluntary Action Scotland – elected body of representatives from third sector interfaces and a lobbying body with the Scottish Government.
VIOs
Volunteer Involving Organisations
VOiCE
Vissioning Outcomes in Community Engagement, a planning and engagement tool that assists in the design and recording of public engagementsto national standards
VOL ORGS
Voluntary Organisations
Voluntary Association/Group
An unincorporated not for profit organisation which has a simple constitution and is managed by a committee of volunteers.
VS
Volunteer Scotland, the national body promoting volunteering
VSCSF
Voluntary Sector Children’s Services Forum

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