This page provides an ongoing list of articles that further transparency within "civil society" and the world of NGOs.

NGOs play an increasingly active role in today’s political and social arenas. Civil society organizations are sprouting up all over the world. According to the 2002 UNDP Human Development Report, nearly one-fifth of the world’s 37,000 NGOs were formed in the 90’s. Sometimes, local and international NGOs act irresponsibly and undermine the credibility of civil society in general. Organizations must be as accountable as the governments they criticize. This poses a great challenge to the NGO movement and to global democracy more generally.