Non-Governament Organization (Ngo) /Non-Profit Organization (Npo)
Non-profit organization that operates independently of any government, typically one whose purpose is to address a social or political issue.
QUICK FACTS ABOUT NGOs:
- organization that operates independently from any government
- may receive funding from a government
- operates without oversight or representation from that government
- Area of operation is Large.
NGOS AREA OF WORK:
- community health promotion & education
- managing emerging health crises
- environmental issues i.e. sustainable water & energy resources
- economic empowerment i.e. micro loans, skills training, financial education
- development projects i.e. school and infrastructure construction
- women & children’s’ rights
QUICK FACTS ABOUT NPOs:
- Group organized for purposes other than generating profit
- no part of the organization’s income is distributed to its members, directors, or officers
- offer services and programs through federal, local or state entities
- hire management personnel, and aim to raise substantial funds
- also known as endowments, or foundations that could have large stock fund
- Area of operation is Limited.
LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF NGOs:
- Supervision and management
- Economic activity
- Accountability and Auditing provisions
- Tax status of corporate and private donors
NPOs AREA OF WORK:
- Religious • Charitable
- Scientific • Public safety
- Literary • Educational
- Fostering national or international amateur sporting,
- Preventing cruelty to children or animals but all on a much smaller scale than NGO
REGISTRATION:
Following are the registration Laws for the registration of NPOs/NGOs:-
REGISTRATION OF TRUST UNDER TRUST ACT, 1882:
A trust is established for any Lawful purpose and is an obligation annexed to the ownership of property and arising out of a Confidence reposed in and accepted by the owner or declared and accepted of another or of another and the owner.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION OF TRUST:
- Minimum no of Members or donors is 03
- Each donor donates Rs.200, 00 to Trust.
iii. Registered address of the Trust.
- CNIC Copy of all donors.
- 02 Photograph of each Donner.
REGISTRATION OF FOUNDATION UNDER (SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860)
Societies established for the purpose of promotion of science, charitable purpose, literature, or the fine arts, for instruction, the diffusion of useful knowledge, the foundation or maintenance of libraries or reading rooms for general use among the members or open to the public, or public museums and galleries of paintings and other works of art, collections of natural history, mechanical and philosophical inventions, instruments or designs
DOCUMENTS FOR REGISTRATION:
- Memorandum and Article of Association.
- Undertaking
iii. Authority Letter
- Photocopy of CNIC of all Members.
- Lease/Rent Agreement of office Premises.
- NOC from Land Lord.
vii. Application.
viii. Qualification of all Members.
- All documents attested from Notary Public.
REGISTRATION OF VOLUNTARY SOCIAL WELFARE AGENCY UNDER (REGISTRATION AND CONTROL ORDINANCE, 1961)
The Provincial Coordinator, Social Welfare, at the Provincial level while the District Officers at the District level have been declared as the Registration Authority by the Government under provisions of the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control) Ordinance, 1961.
DOCUMENTS FOR REGISTRATION:
- Minimum no of Members required 10
- Name of the Organization
- Constitution of the Organization
- CNIC of all members required
iii. Registered address of welfare organization
- Note: The name of organization must include word welfare


