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Contact us by email, phone, mail and fax.A process by which the county council, like every other local authority, is legally bound to review its services. Using what are commonly called the ‘4 Cs’ – challenge, compare, consult and compete – we set targets for improvement and regularly measure our progress.
Empowering activity that strengthens the ability of voluntary, community and faith organisations to build their structures, systems, people and skills so that they are better able to:
* Source: (‘Building Community Strengths’ by Steve Skinner 1977)
Communities where there are healthy and positive relationships between and within different sections of the population; raised awareness and understanding of different cultures and lifestyles; and a willingness to break down barriers in order to develop shared understanding, mutual respect and trust.
The means used by the Adult Learning Inspectorate to judge the quality and effectiveness of adult education classes.
Day-to-day running costs essential to maintain an organisation.
The county council’s broad aims in delivering its services to the people of Lancashire. They are described on the eligibility section of the website.
The four county council sections into which our service areas are grouped: Children & Young People, Adult & Community Services, Environment and Resources.
These are services provided to people on behalf of the county council directorate, in line with its aims and objectives
The process of looking at information and making a judgement or series of judgements on the quality of progress and work and its success against expectations and stated aims. It looks at outputs or results – what has been done. It is qualitative, assessing outcomes in terms of their impact on the original problem.
The basic structure of an organisation. It includes buildings, staff, equipment, lighting and heating, transport and administration.
Voluntary, community and faith organisations that play a supporting, co-ordinating, representation, policy-making and development role for other voluntary, community and faith organisations/groups.
The process of gathering and recording information on a regular basis, and keeping account of progress and work against a set of agreed objectives, targets and indicators.
Outcomes are changes, results, benefits or impacts – generally focused on people, participants. There are many ways to gather the information necessary for measuring the progress of an outcome, both quantitative and qualitative e.g. participant surveys, questionnaires/evaluation forms (both pre and post activity) interviews, focus groups, data collection, observation etc.
A signed agreement that confirms the arrangements surrounding the services provided by an organisation. This will normally include the payment, termination and details of the service.
'The process by which efforts are made to ensure that everyone, regardless of their experiences and circumstances, can achieve their potential in life. To achieve inclusion income and employment are necessary but not sufficient. An inclusive society is also characterised by a striving for reduced inequality, a balance between individuals’ rights and duties and increased social cohesion.'*
*Source: Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion, 2002.
Strategic funding for this purpose can be defined as:
Ways of improving the quality of life for people today while protecting the environment for our children.
The networks of voluntary, community or faith-led and run groups working to benefit their communities, either locally or nationally. These are usually not-for-profit organisations that respond to and provide ways of meeting identified community needs.
Demonstration of:
A key Government strategy to get more adults involved in learning, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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