The Relief India Trust is a reputable NGO with several charitable works on its credit. We feel quite privileged when we see the improvement in our society where we had also played some part. There are several factors involved which make Relief India Trust what actually it is today.
Focus of an NGO:
The focus of an NGO is a critical factor associated with the effective and meaningful working with an NGO. The NGOs should have a good strategic plan in place which can be easily translated into an implementation model for better working of an NGO. If the NGOs lack such focus, then they are surely missing a valuable point.
Basic Requirements of an NGO:
The basic requirements of the Relief India Trust and various other NGOs have the following parameters to consider:
- The NGOs should have effective systems and measures for the programming, planning, monitoring and evaluation into place which should ideally be linked to the Information Management System of the NGO.
- The NGOs should have a proper HR department with effective and workable policies in place which should be ideally linked with organizational strategy.
- The employees and members of the NGO should have good skills set and core competencies to smoothly carry out the operations of an NGO. This also includes staff training as well, according to the needs and requirements of the NGO.
- A proper justification of the number of regions that the NGO is working on and how and where the funds are spent.
Transparency:
Transparency of policies and reports is a very important factor to consider when the NGOs are formulating their policies. As an NGO is a nonprofit organization, so the funds available to the NGOs should be open to all specially for donors. The NGOs like Relief India Trust should have the details of their funds on their website which can be viewed by anyone. Any donor of the NGO should have a mean to know that how and where his money was used. The NGOs should have quality of financial reporting and also in devising financial systems and procedures.
Impact and Analysis of policies, programs and procedures:
The following should be the measures for devising the policies, programs and procedures of an NGO:
- The programs designed for the working of an NGO should be mature, relevant and effective at the same time. The designed programs should be based on quality context analysis of the requirements.
- The developed or designed programs should be aligned along with the government development strategies. If they can’t be fully aligned, then at least they should complement the government development strategies.
- Commitment with policy process of the NGO.
- Should have the aptitude to exhibit the impact on a project. The impact should also be exhibited at the program and at the organizational level.
- All the strategies and programs should have an extensive cost-benefit analysis. Specially the programs and strategies which are regularly undertaken should have periodic cost-benefit analysis.
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