Who came and what did they do?

140 participants came to the conference at the welcoming and well-organised environment of the Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, London. Most were from faith based groups working at community level, and they were from a wide range of religions and from all regions of England, with a few from other parts of the UK. Participants also came from faith and belief based organisations. There were participants from other parts of the Voluntary and Community Sector, the Public Sector (including local and national government officers) and the Private Sector.

The networking room with its lively stands was a buzz of activity, with people taking advantage of the opportunity to find out more about the resources available and the organisations that they could work with. The stands were provided by:

• FbRN UK
• The Inter Faith Network of the UK
• The Development Trusts Association (DTA)
• The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
• The National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA)
• The Regional Faith Forums
• The Community Development Foundation (CDF)
• Charity Bank
• Unity Trust Bank
• CCLA Investment Management Ltd
• Triodos Bank

Many other organisations took advantage of the extra space provided to display and distribute information about their work.

We were very grateful for the financial sponsorship of many of the above. Their contributions enabled us to offer a large number of free places so that many more people from faith based organisations could come.