Documents such as "Definitions of an NGO"; "NPOs, NGDOs and CBOs: NGO acronyms"; "Three Generations of NGO Development Programme Strategies"; "Types of NGOs: By orientation and level of Operation"; "Classifying NGOs"; "NGOs: Advantages and Disadvantages"; "Keywords and Concepts associated with NGOs"; "Policy Networks and Decision-making Styles" etc. are available in the section.

Anyone seeking to define NGOs are advised to have a look at the documents in that section.

Throughout the Cafe, the term NGO is used in a very generic sense and includes most of its variations and forms. While there are a number of variations to the definition of NGOs, here it is taken to mean small NGOs, focussing on activities in developing countries, operating at the local level in cities and towns, and targeting low-income groups for their development.