Good Governance Forum
How to be part of the Challenge of Change in Pakistan
Who We Are
Good Governance Forum is the first and only interactive think tank and good governance guardian in Pakistan. It comprises 7000+ members from all walks of life including the advocates, businessmen and industrialists, civil and police officers, diplomats, educationists, military officers, judges, parliamentarians and politicians, news agencies, NGOs, columnists and anchors, and corporate executives. It has 15,000 media associates. It is well-connected with the representative bodies of overseas Pakistanis across the globe.
Good Governance Forum is registered as a civil society organization/non-governmental organization with the Dept of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) of the United Nations. It received invitation from DESA for attending and speaking at the interactive MDG Summit at General Assembly in New York from 14-15 June 2010.
Good Governance Forum is associated with Amnesty International, Civil Society Watchdog, Asian Human Rights Commission, Clinton Foundation, The Carter Center and many other trusts and foundations promoting human welfare around the world.
Good Governance Forum has initiated the formation of the first-ever national umbrella organization, the Civil Society Alliance (CSA), to defend, secure and promote civil society organizations including the NGOs, trusts and charities operating in Pakistan. The organizational members of Good Governance Forum will have the first option to join the CSA and play a key role in improving governance in Pakistan as well as strengthening the civil society for collective gains in the larger interest of the people and the country.
What We Do
Our mission is to improve governance in Pakistan. We do research on key issues, compile our findings, make recommendations and send them to the competent authority for action. If they don't take action, we approach the Supreme Court for taking up the issue with the competent authority, wherever needed. We also initiate actions for suo motu notice from the Supreme Court or the High Court of th relevant province. You can view our petitions at http://judicialpetitionspakistan.blogspot.com.
We create blogs on specific issues and regularly post news, articles and reports on them to spread the message across the globe. We have several blogs on key issues and all of them receive visitors from around the world in large numbers. These blogs also help researchers, columnists, talk show participants to update themselves on major issues. You can see the list of blogs on http://myblogsandweblogs.blogspot.com.
We circulate news, articles and reports among our members belonging to the various segments of our society. To avoid irritating spam, we circulate specific info to specific groups according to their field of interest. You can find our groups on http://ggovernance.blogspot.com/. We receive info from 100+ sources from around the world including media, news agencies, think tanks, foundations, philanthropists, UN Foundation, United Nations etc.
We make press releases in and out of Pakistan on important issues. Off and on, our interviews are published in the print media or broadcast on the electronic media. We generally avoid being on the media and focus on our core functions.
We write comments on news, articles and reports published in the media in and out of Pakistan. You can find our comments in the largest Washington-based newspaper on http://commentswashingtonpost.blogspot.com.
We debate issues on social media including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. We have our Good Governance Forum group and page on social media.
We attend seminars, workshops, discussion forums as guest speakers or delegates. Good Governance Forum was probably the only civil society organization in Pakistan to be invited to the MDG Summit at General Assembly in New York in June 2010.
We help individuals as well as organizations in their issues by taking them up with the competent authority. We maintain CM Punjab blog for general public. Its http://cmpunjab.blogspot.com. Over 160,000 people have so far visited the blog. All the complaints are directly forwarded to the Chief Minister Office and almost every genuine complaint receives redressal.
We regularly interact with the parliamentarians, civil society activists, civil and military officers, scholars, NGOs and media.
Our mission is to improve governance in Pakistan. We do research on key issues, compile our findings, make recommendations and send them to the competent authority for action. If they don't take action, we approach the Supreme Court for taking up the issue with the competent authority, wherever needed. We also initiate actions for suo motu notice from the Supreme Court or the High Court of th relevant province. You can view our petitions at http://judicialpetitionspakistan.blogspot.com.
We create blogs on specific issues and regularly post news, articles and reports on them to spread the message across the globe. We have several blogs on key issues and all of them receive visitors from around the world in large numbers. These blogs also help researchers, columnists, talk show participants to update themselves on major issues. You can see the list of blogs on http://myblogsandweblogs.blogspot.com.
We circulate news, articles and reports among our members belonging to the various segments of our society. To avoid irritating spam, we circulate specific info to specific groups according to their field of interest. You can find our groups on http://ggovernance.blogspot.com/. We receive info from 100+ sources from around the world including media, news agencies, think tanks, foundations, philanthropists, UN Foundation, United Nations etc.
