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| ⚫ | '''NGOWatch <http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/ngo_watch/>''' is non-profit organization that monitors activities of ]s (NGOs) and their impact on public policy. It operated between ] and ] as a collaborative project of the ] for Public Policy Research and the ]. It closed in 2007 when AEI and FedSoc formed Global Goverance Watch, and was. The work of NGOWatch was well financed and had over 160 NGOs listed.{{Fact|2007-11-14|date=November 2007}} | ||
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| NGOWatch focussed on government funding of NGOs. "In recent years, NGOs have become more prominent, more visible across a broader spectrum of interests. Governments and international organizations increasingly rely on NGOs to implement aid programs and deliver development assistance, channeling millions of dollars through these organizations and arguing, in effect, that NGOs have the capacity to address social and environmental problems with greater efficiency than government agencies. Today, thousands of internationally operating NGOs deliver billions of dollars of assistance annually, and the U.S. government gives a large share of its aid funds through NGOs," they stated. <ref> NGOWatch</ref> | NGOWatch focussed on government funding of NGOs. "In recent years, NGOs have become more prominent, more visible across a broader spectrum of interests. Governments and international organizations increasingly rely on NGOs to implement aid programs and deliver development assistance, channeling millions of dollars through these organizations and arguing, in effect, that NGOs have the capacity to address social and environmental problems with greater efficiency than government agencies. Today, thousands of internationally operating NGOs deliver billions of dollars of assistance annually, and the U.S. government gives a large share of its aid funds through NGOs," they stated. <ref> NGOWatch</ref> | ||
| ==Launch== | |||
| To coincide with the launch of NGOWatch, the ] (AEI) co-hosted a conference called “We're Not from the Government, But We're Here to Help You - Nongovernmental Organizations: The Growing Power of an Unelected Few,” with the right-wing think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs in Australia. The list of speakers included: ] from the ], ] and ], from the ], ], from the ], and ] from the ] that runs . | |||
| ==Results of NGOWatch activities== | ==Results of NGOWatch activities== | ||
| Just as some liberal and conservative monitoring groups maintain that in reviewing the impact of some philanthropic foundations, it's apparent that their work on behalf of social justice or environmental programs may actually damage the causes they were created to promote, so too objective monitors seek to shine a light on the works of NGOs and IGOs. | |||
| In September 2003, the ] reported how “Spurred by conservative rumblings over the growing clout of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the Australian government is taking a closer look at such groups' activities at home and abroad”. The article noted how the investigation “could potentially cut off some charities from further government access, funding, or tax breaks, experts say” <ref>J. Kremmer (2003) “Australia Scrutinizes Influence of Nongovernmental Groups”, Christian Science Monitor, 5 September, p.7.</ref> | |||
| The month before, in July 2003, the Australian Treasurer, ] released draft legislation threatening to remove tax exemption status from NGOs if they were deemed to be more involved in political lobbying and advocacy than in community work. It was a move widely condemned as a bid by the Government to silence its most strident critics <ref> Brendan Nicholson and Gary Hughes, The Age, 2003-08-10</ref>. | |||
| The result is that suddenly the two primary sources of funding for NGOs - tax deductible donations and government grants or payments for carrying out consultative work - are under simultaneous attack.{{Fact|2007-11-14|date=November 2007}} | |||
| Just as ] groups argue that philanthropic foundations that fund social justice or environmental programs have strayed from their founders ], so too they seek to portray NGOs as having strayed from their original objectives. "Many groups have strayed beyond their original mandates and assumed quasi-governmental roles. Increasingly, non-governmental organizations are not just accredited observers at international organizations, they are full-fledged decision-makers," they complain. <ref> NGOWatch <font color=red>'''dead link 2007-11-14'''</font></ref> | |||
| ==Comments== | |||
