Oct 13, 2026 · 50 min · 15 segments
In Episode 21, we covered how countries access grants. Now it's time to explore the organizations doing the work on the ground — NGOs, nonprofits, and civil society — and the funding mechanisms they…
Patrice DavisHost
All right, so we're going to explore the different types of grants, uh, that are awarded to NGOs, other nonprofits, and to civil society organizations.

As I did with part one, I'll provide an on-screen overview of the funding mechanism from the organizational source, or I'll show you a recent announcement or press release or something along those lines of the award itself.

I invite those of you who are listening on a streaming platform to click the link below to watch it on YouTube so you can see the examples I'll put on screen.

An NGO, or non-governmental organization, is a specific type of nonprofit, and I'm gonna give you two definitions because I think the two definitions together helps to, you know, make it a little bit more concrete for many of you that are listening.

So according to the United Nations Department of Global Communication, an NGO is a not-for-profit voluntary citizens group organized on a local, national, or international level to address issues in support of the public good.

So That threw me off a little bit, uh, you know, just that voluntary citizens group or, you know.

So according to University of Alabama, uh, they also have a definition that I think you'll also find very helpful.

They describe an NGO as a non-profit organization that works independent of government to address social issues.

And they go on to describe that an NGO's primary focus is taking action on the ground.

So I, I really like, uh, you know, the University of Alabama's, uh, you know, uh, crisper, I think, definition of this.

And so I thought it would be best to provide, uh, both, uh, organizations' definition.

Some examples of NGOs are Amnesty International, World Wildlife Fund, or Doctors Without Borders.

A nonprofit, uh, as again, many of us know, um, or are already aware, is a legal and tax classification for an entity that does not distribute its financial gains to owners or shareholders.

Rather, the funds are reinvested back into the organization's programs or services.

So I thought it would be good to level set there what's a nonprofit, what's an NGO, uh, you know, just so that we're all clear when I start using both words, uh, to make sure that, uh, we're, we're, you know, using them correctly, number one, but also just to make sure it's clear for the audience what I'm speaking about.

So let's get started by exploring the various funding mechanisms, including grants that are awarded to NGOs.

All right, so we're going to explore the different types of grants, uh, that are awarded to NGOs, other nonprofits, and to civil society organizations.

As I did with part one, I'll provide an on-screen overview of the funding mechanism from the organizational source, or I'll show you a recent announcement or press release or something along those lines of the award itself.

I invite those of you who are listening on a streaming platform to click the link below to watch it on YouTube so you can see the examples I'll put on screen.

An NGO, or non-governmental organization, is a specific type of nonprofit, and I'm gonna give you two definitions because I think the two definitions together helps to, you know, make it a little bit more concrete for many of you that are listening.

So according to the United Nations Department of Global Communication, an NGO is a not-for-profit voluntary citizens group organized on a local, national, or international level to address issues in support of the public good.

So That threw me off a little bit, uh, you know, just that voluntary citizens group or, you know.

So according to University of Alabama, uh, they also have a definition that I think you'll also find very helpful.

They describe an NGO as a non-profit organization that works independent of government to address social issues.

And they go on to describe that an NGO's primary focus is taking action on the ground.

So I, I really like, uh, you know, the University of Alabama's, uh, you know, uh, crisper, I think, definition of this.

And so I thought it would be best to provide, uh, both, uh, organizations' definition.

Some examples of NGOs are Amnesty International, World Wildlife Fund, or Doctors Without Borders.

A nonprofit, uh, as again, many of us know, um, or are already aware, is a legal and tax classification for an entity that does not distribute its financial gains to owners or shareholders.

Rather, the funds are reinvested back into the organization's programs or services.

So I thought it would be good to level set there what's a nonprofit, what's an NGO, uh, you know, just so that we're all clear when I start using both words, uh, to make sure that, uh, we're, we're, you know, using them correctly, number one, but also just to make sure it's clear for the audience what I'm speaking about.

So let's get started by exploring the various funding mechanisms, including grants that are awarded to NGOs.
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