Civil Society plays an increasingly important role in international human and social welfare. The most important prerequisite for the development of the NGO sector is a steady level of trust and engagement from society. This public trust and engagement is based the organization’s level of accountability.
Charity Star is an independent nonprofit organization working to establish an international standard for NGO accountability. We believe in an open society where access to information is key in building trust and engagement.
Our work includes research and advocacy within the field of NGO governance.
Social Impact Bonds under review in Canada
new type of financial instrument is challenging the idea that giving and investing are separate and distinct. The social impact bond (SIB) is an experimental hybrid that applies a profit motive to some of the most intractable social problems.
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“Donors are not always right. In fact, most of the time, donors are wrong”
But the donor is not always right. In fact, most of the time, donors are wrong. Let us count the ways and give those donors a bit of the unsolicited advice they’re so happy handing out to nonprofits.
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CSR – Business Needs to See Themselves as a Part of a Larger System
Businesses that view customers solely as consumers miss the opportunity of a more complex and interdependent relationship writes Suresh Ariaratnam – literary agent for Surya Lumen.
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The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation Donated 1.642 Billion Yuan to Help Impoverished Regions
The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation donated 1.642 billion yuan (263.7 million U.S. dollars) to help China’s impoverished regions shake off poverty in 2012, according to new figures.
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UK Government Handing Probation Services Over to Private and Voluntary Sectors
The (UK) government intends to hand the supervision of low-risk offenders over to the private and voluntary sectors on a payment-by-results basis.
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Ohio kidnapping hero gets free burgers for life! 
@AMprog study shows the rise of expenditures in #disasterrelief has been startling http://t.co/pUDcifbwXS
RT @EFAReport: @APiebalgsEU Great to hear our statistics in your speech earlier: http://t.co/OBgZOD22KE
What are #Africa's growth forecasts for 2013-14? Find out on 27 may! http://t.co/zGgYkzlOLo #AEO2013
RT @NewsHour: RT @ap: BREAKING: Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys as Scouts; ban on gay adult leaders remains
RT @MSFTctzAPAC: Sharing - #Nonprofits Pioneer #Apps for #Windows Phone: http://t.co/SorDQRjiZC by @nonprofitorgs
Bangladesh's garment industry still offers women best work opportunity http://t.co/xtAQzsydhG via @GdnDevelopment
Fascinating how many people are framing Compartamos results positively. Few years ago, would have been perceived very negatively
Breaking News: @boyscouts vote to end ban on gay youth members. Read the full story on our website http://t.co/2GUXp3Ts3U #nonprofit
RT @EFF Our new cartoon explains why the TPP might be the biggest threat to the Internet you've never heard of: http://t.co/6nJejaglnX
Help for Heroes offers condolences to murdered soldier's family: 
@DGateway: DG Tech Series: Why We Are Building Web Applications with Backbone and Require JavaScript http://t.co/97QLVVzD9Z #opendev
#Obama: "I know that foreign aid is one of the least popular expenditures. But...It is fundamental to our national security."
Good Data: The Foundation of Open Government - [Joint blog by George Ingram & Sally Paxton - also posted here] ... 
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