The Association of NGOs in Norway (Frivillighet Norge) is an umbrella for the voluntary sector in Norway, founded in September 2005. The mission of the Association is to coordinate the voluntary sector’s dialogue with the authorities on issues that are common to the voluntary sector, and to voice the voluntary sector’s opinions to the public and the authorities. Another important task is to produce information and give advice to the member organizations.
Some of our current issues are VAT and the voluntary sector, new public register for Norwegian NGOs, more research on the voluntary sector, as well as inclusion of the immigrant population in the voluntary sector.
Currently, the Association of NGOs in Norway consists of more than 235 member organizations, including all sectors of society (organizations for children, youth andgrown-ups, sports, culture, humanitarian work, religious congregations, music, theatre, etc).
For more information about our goals and the issues we are working with now, see our Voluntary sector policy platform.
The voluntary sector in Norway consists of 115 000 non-governmental and non-profit organizations. The majority of organizations are based locally, have no employees and very small financial means.
There are 10 million memberships in NGOs and 84 % of the Norwegians are members of one or more organization(s).
58 % of the grown-up Norwegian population participates in voluntary work annually. The average contribution is 60 hours/year. The total contribution of Norwegian volunteersis equivalent to 113 500 full time employees.
36 % of the funding of the voluntary sector comes from central and local governments, 7 % comes from private donors, and 57 % of the funding comes from membership fees and sales.
- Download a presentation of the fiscal treatment of voluntary NGOs in Norway (pdf)
If you want to get in touch with us, send an e-mail to post@frivillighetnorge.no