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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.

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(UK) Charity Commission Proposes ‘Good Enough Index’ of Charities’ Administration Costs

( May 31, 2011 ) Tags: data, UK

The Charity Commission has proposed setting up a new index that would tell the public how much charities spend on administration costs, and what the regulator and the sector considers to be a reasonable level.

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Donors Give More Through Charity Websites Than Social Networking Sites, Study Finds

( May 16, 2011 ) Tags: data, donations, donors, research, social media

Research in the US says those giving through a charity’s website give twice as much as those giving through sites such as Facebook

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CAF Launch New Website for Open Access to Charity Data

( April 23, 2011 ) Tags: data, transparency, UK

The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) today launches a free website, CAF Charity Trends which allows users to explore charity data in a revolutionary way.

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