Non-profit organizations are groups organized by volunteer citizens at the local and international level. The non-profit organization types are advocacy NGOs that promote interests of those who cannot access them, operational NGOs that provide products and services to the poor and the hybrid types of NGOs that provide advocacy and operational assistance (Allard & Martinez, 2008). World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization that is dedicated to helping the poor by working with communities and families to beat poverty and injustice. It was founded in 1950 by Bob Pierce and works according to evangelical convictions and within a theological framework. World Vision is active in 97 countries, being inspired by Christian values they have
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Good governance ensures success for the NGO as informed choices on matters such as the reason for the existence of the organization, goals to achieve, best ways to achieve these goals, resources needed, how to acquire the resources and a way that performance can be measured. NGOs are governed by a board of directors who among themselves are given responsibilities such as that of the chairmanship. Without good governance, the organization's goals and objectives will not be met thus the need to ensure that each member of the board of directors possesses the required expertise, knowledge, and skills.
The communities are the primary reason for the existence of NGOs, the purpose of these organizations is to serve the community. NGOs provide an opportunity for those with more to share what they have with the less fortunate. The community serves as the source of funds and is also the beneficiary of the NGOs activities and actions. For this reason, these organizations need to maintain a good relationship with the communities be it the donors, beneficiaries or the government. The activities of these organizations need to be scrutinized to ensure that they are of benefit and not harmful to the
Good governance ensures success for the NGO as informed choices on matters such as the reason for the existence of the organization, goals to achieve, best ways to achieve these goals, resources needed, how to acquire the resources and a way that performance can be measured. NGOs are governed by a board of directors who among themselves are given responsibilities such as that of the chairmanship. Without good governance, the organization's goals and objectives will not be met thus the need to ensure that each member of the board of directors possesses the required expertise, knowledge, and skills.
The communities are the primary reason for the existence of NGOs, the purpose of these organizations is to serve the community. NGOs provide an opportunity for those with more to share what they have with the less fortunate. The community serves as the source of funds and is also the beneficiary of the NGOs activities and actions. For this reason, these organizations need to maintain a good relationship with the communities be it the donors, beneficiaries or the government. The activities of these organizations need to be scrutinized to ensure that they are of benefit and not harmful to the