POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)

Paper · Semantic Scholar

Purpose: The aim of this article was to present the specific nature of social innovation management in NGOs, present models for social innovation and tools supporting this process, and conduct an empirical analysis of selected cases of social innovation in Poland and around the world. The article uses examples of NGOs with different territorial scopes and resources. Design/methodology/approach: The objectives of…

Reference · Wikidata

organization independent of any government, usually created to aid those in need

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an entity that is not part of the government. This can include non-profit and for-profit entities. An NGO may get a significant percentage or even all of its funding from government sources. An NGO typically is thought to be a nonprofit organization that operates partially independent of government control. Non-profit NGOs often focus on humanitarian or social issues but can …