Social Firms UK

 The presentation from the workshop at Social Firms UK and Social Firms Europe CEFEC Annual Conference 2010.

This guide was prepared from the findings of the Evaluation of the Impact of the ESF Objective 3 programme on Disabled people, undertaken by the Disability Research Forum from April 2001 to March 2004. It provides examples of good practice from projects involved in the evaluation study and includes sections on setting up the project, project operation, next step and a directory of organisations, (19 pages).

This large report includes sections on methodology, project operation, review of core questions, co-financing study, recommendations and recommendations for further research (170 pages).

This Guide provides a broad range of information, resources and contacts that you can use to develop a land or building project that is an asset for your organisation and local community. The Guide can get you started, give you helpful pointers while you are planning, suggest ways that you can attract investment or other support, enable you to be more informed when dealing with professionals (lawyers, planners, funders and other consultants) and provide a reference tool with contacts and other sources of information to help you argue your case, plan your project, secure support for it and make it happen. http://locality.org.uk/resources/hold/