This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Runjonrun (talk | contribs) at 17:05, 24 May 2009 (NGO Watch as been revived, and has a new focus and mission, so most everything on this page was innacurate. The new NGO Watch (I am its editor--Jon Entine) is non-ideological.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 17:05, 24 May 2009 by Runjonrun (talk | contribs) (NGO Watch as been revived, and has a new focus and mission, so most everything on this page was innacurate. The new NGO Watch (I am its editor--Jon Entine) is non-ideological.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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