About the Book
According to an estimate 33 lakh NGOs are active in India and more than fifty thousand of them are working internationally. According to a study, more than 40 crore Indians are associated with voluntary work in some form or the other.
Several studies have been undertaken in this field and many books have also been written. But they are mostly scholarly works and relate to various fields and regions in which voluntary organizations are working. Hardly any of them cover the whole range of the topics related to voluntary work.
This book is unique in the sense that it brings together the whole range of topics – theoretical, legal and practical – related to NGO work. The book, which is a result of long years of experience of the authors in the NGO sector, presents the challenges and successes in this field in a coherent and comprehensible manner. The book begins with a brief history of voluntary work in India alongwith a discussion on ethical issues surrounding the NGOs, and then provides guidance on how to create, lead, and manage an effective organization. Study of few model NGOs have also been presented as case studies. It will be invaluable to all those studying or working in NGOs, the voluntary sector or development studies.
Contents
• Voluntary Work in India
• Definition, Characteristics and Classification of NGOs
• NGOs
• Corruption in NGOs
• Foreign Aid to NGOs: Its Uses and Misuses
• Leadership in NGOs
• Management of NGOs
• Role of NGOs in Development
• NGOs and Spiritual Culture of India
• Two Roles of NGOs
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• NGOs’ Relations with the Government
• Indian Government and NGOs
• Funding of NGOs
• The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act
• Criticism of NGOs
• Not a Magic Bullet
• Challenges before the NGOs in 21st Century
• Two Model Indian NGOs
• NGO Network in Canada and Two Model Canadian NGOs
About the Author / Editor
Suresh Chandra, having served in various departments of Central and State governments, he retired as Deputy Commissioner Sales Tax, Uttar Pradesh Government. Since his retirement in 1992 he is associated with several small and big NGOs. He himself founded one NGO which is working for the welfare of senior citizens and poor deserving students. Besides numerous articles he has authored six books.
Anne Karen Trollope, MD PhD, is a medical doctor who did her training in Canada. Married to an Indian doctor, she spent a total of 13 years working in the NGO sector in rural India with her husband. They have founded an NGO – Samagra – which is based in Canada with its branch at Dehradun. Aiming at both social service and spiritual development, this NGO is actively involved in tutoring underprivileged children and women’s employment initiatives.
