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'''NGOWatch ''' 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 Governance Watch, and was relaunched in May 2009 with a different focus and mission. | ||
| Under its new mandate, NGOWatch is a non-partisan effort to "monitor the monitors" by encouraging "transparency and accountability." It has a number of new sections, including: "In the News ," which summarizes recent high-profile issues impacting NGOs and global governance issues, and often links directly to articles in major newspapers, magazines or other journalistic or academic sources; "Accountability and Transparency Trends ," which provides a contextualized analysis of trends in the NGO community; and "NGO Campaign and Advocacy Alert , which looks at all sides of campaigns and boycotts promoted by NGOs, attempting to understand the ideological framing of the issues and parse ideological posturing from factual claims. | |||
| 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> | |||
| The supervising editor of NGOWatch is Jon Entine , a prominent author, journalist and corporate consultant. He is a columnist (since 2001) for the British-based international magazine Ethical Corporation , a visiting fellow (since 2002) at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in Washington, D.C. , and a communications and brand reputation adviser focusing on strategic communications, sustainability, and corporate responsibility. He is founding partner of E.S.G. Metrics, which offers sustainability consulting in environmental, social and governance areas. | |||
| ==Results of NGOWatch activities== | ==Results of NGOWatch activities== | ||
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NGOWatch 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 Governance Watch, and was relaunched in May 2009 with a different focus and mission.
Under its new mandate, NGOWatch is a non-partisan effort to "monitor the monitors" by encouraging "transparency and accountability." It has a number of new sections, including: "In the News ," which summarizes recent high-profile issues impacting NGOs and global governance issues, and often links directly to articles in major newspapers, magazines or other journalistic or academic sources; "Accountability and Transparency Trends ," which provides a contextualized analysis of trends in the NGO community; and "NGO Campaign and Advocacy Alert , which looks at all sides of campaigns and boycotts promoted by NGOs, attempting to understand the ideological framing of the issues and parse ideological posturing from factual claims.
The supervising editor of NGOWatch is Jon Entine , a prominent author, journalist and corporate consultant. He is a columnist (since 2001) for the British-based international magazine Ethical Corporation , a visiting fellow (since 2002) at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in Washington, D.C. , and a communications and brand reputation adviser focusing on strategic communications, sustainability, and corporate responsibility. He is founding partner of E.S.G. Metrics, which offers sustainability consulting in environmental, social and governance areas.
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.