We make press releases in and out of Pakistan on important issues. Off and on, our interviews are published in the print media or broadcast on the electronic media. We generally avoid being on the media and focus on our core functions.
We write comments on news, articles and reports published in the media in and out of Pakistan. You can find our comments in the largest Washington-based newspaper on http://commentswashingtonpost.blogspot.com.
We debate issues on social media including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. We have our Good Governance Forum group and page on social media.
We attend seminars, workshops, discussion forums as guest speakers or delegates. Good Governance Forum was probably the only civil society organization in Pakistan to be invited to the MDG Summit at General Assembly in New York in June 2010.
We help individuals as well as organizations in their issues by taking them up with the competent authority. We maintain CM Punjab blog for general public. Its http://cmpunjab.blogspot.com. Over 160,000 people have so far visited the blog. All the complaints are directly forwarded to the Chief Minister Office and almost every genuine complaint receives redressal.
We regularly interact with the parliamentarians, civil society activists, civil and military officers, scholars, NGOs and media.
Who Finance Us
We have maintained integrity, honesty and sincerity of purpose in the past 6 years since we started our work in March 2007. We do not seek or accept funds from government, political parties, and special interest groups to maintain our independence, dignity and impartiality. We operate with funds from our advertisers, individual donors and members.
Who Support Us
Patrons, Advisors, Contributors and Members
Patrons: Citizens who donate Rs 500,000 per year.
Advisors: Citizens who provide their professional expertise on specific subjects without charge to the forum such as lawyers, I.T. professionals, media persons. Or donate Rs 100,000 per year.
Contributors: Citizens who donate Rs 50,000 per year. Organizations can also become contributors by donating the same amount.
Full Members: Citizens who register as full members pay Rs 5,000 per year. Students pay Rs 3000 per year.
Organizational Members: NGOs, charities and trusts who register as organizational members pay Rs 10,000 per year. Other organizations pay Rs 50,000 per year.
Patrons and Advisors are entitled to print their titles on their visiting cards and represent the forum on specific platforms/forums/seminars in and out of Pakistan with the prior written consent of the Chairman of the Good Governance Forum.
Patrons and Advisors are entitled to avail the resources of the Good Governance Forum for pleading any issue at any public forum or at the level of the federal or any of the provincial governments relating to themselves, their organizations or general public with the prior written consent of the Chairman of the Good Governance Forum.
Contributors are entitled to avail the forum's data bank on specific issues for their writings or participation in the issue-related public debates at any forum/seminar/talk show.
Full Members and Associate Members are entitled to receive news, articles, and reports from the forum on major national and international issues relevant to their assigned group and can also participate in the discussion on the forum on specific issues of their interest.
Good Governance Forum plans to nominate ladies and gentlemen from amongst its Patrons, Advisors, Contributors and Members to work with major political parties, NGOs and government departments to help improve governance in the country.
How to Make a Donation!
Citizens living in Pakistan can make a direct deposit into our bank account in Standard Chartered Bank in any of bank's branches in Pakistan for online transfer to our account as follows:
Standard Chartered Bank
M. M. Alam Road Branch
Gulberg III, Lahore, Pakistan
Account Title: Good Governance Forum
Account Type: Current
Account No. 01144245001
Citizens living outside Pakistan can make a donation via Western Union, Money Gram or Bank Transfer OR ask their friends in Pakistan to make a direct deposit into our bank account in any branch of the Standard Chartered Bank in their city for online transfer to our account.
Good Governance Forum has been approved as a client by world-renowned payment processing company 2checkout.com for online payment of membership fee.2checkout.com will soon be integrated into the website of Good Governance Forum to enable overseas members to pay online through credit card, Western Union, Paypal etc.
How to join as Individual Member
Honorary Members
All individuals who donate Rs 5000 or more are entitled to become Honorary Members of the Good Governance Forum if they donot fall under any other category of Patrons, Advisors, Contributors and Full and Associate Members. They are entitled to all the privileges of the Full Members for the year in which they made the donation.
Full Members:
Any citizen of Pakistan can become a member of the forum by emailing his/her profile to goodgovernanceforum@gmail.com and depositing the first-year membership fee into our bank account in any branch of Standard Chartered Bank in Pakistan for online transfer to our account. A Membership Directory Profile form will be sent to the member after his/her membership is approved and the membership fee is received by Good Governance Forum.
A Membership Directory Profile form will be sent to the member after his/her membership is approved and the membership fee is received by Good Governance Forum.
