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.

Chair of Volunteering England Sukhvinder Kaur-Stubbs said yesterday that charities can both improve integrity and raise the standard of services in the private sector.
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We have previously posted articles about nonprofits being interested in merging and developing strategic partnerships to gain strength in an uncertain financial climate. Here is another local survey confirming that trend.
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Working individually, we could be compromising the collective aims that we are all trying to achieve. Rather than focusing on gaining more income at other’s expense, the time is right to look for opportunities to collaborate more closely, pool our skills and do more with falling resources.
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RT @pernillan: Ready for the #IATI virtual roundtable on geocoding - using a round table of course! @ World Bank http://t.co/RRBuNdRdIG
Happy #AfricaDay! As the African Union celebrates in Ethiopia, see how the host nation is building a brighter future: http://t.co/qdOQApc4C2
RT @EFAReport: @APiebalgsEU Great to hear our statistics in your speech earlier: http://t.co/OBgZOD22KE
RT @jpstijns: Great news for #Africa: #EU rushes out corporate #tax transparency law http://t.co/7g7wvTWKDF @FT Recommendation of AEO 2010!
RT @nature_brains: Scientists discover two mini-spiders in China (photos): http://t.co/zrCBv0IlaW @mongabay
@luvhornsnhorses Thanks for the RT!
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Top #charity news: SCVO writes scathing response to OSCR guidance on political campaigning (this + lots more) http://t.co/2BvA9K3E36
RT @unisdr: #gpdrr13 blog: Financing for Disaster Risk Management: a bleak history http://t.co/6LaQMotNpa MT @gfdrr @odi_development @dgate…
Foreign Assistance Dashboard now includes data from Treasury and Defense http://t.co/MnSlBy4RwJ via @SJStaats @willmckitterick
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