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.

- Commission to start spot checks on accounts of big charities too Article posted on Civilsociety.co.uk by Tania Mason 29 June 2012 The Charity Commission is to expand its system of spot checks on charities’ accounts to encompass organisations of all sizes, …
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The Accounting Standards Board has recently launched what is likely to be the final round of consultation on new UK accounting standards. It’s now looking odds-on that a new Financial Reporting Standard will be in place for financial years starting on or after 1 January 2015
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