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Welcome to the Centre for Nonprofit Management. We are based in the School of Business, Trinity College Dublin. We carry out research and offer programmes of education on nonprofit organisation and management and social entrepreneurship. Our website provides information on our activities and event. You can also use the site to access current and archived research reports and publications.

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Speaker Event - Dr. Jacline Abray-Nyman

The Centre for Nonprofit Management is delighted to invite members of the college community to a speaker event taking place at 10.30am on Friday 3rd February 2012, when Dr. Jacline Abray-Nyman will give a presentation entitled “Transformational Philanthropy and Networks of Cocreated Value”. The event will take place on the first floor of the Trinity Long Room Hub.

Dr. Abray-Nyman is an accomplished leader in the public sector with 20 years of demonstrated success in senior roles within Canadian universities. Her research centres on the following questions: Why do donors make transformational donations? What kind of experiences between the donor and the organization result in the donor making transformational donations?

If you wish to attend what promises to be an interesting and thought-provoking event, please register your interest by contacting Sheila Cannon.

Launch of Fundraising Report with 2 into 3 – Sinead Kelleher and Dennis O'Connor

On Thursday 22nd September the Centre for Nonprofit Management was pleased to host the launch of the Second Annual Report on Fundraising Performance in Ireland, by Sinéad Kelleher and Dennis O'Connor from 2into3. 2into3 is a management consultancy and leadership recruitment professional services firm with a dedicated focus on addressing the needs and challenges of the not-for-profit sector. They brought interesting findings and practical insights to over 100 representatives from not-for-profit organisations across Ireland. The report is available to view on the 2into3 website (www.2into3.com).

The Centre Welcomes New Interns

The Centre ranks were augmented in June when four former members of the 'Managing Nonprofit Organisations' (MNO) undergraduate course joined us as programme interns. They worked to complete an annual review of the MNO course, co-author a journal article and assist with preparation of a book proposal.  In addition, Jennifer Finn was seconded for the first week of her internship to a neighbouring arts organisation to prepare a report on fundraising for the organisation's Director.

To learn more about the interns and the work they will be focusing on in the Centre click here.

Initiative on Social Entrepreneurship Speaker Series - Betty Nyagoha

The Initiative on Social Entrepreneurship was delighted to host social entrepreneur Betty Nyagoha, Principal of Gatoto Community Primary School on Tuesday 31st May 2011. Betty was speaking to the School's MBA class during their MBA Social Entrepreneurship Week.

For more information see Events.

Speaker Series - Professor David Billis

The Centre for Nonprofit Management is delighted to host Professor David Billis, London School of Economics, for a seminar on Hybrid Organisations and the Third Sector on Thursday 31st March. The seminar follows on David's publication in 2010 of "Hybrid Organizations and the Third Sector: Challenges for Practice, Theory and Policy".

Mapping of Social Entrepreneurial Enterprises in Ireland Findings

In 2010, the Initiative on Social Entrepreneurship, Trinity College Dublin, carried out exploratory research to examine the characteristics, behaviours and facets of Irish Social Entrepreneurial Enterprises.

For more information on the research and to download the findings click here.

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