Organisation: Social Research Centre

Description:
The Social Research Centre (SRC) was established in 2006. It provides professional research, evaluation and training services to clients in the not-for-profit sector. SRC’s business model is based on working in partnership with other independent professionals to provide a comprehensive solution to clients’ research, evaluation and training needs.

Sectors:

Contact name: Eileen Beamish, Director

Address:
Social Research Centre
178 Ballylesson Road
Belfast

Postcode: BT8 8JU

Tel: 0788 0555 703

Fax:

Email: ebeamish@srcentre.co.uk

Website: www.srcentre.co.uk

Sector (statutory, voluntary, community, other): Private

Area of interest/expertise:

Large scale public consultation (particularly on multi-dimensional, complex or sensitive issues);

Consultation with marginalised/hard to reach client groups (Section 75);

Facilitation and workshop sessions;

Use of qualitative and quantitative methods (eg surveys, literature reviews, focus groups, semi-structured interviews, workshops, group work and cases studies) to evaluate major not-for-profit initiatives;

Reviewing literature and writing articles on social issues;

Formative and summative evaluations and reviews of major strategic initiatives;

Professional training and mentoring in the choice and application of robust research methods.

Mission statement:

To provide excellent quality professional research, evaluation and training services to clients in the not-for-profit sector at highly competitive prices.