Area of Focus: Organizational Governance

Created: Jan 05, 2007
Updated: Aug 06, 2007

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Organizational Governance

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Nongovernmental organization, noprofit governance, nonproit board, nonprofit management, nonprofit accountability, nonprofit transparency, nonprofit rules of incorporation, 501c3 (U.S.), political NGOs, for-profit NGOs, religious NGO, ONG

Organizational governance refers to the rules and regulations set up by a particular nation that allow civil society organizations to exist. In the U.S., some function as nonprofits and avoid taxation of donations. Others can politically lobby and promote candidates (raising election funds) as they have different reporting requirements. In many developing nations and in the former Soviet Union, nonprofit organizations led by citizens need a permit to operate. Internal governance structures for nonprofits are sometimes dictated by national government requirements and sometimes invented by the organization itself. Internal governance standards vary wildly depending on if the citizen organization is multinational or local, supports a religious group or is secular, receives funding from private, business, and/or government donors.

FEATURED ORGANIZATION

Alliance for Nonprofit Management is the professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofits - to assist nonprofits in fulfilling their mission.

FEATURED RESOURCES

NGOs lead by example: World's international NGOs endorse accountability charter
In an unprecedented step, international civil society organisations have come together to demonstrate their commitment to transparency and accountability.Although NGOs are subject to national regulations within the countries in which they operate, the International Non-Governmental Organisations Accountability Charter is the first such initiative to set out international, cross-sector standards for the non-profit sector. Read the charter in PDF format

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Social Entrepreneurship
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Did You Know?

Giving in the U.S.
Total Giving Amount (2003): $240.7b

Foundation Giving (2003): $26.3b

# of Foundations (2002): 64,843

Est. # of Foundations in 2020: 100,000

Projected Giving in 2017: $316b

Top 3 recipients (2003):
Religious Organizations (36%)
Colleges & Universities (26.8)%
Human Services Organizations (9.7%)

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