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I've never heard a for profit business referred to as an NGO. Part of the "Stakeholders" rubric, but NGO almost always refers to Non-Profits.
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are typically mission-driven advocacy or service organizations in the nonprofit sector. There are large and small NGOs operating around the world and organized for just about every imaginable purpose. The term – coming from United Nations (UN) jargon to delineate between government bodies and private organizations – is relatively modern.
I've never heard "NGO" used to refer to IBM or 3M. To the Chamber of Commerce or Red Cross, yes.
Yeah. Because it's defined by those who don't know English.
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a group that functions independently of any government with the objective of improving social conditions. NGOs are typically non-profit institutions. They are sometimes called civil society organizations and are established on community, national, and international levels to serve a social or political goal such as a humanitarian cause or the protection of the environment.
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