NON-GOVERNMENTAL

ORGANISATION
(NGO)
MEANING OF NGO
NGOs are Non-Governmental
Organizations.
NGOs are Voluntary in nature & working
for Development of Society.
DEFINITION OF NGO
An NGO is a voluntary organization set-up
to work in social and development sector.


An NGO is a voluntary organization which
work with people to improve their social
and economic condition.
OBJECTIVES OF NGOs
To supplement and compliment
Governments Developmental
Programmes.
NGOs are sharing Govt.s Developmental
programmes.
To improve the living conditions in society.
AREA COVERAGE FOR AN NGO
SMALL AREA a village or more villages.
BLOCK or TALUKA
A DISTRICT or more than one district.
STATE as a whole
COUNTRY LEVEL
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
CHARACTERSTICS OF AN NGO
Non-Profit oriented.
Voluntary organisation
Legally constituted.(Registered under Act)
Working for the people, by the people and
through the people.
Beneficiaries are the Targeted segment of
Society. (May be a Small Farmer, Marginal
Farmer, Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe
etc. or may be Child/Women Old-age People
or poor people village people/urban people.).
Self-Governance.
No profit distribution (Except Wages &
Salaries).
Registered under :
(a) Companies Act, 1956, or
(b) Societies Registration Act, 1958 of the
State concerned.
NGO have definite Aims and Objectives.
FUNCTIONS OF NGOs
Works as an organization to achieve its Aims
and Objectives.
NGO work like a Corporate Body.
Having various types of Personnel for
implementing Projects. (Tech. & Non-Tech.)
Have Volunteers/employees who work with
beneficiaries.
Have Board of Directors (framing policies and
implementing them)
Managing Funds and assistance from National
and International Donors.
FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE OF
AN NGO
Board of
Directors
Programme
managers
Accountants
H.R.
Proffessionals
Marketing
Professionals
Document
managers
CEO
Asstt.
managers
Office staff
Volunteer
coordinators
Asstt.
managers
Office staff
Sub-
Accountants
Office staff
Asstt.
managers
Office staff
Types of NGO
LARGE NGO (CAPART)
MEDIUM NGO (SEWA, CRY,
SKS,CASA, DHAN, PRADAN, etc.)
SMALL NGO (BASIX,,NARAYAN
SEWA KENDRA, SATHIN,SADHAN
COUNCIL FOR ADVANCEMENT OF
PEOPLEs ACTION AND RURAL
TECHNOLOGY (CAPART) )
FORMATION OF NGO (society) &
RULES & REGULATIONS
Name of the NGO
Objective of the NGO
Promoters details: name : address:
occupation
Governing body
Minimum number of members required
are- 7 to 15 persons
Standard formats (printed) are available
with Registrar, registering a NGO/Society
List of office-bearers with signatures
President
Vice President
Members
Gen. Secretary/Treasure
Rules & Regulations of NGO
Memorandum of Association (powers &
objects, and scope of operation etc.)
Articles of Association (binding rules)
BYE-LAWS of NGO (society) may contain
following points:
Business hours
Objectives of society (NGO)
Activities of society
Education (literacy)
Health & sanitation
Technology adoption for agriculture
Women empowerment
Child development
Mother & child care
Housing for shelter
Drinking water
Water shed development
Use of bare land for different activities like- forestry, cattle
grazing, water collection for agriculture
Day to day business dealing authority (for
transaction)
Role of NGO
Development and operation of infrastructure (housing
land acquire, sub-divide, construction & development
roads , electricity, pools water pipelines, dug wells for
water supply construction of toilet, plantation etc.)
Supportive innovation demonstration and pilot project
medical care- control of diseases.
Facilitating communication:
Govt NGO Public

NGO
(Thinking of public- doing feeling) Thus, NGOs are
working as mediator between Govt. & Public.
Technical Assistance and Training
Research , Monitoring & Evaluation
NGO: as spokesperson ( for poor people)
to Govt. for implementing programmes.
SKILLS NECESSARY FOR
AN NGO
Community Organization
Group dynamics : ability to form a group- interact
with them
Identification of problem
Investigation with community
Facilitation providing facilities
Mobilization- of people and resources
Communication- with all people
Role- playing- doing work themselves- execution of
work
Monitoring and evaluation- NGO evaluate the
progress of / result of activity
Participatory Action Research
Collection and analyzing data
Consulting with community people
Examine the correctness / validity of data/
information
Drawing some conclusion
Making recommendation on findings to
public & govt.

Business skills :
NGO are perfect with management functions
(P-O-S-D-C-C-)
Ability in planning
Ability of marketing of product/ activity
Monitoring/ controlling Ability
Ability of organizing cooperative institutions
Technological skills ( computer etc.)
Handling labour problems
Legal knowledge ( understanding legal
aspects)
Documentation and Transformation of
information
Media production skill
Photography skills
Videography skills
Use of visual aids ( T.V. , Cinema, Slide
Projectors, Pictures, Charts)
Convincing others.
Net-working and linkages.
Training Methods:
NGO must know the various Training Methods
and must be capable :
To impart training to others :
On the job training.
Training by observation method ( by visit of actual work
place or site).
Organising Workshop/Seminar method.
Group discussion method.
Theory and Practice method.
Brain storming method.
Self learning kits and models method.
Technology Training:
Use of appropriate Technology in
Agriculture (Modern methods),
Fishing (mechanised system for catch of fishing)
Post Harvest Technology (Use of Threshers etc.)
Energy Generation and use.(Bio-gas & Solar)
Housing (construction methods)
Health & sanitation.
Handicrafts (with use of machines)
Food Technology.(preservation & use,Packaging