The aim of this paper is to illustrate how System Dynamics can beneficiate small and medium international nongovernmental organisations (hereafter NGOs). As the majority of small NGOs are based on voluntary work, few adopt strategic and professional management to enhance and guarantee their sustainability. Such context rises several challenges which NGOs must learn to recognise and to face. A S...

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are acknowledged as being pivotal to poverty alleviation, especially in African countries where the governments’ capacity and revenue are often very limited. Despite their prominent role in developing countries, little is known about how these organisations function. Can NGOs prosper when they are financially reliant on donations and contributions from the ...

The NGO-IDEAs 'Impact Toolbox' has been developed with a group of NGOs all of which are active in the area of saving and credit in South India. This compilation of methods to apply in impact-oriented steering was devised by the executive staff of the Indian partner NGOs, also known as the Resource Persons, in 2006 and tested from late 2006 to early 2007. At first glance, the approach may appear...

The number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in Nepal has grown significantly since the 1990s due to a range of factors. A total of 39,759 NGOs and 189 international non-governmental organizations were registered in Nepal between 1977 and 2014 in various sectors, including health, agriculture, poverty alleviation, and good governance. Despite thousands of NGOs and significant amo...

Research on companies’ decision to disclose social and environmental information in annual reports and elsewhere has regularly referred to various influences on that decision. In particular, stakeholder groups have been the subject of a number of studies which have shown different stakeholders to be quite powerful in influencing reporting behaviour. Various stakeholders have been considered, in...

Introduction Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are now recognized as key third sector actors on the landscapes of development, human rights, humanitarian action, environment, and many other areas of public action, from the post-2004 tsunami reconstruction efforts in Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Sri Lanka, to the 2005 Make Poverty History campaign for aid and trade reform and developing c...