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  2. Non-governmental organization - Wikipedia

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    A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control. NGOs often focus on humanitarian or social issues but can also include clubs and associations offering services to members.

  3. International non-governmental organization - Wikipedia

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    An international non-governmental organization (INGO) is an organization which is independent of government involvement and extends the concept of a non-governmental organization (NGO) to an international scope. INGOs can admit members affiliated to government authorities as long as it does not interfere with their freedom to express themselves ...

  4. Civil society - Wikipedia

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    Civil society organizations provide citizens with knowledge crucial to political participation, such as the obligations and rights of citizens with regard to government processes, different types of political issues and policy agendas, ways in which citizens can collaborate to address societal issues, and approaches to creating meaningful ...

  5. Voluntary sector - Wikipedia

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    The presence of a large non-profit sector is sometimes seen as an indicator of a healthy economy in local and national financial measurements. [11] With a growing number of non-profit organizations focused on social services, the environment, education, and other unmet needs throughout society, the nonprofit sector is increasingly central to the health and well-being of society. [12]

  6. International Sociological Association - Wikipedia

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    The International Sociological Association (ISA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to scientific purposes in the field of sociology and social sciences.It is an international sociological body, gathering both individuals and national sociological organizations.

  7. Sociology - Wikipedia

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    Political sociology has also moved beyond methodological nationalism and analysed the role of non-governmental organizations, the diffusion of the nation-state throughout the Earth as a social construct, and the role of stateless entities in the modern world society. Contemporary political sociologists also study inter-state interactions and ...

  8. Voluntary association - Wikipedia

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    A voluntary group or union (also sometimes called a voluntary organization, common-interest association, [1]: 266 association, or society) is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement, usually as volunteers, to form a body (or organization) to accomplish a purpose. [2]

  9. Nonprofit organization - Wikipedia

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    Logo of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), an organization of the United Nations. A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, [1] nonprofit institution, [2] or simply a nonprofit, [a] is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to ...