Main Points:
- INGOs are under heavy criciticism
- At the same time the biggest INGOs are managing huge budget, and have a combined income of more than £1bn but are they power commisurate to their influence?
- How can INGOs survive in the long term and face off the critiques of a "go beyond charity" approach?
- How can INGOs relate with social innovation and social enterprise?
- Will INGOs be able to remain relevant?
- Will they survive without reiventing themselves?
read here the article: http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016...
About the Author:
Deborah is a campaigner, writer and consultant on NGO strategy, corporate accountability and sustainable development. She blogs regularly for the Guardian on development issues. She has worked across the NGO sector including as Director of the World Development Movement, Head of Sustainable Consumption for WWF-UK, and founder/director of the CORE (Corporate Responsibility) Coalition of over 130 NGOs. She has been a Trustee of the Fairtrade Foundation and recently spent two years in India working with and writing about social movements, NGOs and social enterprises.
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