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STARTING AN NGO

OUTLINE DEFINITION

SHORT HISTORY OF NGO

KINDS AND CATEGORIES OF NGOS

DEPARTMENTS

FUNCTIONS OF NGOS

STAGES OF NGO

FUNDING/ FUND RAISING

STAFF REQUIREMENTS

REGISTRATION PROCESS AND PROCEDURES

NGO Defined

ANY NON-GOVERNMENTAL, NON- POLITICAL AND NOT-FOR- PROFIT VOLUNTARY CITIZENS’ORGANISATIONS, ORGANISED ON A LOCAL, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.

NGO Define CONTINUED

THE TERM NGO CAN NEVERTHELESS BE USED AS SHORTHAND TO REFER TO A RANGE OF ORGANISATIONS THAT SHARES THESE;

NGOS ARE NOT CREATED TO GENERATE PERSONAL PROFIT, THOUGH THEY MAY HAVE PAID STAFF AND MAY BE INVOLVED IN INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES BUT DO NOT DISTRIBUTE PROFITS OR SURPLUSES TO MEMBERS OR MANAGEMENT.

NGO Define Contd.

NGOS ARE VOLUNTARY. THE FORMATION IS ON A VOLUNTARY BASES WITH ELEMENT OF VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN THE ORGANISATION.

NGOS ARE PARTICULARLY INDEPENDENT OF GOVERNMENT AND OTHER PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, POLITICAL PARTIES, OR COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS.

NGO Define Contd.

NGOS DIFFER FROM INFORMAL OR AD HOC GROUPS BY HAVING SOME DEGREE OF FORMAL OR INSTITUTIONAL EXISTENCE.

USUALLY, NGOS HAVE FORMAL STATUES OR OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENT, SETTING OUT THEIR MISSION, OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE. THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR MEMBERS AND DONORS

HISTORY OF NGO

INTERNATIONAL NGOS HAVE A HISTORY DATING

BACK TO 1839. ROTARY, LATER ROTARY

INTERNATIONAL, WAS FORMED IN 1904. IT HAS

BEEN ESTIMATED THAT BY 1914 THERE WERE

1083 NGOS.

THEY WERE ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT AND THE

MOVEMENT FOR WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE AND

REACHED A PEAK AT THE TIME OF THE WORLD

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.

HOWEVER THE PHRASE “NGO” ONLY BECAME

POPULAR WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF

UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION IN 1945.

KINDS OF NGO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS EXITS AT ALL

LEVELS OF SOCIETY

LOCAL

CHURCHES

CULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS

FARMERS’ CLUBS

SAVINGS GROUPS

WOMEN’S GROUPS

KINDS OF NGOs CONTD.

NATIONAL

ADULT EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONS

CHURCHES

COALITION OF NGOS

HOUSING ASSOCIATION

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

RURAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

KINDS OF NGOs CONTD.

INTERNATIONAL

CHURCHES

DEVELOPMENT AND AID ORGANISATIONS (CAFOD, OXFAM, RED CROSS, SAVE THE CHILDREN, AND WORLD VISION)

FEDERATIONS OF ASSOCIATIONS (INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF HEALTH RECORDS ASSOCIATION)

RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS

TRANSNATIONAL

DEPARTMENTS

• ADMINISTRATIVE

• ACCOUNTS

• HUMAN RESOURCES

• PLANNING, RESEARCH AND STATISTICS

• COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• RECORDS

• SOCIAL WELFARE

• COUNSELING UNIT

• DONOR RELATIONS

• DEVELOPMENT

FUNCTIONS OF NGOs HERE ARE SOME FUNCTIONS OF NGOS

AID AND RELIEF

PROVISION OF RELIEF MATERIALS (Provision of Relive to disaster victims)

CARE AND SUPPORT (Orphans and Vulnerable Children, People Living Positive with HIV, People with Developmental Disabilities & people with special needs)

COUNSELING AND REHABILITATION

FORSTER AND TEMPORARY HOMES

DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AMONG MINORITIES BY

DELIVERING SERVICES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL

HELPING COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS (Mentoring, Coaching and Monitoring)

PROMOTING EDUCATION (Empowerment)

WORK FOR INTANGIBLE BENEFITS (Skill Acquisition programmes)

FUNCTIONS OF NGOs CNTD.

ADDRESSING ISSUES AT COMMUNITY LEVEL;

ADULT EDUCATION (Education/Training)

INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES (Empowerment)

ORGANISATION OF SAVINGS THRIFT AND CREDIT

SOCIETY (Empowerment )

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (Health education and development)

SMALL SCALE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION (Empowerment and Self reliance)

NEGOTIATION AND RECONCILIATION

CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

FUNDING/FUND RAISING.

CONTRIBUTION

PROCEEDS FROM CONSULTANCY AND SERVICES RENDERED

DONATIONS (PHILANTHROPISTS, COMMUNITY ETC)

DONOR FUNDS (PROPOSAL WRITING)

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE

TRADE CREDIT

LEASING

PARTNER INCORPORATION

STAFF REQUIREMENTS PROFESSIONALS

Hire qualified and skilful result

oriented employee in your

TEAM. i.e. Nurses, Doctors,

Social Workers, Health

Information Officers etc.

NON-PROFESSIONALS

There is need to hire staffs such as

Gardeners, Security, Office

Assistant etc.

CONSULTANTS

This are professionals that are

hired to work for a given

period of time, they handle

project that may be a little

technical.

VOLUNTEERS

This are temporary staff that are not

paid but are given incentives.

REGISTRATION

NGOS CAN REGISTER WITH THE FOLLOWING BODIES

COALITION: (Registered under a registered or recognized

umbrella body of related area of focus, and can function “only”

as a coalition Member)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL (Registration with the local

government. Activities are Limited to the Community Level/

Local Government)

STATE LEVEL (Registration with Approriate state Ministries.

Activities are Limited to the Community and State Level)

FEDERAL LEVEL (CAC) (Registration with the Corporate

Affairs Commission. Can function any where in the country)

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