Jargon Buster

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

DDA

Disability Discrimination Act 1995

DTAS

Development Trusts Association Scotland

DWP

Department of Work and Pensions

E

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

F

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

G

H

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

I

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

J

Just Enterprise

a consortium of partners supporting social enterprises in Scotland

JIT

Joint Improvement Team (Scottish Government)

K

L

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

M

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

N

NHS FV

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

O

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

P

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

Q

R

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

S

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

T

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.

U

Unincorporated Association/Group

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

V

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

W

X

Y

Z