The Membership Year
The Membership Year for all categories of members will be counted from July to June each year.
Member’s Privileges
Member receives news, articles, and reports from the forum on major national and international issues relevant to his assigned group. He can also participate in the discussion on the forum on specific issues of his interest and become a part of the group network.
Good Governance Forum receives news, articles and reports from 100+ domestic and foreign think tanks, civil society organizations and media and shares them with its various groups.
Member receives from the forum announcements of job vacancies, paid internships, consultancy assignments that the forum receives directly from the employers and recruiters from within and outside Pakistan.
Member receives announcements of international scholarships for students that the forum receives from around the world.
Good Governance Forum receives invitations to seminars and workshops on the various aspects of civil society organizations, training programs, and volunteering options from around the world. This information is shared with the members
Good Governance Forum receives referrals from employers/recruiters to give them our feedback on the personal and professional standing of individuals who apply for jobs, internships and consulting assignments.
Good Governance Forum has several blogs where news, articles and reports of its members are posted for global reach on case to case basis. Every post on our blogs is automatically posted on Google+ for worldwide exposure to Internet users.
Members can have their news, articles and reports circulated among other members of Good Governance Forum on case to case basis.
Good Governance Forum assists its members through its network of civil and police officers, military officers, advocates, civil society activists, parliamentarians and media if any member has a genuine concern or issue with any government agency at any level in the country. This means protecting and facilitating the members during their membership of the Good Governance Forum.
Good Governance Forum has a network of I. T. houses, advertising and PR agencies, lobbyists, trainers, and recruiters within and outside Pakistan. Our members can benefit from special discounted rates as well as the standard quality of service.
Good Governance Forum plans to nominate ladies and gentlemen from among its organizational members to work with major political parties, NGOs and government departments to help improve governance in the country.
All the members will ultimately be made members of the Council of the Good Governance Forum to assist the forum in improving governance in the country from the district level to the federal level. They will serve as the ‘eyes and ears’ of the forum and help their communities solve their problems through the forum’s network of its 7000+ members from all walks of life.
How to join as Organizational Member
Organizational Member
Any NGO, charity or trust can join as organizational member by sending its corporate profile and depositing the membership fee, by cash or cheque, in any branch of Standard Chartered Bank in Pakistan for online transfer to our bank account.
Privileges of Organizational Members
Good Governance Forum receives news, articles and reports from the various funding organizations across the
globe. We provide this material to our enrolled member organizations to help them take up their funding needs with the relevant funding institutions.
Good Governance Forum receives invitations to seminars and workshops on the various aspects of civil society organizations, training programs, and volunteering options from around the world. This information is shared with our member organizations.
Good Governance Forum receives referrals from the foreign donors to give them our feedback on the working of the NGO/civil society organization in Pakistan that applies for donation/grant/financial assistance from them.
Overseas Pakistanis contact us for our feedback on the working of specific NGOs/civil society organizations working in Pakistan for sending them funds for specific purposes. Many representative bodies of the overseas Pakistanis are enrolled with us.
Good Governance Forum is registered with the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations. It connects people, ideas and resources with the UN agencies and programs through its foreign associates to solve the great global challenges of the 21st century in Pakistan. Our organizational members can benefit from these people, ideas and resources of the UN agencies and programs.
Good Governance Forum can help members of the Pakistan-American Diaspora population, and everyone interested in advancing the MDGs, support UNDP’s important efforts in Pakistan
Good Governance Forum receives news, articles and reports from 100+ domestic and foreign think tanks, civil society organizations and media. Members are provided this material from time to time according to their assigned groups.
Good Governance Forum has several blogs where news, articles and reports of its member organizations are posted for global reach.
Good Governance Forum assists its members through its network of civil and police officers, military officers, advocates, civil society activists, parliamentarians and media if any member organization has a genuine concern or issue with any government agency at any level in the country.
Good Governance Forum has a network of I. T. houses, advertising and PR agencies, lobbyists, trainers, and recruiters within and outside Pakistan. Our organizational members can benefit from special discounted rates as well as the standard quality of service.
Good Governance Forum plans to nominate ladies and gentlemen from among its organizational members to work with major political parties, NGOs and government departments to help improve governance in the country.
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Rules and Guiding Principles of Good Governance Forum are applicable for the membership and conduct of all ladies and gentlemen associated with the forum as its Patrons, Advisors, Contributors, Members etc.
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