Our Partners

Funders

NTR plc is the new sponsor of the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards programme for a three year period from 2008 to 2010. NTR plc is the leading developer, financier and operator of public and environmental infrastructure in Ireland. Building on strong entrepreneurial and project development heritage, the Group has, over the past nine years, evolved from toll roads, through broader infrastructural developments in Ireland and subsequently overseas to become “A Leading International Developer and Operator in Renewable Energy and Sustainable Waste Management."
www.ntr.ie

The One Foundation is a multi-year funder of Social Entrepreneurs, supporting all aspects of our work and providing the core funding base for the organisation as a whole. Set up in 2004, the One Foundation is an Irish foundation based in Dublin, funding charitable causes both in Ireland and the developing world. They operate to the philanthropic principle of 'giving while living', their founder being involved in all decisions. Over the next ten years the One Foundation intends to fully distribute all their resources.
www.onefoundation.ie

The Iris O'Brien Foundation
The Iris O'Brien Foundation has generously agreed to fully fund the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Level 1 awards for three years (2007 - 2009). The foundation, setup in 2000 by leading Irish entrepreneur Denis O'Brien, identifies and assists projects in Ireland and internationally which aim to alleviate disadvantaged communities.

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland received a Level 3 sector capacity building grant from the Vodafone Ireland Foundation in 2006. The Vodafone Ireland Foundation was established in 2003 and is the first Foundation of its kind in Ireland. It is among 23 Vodafone Foundations around the world and is part of Vodafone's commitment to be a responsible global citizen and member of society.
www.vodafoneirelandfoundation.ie

Maurice Healy
Maurice Healy has made a five year funding commitment to Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (2008 - 2012). Maurice is Chief Executive Officer and founder of the Healy Group and President of IBEC, the Irish Business and Employers Confederation. In 1994, he set up the Irish Chemical Marketers Association and was its founding and first President. Maurice also presided over FECC, the European Association of Chemical Distributors. He is a strong supporter of social entrepreneurship and the involvement of Irish business with social deprivation issues, especially those geared at education deficits.

Media Partners

Newstalk 106-108 fm is a media partner of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, covering our 2007 Annual Awards Ceremony and producing and broadcasting the Change Makers series which profiles the 2007 Social Entrepreneur Ireland Awardees.
For details of the Change Makers series click here >>
For podcasts from the Change Makers series click here >>
www.newstalk.ie

Academic Partners

The Centre for Nonprofit Management is based within the School of Business, Trinity College, Dublin. The Centre supports and develops research, education and dialogue about the Third Sector and nonprofit organisations by creating and facilitating relationships across disciplines and across sectors. The Centre, in conjunction the Trinity Foundation and Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, is developing an Initiative on Social Entrepreneurship, to be launched with the Trinity College School of Business.
www.cnm.tcd.ie

DCU is one of Ireland’s youngest, most dynamic universities, offering high quality, high value learning within the broader context of Ireland's economic and social needs. MBA students from DCU Business School help Level 1 Social Entrepreneur Ireland Awardees to develop their project concepts, to identify revenue sources, and to prepare a business and financing plan.
www.dcu.ie/dcubs/index.shtml