A: A non-governmental organization is a group that, as the name implies, operates independently of governmental control. The usual purpose of an NGO is to promote a policy or provide services.

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that its Marine Lab researchers are contributing to a large-scale ...

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While veteran-recruiting non-governmental organizations represented a minority at the workshop compared to conventional humanitarian organizations and U.N. agencies, balanced representation was ...