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II. Glossary of Terms
What is a PNGO 1
MAS standards for categorizing organizations as PNGOs were developed in previous mappings (2001; 2007). They
include 2 :
1. To be of official legalized presence: meaning an institutionalized presence for the organization. The organization
must have a headquarters, an administrative and financial system, a membership system, clear objectives, and a
long-term operation program that distinguishes it from a temporary gathering of people.
2. To be independent: meaning to be institutionally separate from the government, be of dignified character and selfgoverned,
as opposed to controlled by an external power.
3. To be a non-profit organization: it should not have the objective of seeking profit for its members. If some of its
programs seek profit, the purpose should be to serve the non-profit objectives of the organization.
4. To contain a reasonable degree of voluntary participation: this should be either in its administration or in its
activities and can include the activities of steering committee or Board of Trustees.
5. To be un-inheritable: this means that membership should not be based on blood relations and positions of power
are not inherited.
Where are PNGOs and Externally Financed Programs in the WB&GS
A key component of both surveys is to track external aid and PNGO activity by governorate and region. To do so, the
study adopted the geographic divisions used by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). The Palestinian
territories are divided into two broad areas: the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
The West Bank (WB) is divided into three regions with eleven governorates:
Northern WB (NWB): Nablus, Tulkarm, Qalqylia, Jenin, Tubas, and Salfit.
Central WB (CWB): Ramallah and El-Bireh, Jerusalem and Jericho.
Southern WB (SWB): Bethlehem and Hebron.
The Gaza Strip (GS) is its own region and is divided into five governorates: Northern Gaza, Gaza City, Deir Albalah,
Khan Younis, and Rafah.
1
For reasons of simplicity, as well as the scope of the study, the authors have refrained from using the term Civil Society in relation to NGOs.
Firstly, NGOs only constitute a portion of the larger civil society. Secondly, there is an ongoing debate as to the ‘civility’ of these organizations
after having undergone the decades of growth from the grassroots to professionalization.
2
MAS previously included another criterion for PNGOs: that they not be aligned to a political faction in Palestine. Our research team has found
this to be more ideal than realistic in the context of Palestine where a large number of PNGOs, especially the bigger ones, are closely affiliated
to a political party or individual.
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