Non-State Institutions according to their percentage of ownership in the

corporation. Examples: HBO in partnership with

Non-State institutions are people and/ or International Rescue Committee, Ford Motors and
organization that participate in international affairs Lynda.com.
and relations but are not affiliated with any state or
nation. • Not-for-profit entities operate under the
category of charitable organizations, which are
These non-state institutions include the following: dedicated to a particular social cause such as
bank and corporations, cooperatives and trade educational, religious, scientific, or research
unions, transnational advocacy groups, and purposes. Rather than distribute revenues to
development agencies and international shareholders, not-for-profit organizations use their
organizations. These non-state institutions are revenues to further their objectives.
equally capable of influencing policy formation and
implementation. • Human Rights Campaign is a very
impressive example of using Facebook
✓ Banks profile photos to spread the word far and
Bank is a financial institution licensed to provide wide about campaign. Greenpeace the
several financial services to different types of environmental non-profit used GPS
customers. Banks are in operation mainly for their technology to inform the public about their
deposits and lending functions. Customers are cause.
allowed to deposit their money to banks which grow • Multinational Corporations (MNCs) are
through an interest rate. Banks also provide loans, business organization that extends
with an interest to customers who need money ownership, management, production, and
either for personal consumption or for investment sales activities into several or more
and businesses. Banks may be categorized into countries. MNCs are boon to the economic
major forms such as commercial banks and growth and development of the states.
investment banks.
The two most well-known financial institutions that
are actively shaping the socioeconomic
development of the Philippines are the World Bank
and the Asian Development Bank. They have been
providing financial aid to the Philippine government
and various nongovernmental organization (NGOs)
to facilitate their development objectives.
✓ Corporations
A form of business operation that declares the
business as a separate entity guided by a group of ✓ Cooperatives
officers known as the Board of Directors. They
were created by individuals, stockholders or Cooperatives are people-centers enterprises owned,
shareholders, with the purpose of operating for controlled and run by and for their members to
profit. They have all legal rights of an individual, realize their common economic, social, and cultural
except for the right to vote and certain limitations. needs and aspirations.
They are given the right to exist by the state that Cooperatives are businesses governed on the
issues their charter. Corporation example includes principle of one member, one vote. There are
General Motors Corporation an icon of American several common types of co-ops, including
craftsmanship, Apple Corporation as one of the cooperatives owned and operated by:
famous tech companies, Amazon Corporation
founded by Jeff Bezos is the world’s leading e- • The people working there (worker cooperatives);
commerce and innovation company, Domino’s
• The people buying the co-op’s goods or services
Pizza is a global food chain company delivering
(consumer cooperatives)
quality food worldwide.
• The people collaborating to process and market
Common Types of Corporations
their products (producer cooperatives); and
A corporation can be created by a single shareholder
• Groups uniting to enhance their purchasing power
or by multiple shareholders who come together to
(purchasing cooperatives)
pursue common goal. A corporate can be formed as
a for-profit or a non-for-profit entity. Cooperatives play a critical role in building
community wealth for several key reasons:
• For-profit entities form the majority of
corporations, and they are formed to generate
revenues and provide a return to their shareholders,
• They often provide quality goods and services to They are particularly visible in contentious areas as
areas that have been shunned by traditional human rights, environmental issues, international
businesses because they are deemed less profitable. peace, and women’s rights. They have specific roles
to partake that can be achieved through effective
• They typically invest in local communities measures, case-specific methods, and activities.
• Since most cooperative members are local TAGs serve as international catalysts for change,
residents, business profits remain and circulate in aiming to achieve international changes towards
the community policies and practices. The very essence of TAGS is
the formation and development of their advocacies
• Cooperative membership builds social networks and campaigns that represent causes, ideas, values,
and strengthens social cohesion which are essential and beliefs.
elements of a strong, healthy communities by
connecting diverse community residents Human Rights Watch and Amnesty are active in the
human rights field. Oxfam and Save children deal
• Purchasing cooperatives help small, local with humanitarian issues. Greenpeace and Friends
businesses remains competitive within markets of the Earth represent environmental concerns.
dominated by large, national retailers
✓ Development Agencies
• Worker cooperatives create quality, empowering
jobs for community members Development Agencies have been established to
develop the cooperation between the public sector,
private sector and civil society. These are
✓ Trade Unions/Labor Unions organizations with specific aims and goals. The
common denominator among these organization is
Trade Unions are organizations formed by workers the term development. These agencies concentrate
from related fields that work for common interest of on the growth. Progression, and advancement of
its members. They help workers in issues like specific concerns, which can be infrastructure or
fairness of pay, good working environment, hours of social institutions.
work and benefits. They represent a cluster of
workers and provide a link between the Types of Development Agencies:
management and workers. International Organization is an institution with
The purpose of these unions is to look into the membership drawn from two or more countries. Its
grievances of wagers and present a collective voice activities transcend national boundaries as it
in front of the management. It acts as the medium of facilitates cooperation among its members in the
communication between the workers and performance of one or more tasks. The international
management. Among these trade unions that exist in organization can be public or private. A public
the Philippines are the Federation of Free Workers organization is an international government
(FFW), Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) and the Trade organization (IGO) with states as its members.
Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP). Prominent examples of IGOs are United Nations,
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
Functions of Trade Unions: International Monetary Fund (IMF), European
Union (EU), Association of Southeast Asian
 Advocating for fairness and equality for
Nations (ASEAN), and World Health Organization
workers’ compensations.
(WHO). A private organization has a membership of
 Securing better working conditions for individuals or groups and is an international
workers. o Trade Unions will organize nongovernment organization (INGO) that originate
strikes and demonstrations on behalf of for reasons other than politics such as International
worker demands. Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). INGOs
 Fight for social welfare for workers. may lobby or work regularly with the government
 Promote and advocate for education and and IGOs
proper training for workers.
 Advocate and fight the government for Nongovernment Organization is a non-profit
legislative protections of the workers. group that functions independently of any
 Promote and advocate for organizational government. It serves the social or political goals
growth and stability such as humanitarian and environmental causes.
 Trade Unions acts as representatives of Most NGOs aim to promote the practice of
workers in national and international forums democracy among societies and social change
through their initiatives and organizational methods.
✓ Transnational Advocacy Groups Many NGOs have targeted their efforts toward
population groups that tend to be underserved by
Transnational Advocacy Groups (TAGs) play an governmental programs, including women, the
increasingly important role in international and aged, physically and mentally disabled persons, the
regional politics and have contributed to changing poor, and various social groups that have been
policies of multilateral organizations and states.
marginalized by virtue of race, religion, ethnicity,
caste, and social class.