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Non-Profits: The Future Perspective The Scenario The last century has seen a paradigm shift in governance. Inter-governmental organisations such as the WTO, UN, World Bank and IMF all play a key role in dictating the economic policies of countries (whether it be Somalia or the United States). Information and communication technology combined with the efforts to create a global marketplace means that governments and individual communities will no longer be insulated from the positive and negative impacts of development.

In such scenario NGOs have to play a broader role when it comes to safe-guarding the rights of people.

Factors affecting the growth of NGOs

At the Macro Level:

1. The lack of state support:
Governments around the world are being forced to chop subsidies that they normally make available to certain groups (farmers, pensioners, health-care etc). On the other hand the Government is actively encouraging NGO groups to lend their support and interventions wherever possible. NGOs now have the mandate and their role is becoming clearer.

2. Heightened Awareness
People are now becoming increasingly aware of their rights as citizens. Consumer groups for instance have grown in number and clout over the last decade. The heightened levels of awareness amongst people has give NGOs greater power and better role.

3. The need for representation
Somewhere in the rush for globalistaion basic issues such as the environment and the rights of indigenous was being forgotten. Most inter-governmental organisation and even individual governments are allowing non-profits to represent such issues. A classic example is the United Nations Commission on Sustainable development that has NGOs actively participating in every one of its debates.

In the broadest of terms, NGOs now have the opportunity to make a difference and they are being given the rights of a stake-holder in almost every process associated with governance.

At the Individual Level
Success now comes at a young age. Managers find themselves in a position of power fairly early. This has resulted in a lot of people changing career focus because they feel they have achieved their personal and professional goals and would now like to turn towards helping society. In his book "Management Challenges for the 21st Century", Drucker quotes heavily from examples of successful managers who have jumped from corporate establishments to find new purpose, success and meaning in working with non-profits.

The Future
Public Interest litigation will increase. As a lobby they will influence government policy and actions and will be called by governments to conceptualise interventions in times of crisis or when planning large scale development. Their role is secure and their contribution to the economy is unquestionable.

-Anand Bala

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