The Definition of an NGO: History, Non-Governmental Realities, and Current Limitations

An honest account of its own limits What makes this paper genuinely valuable, more than a decade later, is its candor. It states plainly that the ranking does not claim to represent objectively the “best” NGOs worldwide, and it identifies specific criteria in its own scoring that require qualitative judgement rather than pure calculation. That […]
Evaluating Non-Governmental Organizations: The 2013 Methodology Paper

An honest account of its own limits What makes this paper genuinely valuable, more than a decade later, is its candor. It states plainly that the ranking does not claim to represent objectively the “best” NGOs worldwide, and it identifies specific criteria in its own scoring that require qualitative judgement rather than pure calculation. That […]
From NGO Advisor to thedotgood: A Spin Full of Joy and Meaning