Unit 4: Working With The Government And Dealing With Different Stakeholders

An NGO, in the course of carrying out its activities, needs to deal with a variety of stakeholders who are of varying importance to its work. Keeping this in mind, this Unit explains the concept of stakeholders and stakeholder analysis, which helps to understand the importance of stakeholders and the ways in which they can be gauged. Another important aspect is the relations between NGOs and the government and its agencies, media and private businesses. Ways of collaborating with them is also discussed in this Unit.
After completing this Unit, you will be familiar with:

• The concept of stakeholders, its analysis and management strategy
• Various levels of government structures and relationships of NGOs with them
•   Other stakeholders such as media, private business, etc, and the importance of collaborating with them