Editing Non-governmental organization (section)

=== Other terms/acronyms ===
Similar terms include [[Voluntary sector|third-sector]] organization (TSO), [[nonprofit organization]] (NPO), voluntary organization (VO), [[civil society]] organization (CSO), [[grassroots]] organization (GO), [[social movement organization]] (SMO), private voluntary organization (PVO), [[self-help]] organization (SHO), and [[non-state actor]]s (NSAs). Numerous variations exist for the NGO acronym, either due to language, region, or specificity.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

Some [[Romance languages]] use the synonymous abbreviation ''ONG''; for example:{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
* {{Langx|fr|organisation non gouvernementale}}
* {{Langx|it|organizzazione non governativa}}
* {{Langx|pt|organização não governmental}}
* {{Langx|es|organización no gubernamental}}
* {{Langx|ro|organizație neguvernamentală}}

Other acronyms that are typically used to describe non-governmental organizations include:{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}
* '''BINGO''': Business-friendly international NGO or Big international NGO
* '''CSO''': [[Civil society]] organization
* '''[[ENGO]]''': Environmental NGO — organizations that advocate for the environment, such as [[Greenpeace]] and the [[World Wide Fund for Nature|WWF]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|last=Folger|first=Jean|date=2021-01-18|title=What is an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization)?|url=https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/13/what-is-non-government-organization.asp|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Investopedia|language=en}}</ref>
* '''DONGO''': Donor-organized NGO
* '''GONGO''': [[Government-organized non-governmental organization]] — often used derogatorily, these are government-backed NGOs that are set up to advocate on behalf of a repressive regime on the international stage.<ref name=":10" />
* '''GSO''': [[Grassroots Support Organization]]
* '''INGO''': [[International non-governmental organization|International NGO]]<ref name=":10" />
* '''MANGO''': [[Market advocacy NGO]]
* '''NGDO''': Non-governmental development organization
* '''NNGO''': Northern (UK) NGO
* '''PANGO''': Party NGO — addressing political matters
* '''PVDO''': Private voluntary development organization<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Lewis|first1=David|title=Non-governmental organizations and development|last2=Kanji|first2=Nazneen|publisher=Routledge|year=2009|isbn=978-0-203-87707-4|location=Abingdon, Oxon|pages=9–10}}</ref> — the [[United States Agency for International Development]] (USAID) refers to NGOs as "private voluntary organizations".<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 September 2017|title=Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)|url=https://www.usaid.gov/partnership-opportunities/ngo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514023014/http://www.usaid.gov/partnership-opportunities/ngo|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 May 2013|access-date=12 September 2018|website=[[USAID]]|language=en}}</ref>
* '''[[Quango]]''': Quasi-autonomous NGO — often used derogatorily, these organizations rely on [[public funding]].<ref name=":10" /> They are prevalent in the United Kingdom (where there are more than 1,200), Ireland, and the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]].
* '''SBO''': [[Social benefit organization]] — a goal-oriented designation
* '''SCO''': [[Social change]] organization
* '''SNGO''': Southern (UK) NGO
* '''TANGO''': Technical assistance NGO
* '''TNGO''': [[Transnational organization|Transnational NGO]] — coined during the 1970s due to the increase of environmental and economic issues in the global community. TNGOs exist in two (or more) countries.
* '''YOUNGO:''' Youth NGOs - advocacing for youth rights.