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non-governmental organization

vr.tr.non-governmental-organization · thing-q79913

Let an agent handle NGOs by mission, legal form, registration, funding, governance and accountability.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identity Which NGO.

Registration

Legal status.

Registration

Registration.

  1. Is the organisation registered, and under what number? provenance
  2. What legal form does it have? definition

Mission

Purpose.

Mission

Mission.

  1. What is its stated mission? provenance
  2. Where does it work? provenance
Accountability Transparency.

Accounts

Finances.

Accounts

Accounts.

  1. What do its filed accounts show about income and spending? provenance
  2. How much goes to programmes? measurement

Governance

Board.

Governance

Governance.

  1. Who governs it? provenance
  2. Are policies published? provenance
Engagement Getting involved.

Donating

Giving safely.

Donating

Safe giving.

  1. Is this a genuine registered charity before donating? boundary
  2. How can a donation be made safely? action

Volunteering

Roles.

Volunteering

Volunteering.

  1. What volunteering roles exist? provenance
  2. Are safeguarding checks required? boundary
Impact Results.

Evidence

Evaluations.

Evidence

Impact evidence.

  1. What evidence shows the organisation impact? provenance
  2. Was it independently evaluated? provenance

Complaints

Concerns.

Complaints

Complaints.

  1. How can concerns about an NGO be raised? action
  2. Which regulator handles them? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.ORG
Other names and narrower kinds
AIDS organization, maison pour tous, maison des jeunes et de la culture, Eastern Star lodge, Maisons de la culture, theosophical lodge, Spiritist center, ImpactHub hub, worldshop, Clerical Board of Ukraine's Muslims, Oxfam-Wereldwinkels, civil society organization

What it is Filled

A non-profit organisation independent of government that pursues social, humanitarian, environmental, cultural or advocacy goals, such as charities, community centres, lodges and international NGOs.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle NGOs by mission, legal form, registration, funding, governance and accountability.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Non-profit and non-governmental
  • Mission-driven
  • Registered under national law
  • Accountable to donors and members

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Solicit donations in an organisation's name without its authority.
  • Misrepresent how an organisation spends its funds.
  • Disclose data about beneficiaries, donors or staff, who may be at risk.
  • Label an organisation as foreign agent, extremist or fraudulent without evidence.

Only with a human decision

  • Moving an organisation's funds or signing commitments on its behalf.
  • Publishing data on people the organisation protects.

May

  • Report an organisation's registration, mission and public accounts from official registers.
  • Help an organisation with tasks its authorized staff assign.

Moral aspects Filled

  • NGOs often serve and protect vulnerable people whose data must stay safe.
  • Donors trust that money goes where it is promised.

Who is affected

  • Beneficiaries
  • Donors and members
  • Staff and volunteers

Owners Filled

Steward

The organisation's board or trustees; the charity or associations register records it.

Master systems

  • Charity and non-profit registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q163740 - registry parent class

related

  • nonprofit organization - category
  • charity regulator - oversight
  • donations and grants - funding
  • government agency and company - sectors

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.non-governmental-organization
  • Wikidata: Q79913 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79913)
  • charity or association number: national register id registration

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Registered charity or association number
  • Mission statements and annual reports
  • Community centres and youth houses
  • An organisation with a name, mission, staff or volunteers and programmes.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • check registration and accounts
  • donate or volunteer
  • assess governance and transparency
  • find local community organisations

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Fake charities and fraud
  • Poor governance
  • Unsourced claims about organisations

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Charity and association law
  • Fundraising regulation
  • Transparency and anti-money-laundering rules

Context of use required Filled

  • Serving public or member interests outside government and business.
  • charities
  • advocacy organisations
  • humanitarian NGOs
  • community and cultural centres
  • membership lodges and associations

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q79913: non-governmental organization - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Non-governmental organization - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should NGO types be separate entries?
  • How should registers be linked?
  • How should impact be recorded?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q79913/spec.json