The Rights Track

In this Episode of the Rights Track, Todd asks Amanda Murdie of the University of Missouri about the methods she uses to look at when and how NGOs and INGOs are most effective. 0.00-5.20 mins the types of organisations Amanda researches and why what an NGO is, the sorts of things they are set up to do, how they are funded and operate questions of co-ordination and accountability including an example from Nigeria 5.20-12.17 mins the role of marketing and the conflict between inside and external communities when it comes to understanding and framing an issue how much this matters for the effectiveness on the ground when it comes to making a lasting difference professionalisation and financial sustainability of NGOs/viability the work being done on why NGOs do or don’t survive and the tactics they need to employ to remain viable an example Todd’s work looking at the work of NGOs for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to see if they were doing what they said they would do why it’s important that NGOs be inn