Differing Images: The Irish Nonprofit Sector and Comparative Perspectives

In June 2006, the Centre for Nonprofit Management at the School of Business, Trinity College Dublin, hosted its inaugural Summer School. This initiated a distinctive dialogue on, for and with the Irish nonprofit sector. Great possibilities were envisaged in inviting sector stakeholders into a neutral space and facilitating a discussion of the current state and future possibilities for nonprofit organising in Ireland.

This book provides an insight into the topics debated, the participants, and the idea of dialogue that underpinned the initiative. It also highlights some of the questions that need to be addressed in the relation to the future of the nonprofit sector in Ireland.

The Contributors to this volume are:

• Tom Arnold, Chief Executive, Concern Worldwide
• Elaine Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Volunteering Ireland
• Catherine Breathnach, Research Fellow, Centre for Nonprofit Management, Trinity College Dublin
• Gemma Donnelly-Cox, Academic Director, Centre for Nonprofit Management, Trinity College Dublin
• Freda Donoghue, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Nonprofit Management, Trinity College, Dublin
• Andrew Hunter, Chairman of Jobcare and Management Consultant
• Lucas Meijs, Professor, Department of Business-Society Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam
• Siobhan McGee, Director of New Project Development, Centre for Nonprofit Management, Trinity College Dublin
• Fergus O'Ferrall, Director, Adelaide Hospital Society
• Andrew O'Regan, Programme Director, Centre for Nonprofit Management, Trinity College Dublin
• Jon Van Til, Professor of Urban Studies, Rutgers University