OGL 365 NGO M1 quiz

The acronym NGO originated in the 1980s in the context of the newly formed United Nations.

False

The similar environmental context of most NGOs makes it easy to take NGO management lessons from a specific country context and apply them to another in a straightforward way.

False

Critics see NGOs as:

All of the above

NGOs were identified as suitable vehicles for development policy because:

All of the above

What explained the dramatic entry of NGOs into the development mainstream during the 1990s?

All of the above

The designation NGO was originally given to what type of organizations?

Both answers 1 and 2

The end of the Cold War was associated with the "new policy agenda" in the 1990s and with this proclaimed a period of heightened profile for NGOs. NGOs were identified as suitable vehicles for which two areas within development policy:

Both answers 2 and 3

Which of the following is true about Civil Society?

Civil society should not be equated narrowly with NGOs because civil society is perceived as a much more diverse body of organizations and values.

Very limited literature on NGOs has concerned itself with:

Management

The liberal view of civil society emphasizes which of the following?

Sees society as a source of civic responsibility and public virtue and as a space where organized citizens can contribute to the public good.

The major type(s) of work undertaken by NGOs outlined by Lewis (2014) include:

Service delivery, catalyze social processes, build partnerships

Civil society is a theoretical concept rather than an empirical one.

True

NGOs are a designation normally associated with organizations working in the field of development, environment, or human rights and are a subgroup of the the third sector organizational family.

True

In Britain, the term__________might be employed to refer to an organization working with homeless people in London where a similar organization working with homeless in Vietnam is likely to be called NGO.

Voluntary Organization

A NGO is situated in time and space and is affected by external factors. Lewis (2014) provides the example of when there is a change in government in a country where a NGO works this can open up a new space for NGO activity or it can bring about new restrictions on what a NGO can or cannot do. Moreover, NGOs depend greatly on donations and volunteers so their ability to form relationships can greatly impact their ability to participate in the activities they need to in order to achieve their mission. These examples show the interconnectedness between _________, ____________, ____________, and _____________ in Lewis' conceptual framework.

activities, organizations, relationships, environment