PQASSO
PQASSO, the Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations, is a performance evaluation system and quality mark for charitable organizations in the UK. Evaluations use a system of peer review between small charities.[1] The system was created by Charities Evaluation Services, itself a registered UK charity.[2]
Organizations being assessed as meeting a level of compliance with level 2 or above are eligible to carry an official stamp of endorsement by the UK Charity Commission demonstrating that the charity is well managed.[3] PQASSO was re-endorsed by the Charity Commission in 2014.[4]
There are 3 incremental levels of organizational maturity recognized by PQASSO (levels 1 to 3) and defined by a series of management indicators.[5]
Over 100 UK charities currently have a published quality mark under the scheme.[6]
The Improving Quality (IQ) scheme is a successor to the PQASSO scheme, developed by some of those originally involved in PQASSO and maintaining the same approach to quality evaluation.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "PQASSO to paint a picture of charity performance". Third Sector. 2007-11-26. Archived from the original on 2012-05-19. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ "PQASSO". Ces-vol.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ "Charity Commission endorses PQASSO mark". Third Sector. 2009-07-27. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ Holt, A., Charity regulator re-endorses the PQASSO Quality Mark, published 28 January 2014, accessed 29 December 2022
- ^ "Useful documents and how to apply". Ces-vol.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ "Awarded organisations". Ces-vol.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ Improving Quality, Introduction to IQ, accessed 29 December 2022
Sources[edit]
- Matthews, Sam; Services, Charities Evaluation (2008), PQASSO: Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations (3 ed.), Charities Evaluation Services, ISBN 978-0-9555404-1-7