Acronym Finder
4NW SEEP - 4NW Social Economic and Environmental Partners
ACAS – Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service - www.acas.org.uk
ACE – Arts Council England
ACEVO – Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
ACF – Association of Charitable Foundations
ACIE - Association of Charity Independent Examiners
ACRE - Action with Communities in Rural England
ACS - Association of Charity Shops
ADSS – Association of Directors of Social Services
ALP - Association of Learning Providers
AoC - Association of Colleges
BCODP – British Council for Disabled People
BiTC - Business in the Community
BL - Business Link
BMA – British Medical Association
BSA – Basic Skills Agency
BSHF – Building and Social Housing Foundation
BTCV – British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
BTEG – Black Training and Enterprise Group
BURA - British Urban Regeneration Association
CAB – Citizens Advice Bureau
CAF - Charities Aid Foundation
CAfE - Community Action for Energy
CAS – Community Accountancy Service
CBI - Confederation of British Industry
CCI - Centre for Construction Innovation
CDF – Community Development Foundation
cdfa - Community Development Finance Association
CDHN - Community Development and Health Network
CEDC - Community Education Development Centre
CEMVO – Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations
CES – Charities Evaluation Services
CEV - European Volunteer Centre / Centre Europeen du Volontariat
CFN – Community Foundation Network
CHEX – Community Health Exchange
CIPD – Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
CLES – Centre for Local Economic Strategies.
ConfEd – Confederation of Education Service Managers
CPPIH – Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health
CPRE – Council for the Protection of Rural England
CRAC – Careers Research Advisory Centre
CSA – Centre for Social Action
CSC – Community Sector Coalition
CSV – Community Service Volunteers (org)
CTN – Charity Trustees Network
DCMS – Department for Culture, Media and Sport
DfEE – Department for Education and Employment (UK Government)
DH – Department of Health
DIG - Disablement Income Group
DSC - Directory of Social Change
DTA – Development Trusts Association
DTI - Department of Trade and Industry (UK Government)
EC - European Commission
EHRC - Equalities and Human Rights Commission
EIA - European Information Association
ERDF – European Regional Development Fund
ESF – European Social Fund
ESRC – Economic and Social Research Council
EST – Energy Saving Trust
EU – European Union
EWL - European Women’s Lobby
FbRN - Faith Based Regeneration Network
FCDL – Federation for Community Development Learning
GoNW - Government Office North West
GSCC - General Social Care Council
HEFCE – Higher Education Funding Council for England - http://www.hefce.ac.uk
HEI - Higher education institution
HLSP – Higher Level Skills Pathfinders
HSE – Health and Safety Executive
ICA – Institute of Cultural Affairs
IDeA - Improvement and Development Agency
IPPC - Independent Police Complaints Commission
ippr – Institute for Public Policy Research
JCP – Job Centre Plus
JRF – Joseph Rowntree Foundation
LEA - Local Education Authority
LSDA – Learning and Skills Development Agency
LSC – Liverpool Science Centre – http://www.regionplus.co.uk/2010/08/liverpool-science-centre/
MAS North West – Manufacturing Advisory Service North West
MoD – Ministry of Defence (UK Government)
NAPP – National Association for Patient Participation
NAVCA - National Association for Voluntary and Community Action
NAWO – National Alliance of Women’s Organisations
NCB – National Children’s Bureau
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations
NCVYS – National Council for Voluntary Youth Services
NHS - National Health Service
NICE – National Institute of Clinical Excellence
NIF - Neighbourhood Initiatives Foundation
NWDA – Northwest Development Agency - http://www.nwda.co.uk
NWIN - North West Innovation Network - http://www.nwin.org.uk
NWUA – North West Universities Association - http://www.nwua.ac.uk
NWRIU - North West Regional Intelligence Unit – http://nwriu.co.uk
NWRLB - North West Regional Leaders Board (formerly 4NW) – http://www.nwrlb.co.uk
OFSTED – Office for Standards in Education
PLA - Pre School Learning Alliance
RLN NW – regional language Network North West
RNIB - Royal National Institute for the Blind
RNID – Royal National Institute for Deaf people
ROTA – Race on the Agenda
ROW – Rights of Women
RSA – Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers & Commerce
SCIE – Social Care Institute for Excellence
SEC - Social Enterprise Coalition
SSE – School for Social Entrepreneurs
SSRG – Social Services Research Group
TEN - The Education Network
TMP - The Mersey Partnership
TOPSS - Training Organisation for Personal Social Services
TUC - Trades Union Congress
UfI – University for Industry
UKCAP – UK Coalition Against Poverty
UKDPP – United Kingdom Disabled People’s Parliament
VAN - Voluntary Arts Network
VDA – Volunteer Development Agency
VSNTO - Voluntary Sector National Training Organisation
WEA - Workers’ Education Association
WEN - Women’s Environment Network
WHO - World Health Organisation
WNC - Women’s National Commission
WRC – Women’s Resource Centre
WRVS - Women’s Royal Voluntary Service
