Research Partners

Disability Employment Australia

Disability Employment Australia  is the peak industry body for Australia's Disability Employment Services (DES). Disability Employment Australia exists to represent the interests of their members at a national level to government and other stakeholders.

DEA is a partner in the durable employment e-Village.

http://disabilityemployment.org.au/about-us/dea-staff/

Effective Change

Effective Change Pty Ltd has been providing professional research and consultancy services to the government and non-government sectors since 1993. Since that time, the company has consolidated its reputation for undertaking innovative, rigorous and independent research and consultancy.

Effective Change partners with SoFA in the evaluation of a range of projects including the LEAP Project.

http://www.effectivechange.com.au/

Psychosocial Research Centre (PRC)

The Psychosocial Research Centre (PRC) undertakes research, training, service development and policy reform, aimed at improving outcomes for adults recovering from mental illness through psychological and social treatments and approaches.

The PRC is a collaboration of the University of Melbourne, La Trobe University and NorthWestern Mental Health. The Centre also works with a broad range of community organisations to foster research and service partnerships.

The PRC is a research partner in the Vocational Evaluation Program.

http://www.mh.org.au/nw_mental_health/psychosocial-research-centre/w1/i1001233/

SANE Australia

SANE Australia is a national charity working for a better life for people affected by mental illness – through campaigning, education and research.

SANE conducts innovative programs and campaigns to improve the lives of people living with mental illness, their family and friends. It also operates a busy Helpline and website, which have thousands of contacts each year from around Australia.

SANE is a partner in the durable employment e-village.

http://www.sane.org/

Social Venture Australia

Social Ventures Australia (SVA) was established in 2002 as an independent non-profit organisation. SVA invest in social change by helping increase the impact and build the sustainability of those in the social sector.

SVA is a partner in the development of Social Return on Investment (SROI) research.

http://www.socialventures.com.au/

Survey Methods

SurveyMethods.com enables individuals and businesses to easily create professional surveys, deploy them via email or post them on the web, and collect and analyze respondent data through its easy-to-use graphical based analysis module. They provide sponsored Professional accounts to Educational Institutions and Non Profit organizations as part of their alliance sponsorship program.

https://www.surveymethods.com/
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