by Barrie Wyatt | Jan 16, 2019 | Quality/PQASSO
With immediate effect NCVO has renamed PQASSO to Trusted Charity with the PQASSO Quality Mark becoming known as the Trusted Charity Mark. It is probably true that the public’s trust in charities is much lower than it has been, and NCVO believes that achieving a...
by Barrie Wyatt | Apr 17, 2016 | News, Quality/PQASSO
I am very pleased to announce that following three days if intensive NCVO training in Nottingham and taking the examination, NCVO have renewed my PQASSO Mentor license. This means that I can continue offering support to charities with their PQASSO self...
by Barrie Wyatt | May 22, 2014 | Performance Management, Quality/PQASSO, Voluntary and Community
How healthy is your charity? And equally important – how do you know? I talk to some CEOs and staff members of local charities who sincerely believe they run or are working for well run ‘healthy’ charities. But when pressed, they find it hard to...
by Barrie Wyatt | Mar 18, 2014 | Quality/PQASSO, Voluntary and Community
Can I help your charity deliver improved services in this challenging financial climate? A CEO of a local Gloucestershire charity that has just won 3 significant contracts recently said to me When times are tough, the competition is tougher – and PQASSO gives you an...
by Barrie Wyatt | Nov 25, 2013 | Quality/PQASSO, Voluntary and Community
In the previous blogs we have looked at the need for quality standards, the cost and benefits of implementing quality standards and the choice of quality standards available to charities today. In this blog we look in some detail at the PQASSO quality standard, the...
by Barrie Wyatt | Nov 18, 2013 | Quality/PQASSO, Voluntary and Community
Part I and Part II of this series looked at the need for, and the costs and benefits of quality and quality standards. Part III looks at the choice available to organisations in the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS). What quality standards are available to...