| Inter-Press Service journalist, Jim Lobe, sees the project as part of an attempt to curb NGOs ability to influence governments and international negotiations. "Having led the charge to ], the ] (AEI), an influential ] close to the ], has added a new target: international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)," he wrote.{{Fact|2007-11-14|date=November 2007}} | |||
| Canadian writer Naomi Klein commented: "The war on NGOs is being fought on two clear fronts. One buys the silence and complicity of mainstream humanitarian and religious groups by offering lucrative reconstruction contracts. The other marginalizes and criminalizes more independent-minded NGOs by claiming that their work is a threat to democracy. The ] (USAID) is in charge of handing out the carrots, while the American Enterprise Institute, the most powerful think tank in Washington, D.C., is wielding the sticks," she wrote. <ref> Naomi Klein, Globe and Mail, 2003-06-20 <font color=red>'''paid subscription required to view article 2007-11-14'''</font></ref> | |||
| == NGOs formerly on the Watch List == | |||
| Some NGOs are currently linked and have NGOWatch profiles. | |||
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| ==Notes== | |||
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| == See also == | |||
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| == Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
| * American Enterprise Institute, 2003-06-11. | |||
| * Jim Lobe, ''OneWorld'', 2003-06-12. <font color=red>'''site off-line due to reorganization 2007-11-14'''</font> | |||
| * Jim Lobe, Adelaide Independent Media Center, 2003-06-16 | |||
| * Naomi Klein, ''Guardian'' (UK), 2003-06-23. | |||
| * Naomi Klein, ''TomPaine.com'', 2003-06-23. <font color=red>'''dead link 2007-11-14'''</font> | |||
| :This is a republication of a commentary column that first appeared in the Canadian newspaper, the Globe and Mail. | |||
| * Jean Hardisty and Elizabeth Furdon, ''The Public Eye'', Spring 2004 • Volume XVIII, No.1 | |||
| * American Enterprise Institute, 2005-12-07. | * American Enterprise Institute, 2005-12-07. | ||
| * American Enterprise Institute, 2006-01-10. | * American Enterprise Institute, 2006-01-10. | ||
| * American Enterprise Institute, 2006-03-01. | * American Enterprise Institute, 2006-03-01. | ||
| * American Enterprise Institute, 2006-03-03. | * American Enterprise Institute, 2006-03-03. | ||
| :subtitled "Nongovernmental Organizations: The Growing Power of an Unelected Few" | |||
| * Jessica Irvine, ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 2007-02-23. | |||
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Revision as of 17:05, 24 May 2009
NGOWatch <http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/ngo_watch/> is non-profit organization that monitors activities of non-government organizations (NGOs) and their impact on public policy. It operated between 2003 and 2007 as a collaborative project of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research and the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. It closed in 2007 when AEI and FedSoc formed Global Goverance Watch, and was. The work of NGOWatch was well financed and had over 160 NGOs listed.
NGOWatch focussed on government funding of NGOs. "In recent years, NGOs have become more prominent, more visible across a broader spectrum of interests. Governments and international organizations increasingly rely on NGOs to implement aid programs and deliver development assistance, channeling millions of dollars through these organizations and arguing, in effect, that NGOs have the capacity to address social and environmental problems with greater efficiency than government agencies. Today, thousands of internationally operating NGOs deliver billions of dollars of assistance annually, and the U.S. government gives a large share of its aid funds through NGOs," they stated.
Results of NGOWatch activities
Just as some liberal and conservative monitoring groups maintain that in reviewing the impact of some philanthropic foundations, it's apparent that their work on behalf of social justice or environmental programs may actually damage the causes they were created to promote, so too objective monitors seek to shine a light on the works of NGOs and IGOs.
Further reading
- NGOs: Indispensable or Unaccountable? American Enterprise Institute, 2005-12-07.
- After the Storm: Lessons Learned from the Tsunami One Year Later American Enterprise Institute, 2006-01-10.
- The New NGO Law in Russia: Weakening Civil Society or Strengthening the Rule of Law? American Enterprise Institute, 2006-03-01.
- Is Corporate Social Responsibility Serious Business? American Enterprise Institute, 2006-03-03.
- About NGOWatch NGOWatch