NGO Blog

By the students in the AGS NGO Management Program 2017

Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Well told stories can change women’s lives. That’s the thought behind impactAFRICA’s reporting contest, which aims to change the lives of African women through good reporting.

By Marci Otranto,
M.A. Candidate 2018

Tuesday, 31 January 2017

Since taking office a little over a week ago, the newest US President, Donald Trump, has issued several executive orders, but none have more impact on the NGO world than the reinstatement of the global gag rule,

By Larry Kilman

Tuesday, 17 January 2017

The Legatum Institute, a London-based non-profit research organization, has released its 10th annual prosperity index, which measures health, education, economic, and social progress in 149 countries.

By Larry Kilman

Friday, 13 January 2017

Pretentious language is the bane of the non-profit world. The use of jargon and acronyms that nobody but insiders understand is exclusionary and reduces your community to a club.

So try to avoid it.

Perhaps the worst offender are those NGOs and non-profits that encourage new technology start-ups.

By Larry Kilman

Friday, 13 January 2017

Human Rights Watch has released its 2017 World Report that shows how many journalists were arrested, NGOs shut down, and families displaced.

By Larry Kilman

Friday, 13 January 2017

“Among their common traits, illiberal strongmen share a virulent mistrust of civil society.”

So begins Rohini Mohan’s look at Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s crackdown on non-governmental organizations.

By Larry Kilman

Monday, 12 December 2016

You would think that an NGO that provides resources and counseling for runaway children would be praised and respected for this sad but necessary work. But in Egypt, a group doing just that faces prosecution.

By Larry Kilman

Friday, 18 November 2016

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is at the forefront of responses to the current refugee crisis, but needless to say it can’t do all the work by itself.

In the agency’s own words:

By Larry Kilman

Friday, 18 November 2016

This story and video from the New York Times’ Retro Report takes a look at the effectiveness of using celebrities and pop culture to raise funds. 

By Larry Kilman

Friday, 18 November 2016

Even Saudi Arabia has recognized the place of NGOs (or private associations) in society, but that recognition is evidently too late for Mohammad al-Otaibi and Abdullah al-Attawi, who have been charged with “forming an unlicensed organization”, according to Human Rights Watch.