A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a non-profit group or association that acts outside of institutionalized political structures and pursues matters of interest to its members by lobbying, persuasion, or direct action. The term is generally restricted to social, cultural, legal, and environmental advocacy groups having goals that are primarily noncommercial. NGOs usually gain at least a portion of their funding from private sources. Because the label "NGO" is considered too broad by some, as it might cover anything that is non-governmental, many NGOs now prefer the term private voluntary organization (PVO) or Private Development Organization (PDO).

A 1995 UN report on global governance estimated that there are nearly 29,000 international NGOs. National numbers are even higher: The United States has an estimated 2 million NGOs, most of them formed in the past 30 years. Russia has 65,000 NGOs. India has 2 million NGOs. Dozens are created daily. In Kenya alone, some 240 NGOs come into existence every year.

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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the world's largest group of humanitarian NGOs. Though voluntary associations of citizens have existed throughout history, NGOs along the lines seen today, especially on the international level, have developed in the past two centuries. One of the first such organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, was founded in 1863.

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faydao (小刀周远) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:15:26 -0000
饱受挂马的NGO发展交流网终于关站升级了，难道找一个网络安全的高手志愿者就这么难？NGOCN有人用Twitter的么？
@stellilgirl : bsa kok. xP .bahas yg laen aja.. bosen ngo tntg belajar.. ==" hhaha
jennluvblue (Jennifer Grace) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:15:00 -0000
@stellilgirl : bsa kok. xP .bahas yg laen aja.. bosen ngo tntg belajar.. ==" hhaha
#ecrea Couldry includes important etnography of ngo campaigning by 'our' Patrick McCurdy
jj58 (Jeroen Jansz) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:05:37 -0000
#ecrea Couldry includes important etnography of ngo campaigning by 'our' Patrick McCurdy
【開発関連NPO/NGOセクター関係者諸氏】どなたか、今田克司氏、黒田かをり氏両名の現在の動向をご存知の方、お報せ頂けたら幸いです。今田さんはISO26000関連かGCAP関連か？両名ともメールしても返信なしですｗｗ（ナガタ）
chusoken (中国総合研究所) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:01:30 -0000
【開発関連NPO/NGOセクター関係者諸氏】どなたか、今田克司氏、黒田かをり氏両名の現在の動向をご存知の方、お報せ頂けたら幸いです。今田さんはISO26000関連かGCAP関連か？両名ともメールしても返信なしですｗｗ（ナガタ）
NGO Accountant & Mentor (Volunteer)_copy: On Q Jobs - Asia - A f I D (Accounting for International Development).. http://tinyurl.com/yz94gyb
jobs4find (jobs4find) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:49:14 -0000
NGO Accountant & Mentor (Volunteer)_copy: On Q Jobs - Asia - A f I D (Accounting for International Development).. http://tinyurl.com/yz94gyb
Here is a small but practical NGO doing good work in Namibia: http://benbikes.org.za/namibia/index.html
clivescott (Clive Scott) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:46:11 -0000
Here is a small but practical NGO doing good work in Namibia: http://benbikes.org.za/namibia/index.html

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