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Quality Assurance System for Non-profit Organisations SOKNO. Association for Civil Society Development SMART. Zagreb, 14-15 th October 2010. Quality Assurance System - SOKNO?. SOKNO is designed to enable non-profit organisations to develop a quality system which: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Zagreb, 14-15th October 2010.Association for Civil Society Development SMART
SOKNO is designed to enable non-profit organisations to develop a quality system which:
¨Addresses all key areas of organisational life¨Promotes continuous improvement, and¨Provides a useful promotional tool with beneficiaries and donors
Quality Assurance System - SOKNO?Quality Assurance System - SOKNO?
¨ Preparation of SOKNO since 2002.¨ Second edition 2007.
SOKNO- Development processSOKNO- Development process
PQASSOPractical Quality Assurance System for Small Organization
OKNOQuality Assurance for Non-profit Organisations
SOKNOQuality Assurance System for Non-profit Organisations
SOKNO – Quality Standards (13)SOKNO – Quality Standards (13)
¨ Planning for Quality
¨ Good governance
¨ Management
¨ User-centered Services
¨ Staff
¨ Volunteers
¨ Training and Development
¨ Managing Money
¨ Managing Resources
¨ Managing Activities
¨ Networking and Advocacy
¨ Monitoring and evaluation
¨ Results
¨ Standard¨ Benefits of the standards for the
organisation¨ Essential Definitions¨ Levels of achievement¨ Examples of suggested evidence¨ Self-assessment¨ Action planning
Quality StandardQuality Standard
Level 1Helps you lay a sound foundation on which your organization can develop.
Level 2Helps you build on what you have achieved in level 1 by developing further in all areas of organisational life.
Level 3Helps you maintain good practice throughout your organisation.
Levels of achievementLevels of achievement
¨ Individually or with SOKNO mentor
¨ SOKNO working group
¨ Quality Champion
¨ Levels of achievement vs. Time
¨ Dynamics of implementation
¨ Self-assessment vs. Certification
Implementing SOKNOImplementing SOKNO
History of SOKNO development and History of SOKNO development and implementationimplementation
SOKNO development financed as a part of
the CroNGO programme, USAID/AED
2002 -200767 CSO’s
implemented SOKNO
21 SOKNO certified mentors
(5 licenced trainers for
mentors by CES)
2007 to 2009 there was no activity2007 to 2009 there was no activity
2009 - present
“Agreement on
development cooperation
through systematic
investement in civil society development
– SOKNO”
16 persons educated
for SOKNO presenters
52 CSO’s received
introductory/ presentational
workshop
200 SOKNO manuals
distributed / 3rd
edition in preparation
20 CSO’stated interest for
SOKNO implementation
with mentorship
¨ 32 out of 43 CSO’s continued with implementation since 2002
¨ Most CSO’s are on the 2nd level of achievement
¨ Most common challenges in the implementation are: continuance, frequency of meetings, finances, time, turnover of staff and volunteers in the CSO
¨ Reasons for stopping the implementation: lack of human resources, switch to another QAS, decreasing activity of CSO
Survey on implementation of SOKNO Survey on implementation of SOKNO October 2010, SMARTOctober 2010, SMART
CSO’s motivation to start implementing CSO’s motivation to start implementing SOKNOSOKNO
Benefits of implementing SOKNOBenefits of implementing SOKNO
¨ Minimum requirements for SOKNO implementation – operational budget (€7000 - €8000), one employee, space
¨ It takes at least one year to go through all 13 quality areas
¨ Should build on what organisation is already doing well
¨ Timing for implementation is crucial¨ Investment in mentor showed crucial¨ Limit the paperwork¨ Implementing SOKNO is as a continual process
Lessons learnedLessons learned
¨ Permanent promotion – as part of the organisational development of CSO’s
¨ Promoting SOKNO in the non-profit sector and within the donor community
¨ Financially support implementation of SOKNO with the mentors assistance
¨ Certification of SOKNO
Further steps/challenges in promoting and Further steps/challenges in promoting and developing SOKNO in Croatiadeveloping SOKNO in Croatia
Blaža Polića 2/4, RijekaTel. 051/332-750Fax. 051/[email protected]
www.smart.hr
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