Social Firms UK

How to use the new Social Firms UK website

1. What’s new for all visitors to the site
2. What Social Firms UK members can do in addition to the above
3. What Board members can do in addition to the above
4. Notes for staff

1. What’s new for all visitors to the Social Firms UK site.

You can just view the new website as it is and enjoy new features such as the:

• Trade Directory and the Resource Centre Library which are now based on the site itself advanced search engine system throughout the site.
• Photo library.

2. For Social Firms UK members only

Members of Social Firms UK are automatically set up as a member of this website. Just sign in by clicking on ‘login’ in the top right hand corner of the home page and then entering your username and password (please contact Social Firms UK if you lose your username/password by calling 01737 231360 or emailing us).

Unique to you as a Social Firms UK member is the ability to then:

• download resources free only to members.  To access them visit the Resource Centre Library and search under the ‘availability’ category for the ‘free to members’ resources;
• add events or news items To do this click on 'my account' in the top right hand corner, select 'create content', choose 'news item' or 'event'. Fill in the form and press 'save';
• have a listing and profile on the member directory.  As a default, this is currently set up to publish your details on the site. Please visit the members directory and check your details are correct. If you would like to amend or add any details (e.g. add your website but remove your email address etc) on your members directory listing, click on 'my account' in the top right hand corner, select 'create content', choose 'member profile', add/delete/amend details on the form, and then press 'save'.  If you don't want any details at all published to the website, including your name, just remove the tick next to ‘list profile publicly on the website' (which is right at the bottom of the page), and then save;
• add comments to news or events and thus take part in various conversations. To do this, select a news item or event, scroll down to the bottom and click on add comment;
• change your password. To do this click on 'my account' in the top right hand corner, select 'edit', write in your new password twice and press 'save';
• request to be notified when new material appears on the site according to selected tag word or content type. Click on 'my account' in the top right hand corner. Select 'edit' and in the email address section select the email address to which any notifications should be sent, and press save.  Then go to 'Notifications' and choose 'content type' or 'tags'.  Tick your selections e.g. the content type 'news items' or the tag word 'Japan', and how frequently you'd like to be notified and press save.

3.  Additional notes for staff & board members

Staff and board members are able to use the site in the same way as members, but are not able to create a 'member profile.' 

Where to find…

• Annual reports – old one in research section, new one in resource centre.