1. A Managerial Perspective of
Looking at It!

2. What is an NGO??????
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is
any non-profit, voluntary citizens' group which
is organized on a local, national or
international level.
 Task-oriented and driven by people with a
common interest, NGOs perform a variety of
service and humanitarian functions, bring
citizen concerns to Governments, advocate
and monitor policies and encourage political
particpation through provision of information.
 Some are organized around specific issues,
such as human rights, environment or health.

3. NGOs are referred in many ways.
 NPOs or Not for profit
 VOs or Voluntary Organisations
 CSOs or Civil Society Organisations
 CBOs or Community Based Organisations
 Charitable Organisations
 Third Sector Organisations
(The other two sectors are state and the
market)

4. Typical Forms of NGOs
 Advocacy
These NGOs basically work on advocacy or campaigning on
issues or causes. As a focus, they do not implement
programmes.
 Consultancy / Research Organisations
These NGOs work on Social and Developmental Research &
Consultancy
 Training / Capacity Building Organisations
In the NGO Sector, training is usually called as Capacity Building.
Some NGOs only work on Capacity Building of the other NGOs
 Mother NGOs
These NGOs are recipients as well as givers
 Self Help Groups
They are not typically terms as NGOs. These are formed by
beneficiary communities, typically women who come together in a
group of 10 plus.

5. How many NGOs are working in
India
 The estimates of different sources vary
but largely people agree this figure to be
between 1 million to 2 million
 Gwalior- over 10,000 Registered

6. Some of the states with high
number of NGOs
 Gujarat
 Maharashtra
 TamilNadu
 West Bengal

7. Who helps the NGO Sector
 Funding agencies: both Indian and International, eg.
VHAI (Voluntary Health Association of India), CIDA
(Canadian International Development Agency)
 Corporate Companies: both Indian and International,
eg: Sir Dorab Ji Tata Trust (Food Security), Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation (HIV and AIDS).
 Secret Donors
 Government Agencies: Mostly various ministries at the
central and state level, eg: Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare

8. Types of Activities done:
 Advocacy and awareness
 Movements and campaigns
 Hardware Activities
 Service Delivery
 Networking

9. Major Thrust Areas
 Health
 Land
 Ravine Reclamation
 Women Empowerment
 Female Infanticide and Feticide
 Food security
 Corruption
 Community Empowerment

10. Sizes of Project
 May vary on the grounds of project that
is being implemented 5 people to 500
looking after a project.
 Financially depending on the thrust area
ranging from Rs.50000 to 5 Crores

11. So How Do We Really
Go About Bringing A
Change??????

12. The Change Process
 Analyzing
 Planning
 Staffing
 Networking
 Implementing
 Monitoring
 Evaluating
 Sustaining
 Exiting

13. Corporate vs. NGOs
Corporates NGOs
 Profit Maximization  People’s Well-Being
 Market Share  People own things
 Competition  People raise voices
 Diversification  Integrated
Development