Here is the list of the some of the popular NGO acronyms.
BINGO: ‘Business-friendly international NGO’ or ‘Big international NGO’
TANGO: ‘Technical assistance NGO’
TSO: ‘Third-sector organization’
GONGO: ‘Government-operated NGOs’
DONGO: ‘Donor organized NGO’
INGO: ‘International NGO’
CSO: ‘Civil Society Organization’
ENGO: ‘Environmental NGO,’ such as Greenpeace and WWF
NNGO: ‘Northern NGO’
PANGO: ‘Party NGO,’ set up by parties and disguised as NGOs to serve their political matters.
SNGO: ‘Southern NGO’
SCO: ‘Social change organization’