Abstract
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are just what the name indicates – organizations that are not formally part of government at any level. Many NGOs work closely with governments and use government grants to conduct their business, but they are independent associations. It would not be a stretch to say that there are NGOs for just about any issue or topic imaginable. NGOs range in size from a few million members to the proverbial local birding club. According to that font of wisdom Wikipedia, there are around 1.5 million NGOs in the United States. Some of these NGOs are primarily lobbying groups that sponsor certain issues but do not qualify for tax-exempt status because a significant portion of their activities is associated with lobbying. Others, however, do not include lobbying in their major activities and have tax-exempt status. In this chapter, we look at several NGOs and try to classify them according to their operational model.
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