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Managing cross‐border cooperation between voluntary organizations in Ireland
Author(s) -
Birrell Derek,
Hayes Amanda
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
nonprofit management and leadership
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.844
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1542-7854
pISSN - 1048-6682
DOI - 10.1002/nml.52
Subject(s) - mainstream , voluntary sector , diversification (marketing strategy) , politics , corporate governance , public relations , ethnic group , sustainability , turnover , business , public administration , political science , economic growth , management , economics , marketing , finance , ecology , law , biology
The voluntary nonprofit sector in Ireland has grown significantly in recent years. A related trend has been the growth of cross‐border (in effect, transnational) cooperation between voluntary organizations based in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. However, this development has posed a set of management issues in terms of structure, forms of governance and decision making, day‐to‐day project management, and sustainability. Cross‐border work has also meant that voluntary bodies confront a distinctive set of barriers in relation to political and ethnic conflict, social and cultural attitudes, and practical delivery. Strengthening of cooperation across borders will require greater planning, mainstream funding, focused management, diversification of services, and realistic expectations.