Public Organizations in Venadia

A Public Organization (Venadian: Народная Организация, transcript: Narodnaya Organizatsiya), usually referred to as NOs, are legally recognized non-governmental groups in Venadia who are involved in public debate and the political process. Most NOs are NGOs, but some other associations and trade unions also have Public Organization status in Venadia. The President is responsible for granting this status to groups, although may be vetoed by the Prime Minister and Prince.

Recognized Public Organizations have several benefits compared to fully independent groups. Public Organizations may challenge the results of elections, receive state-subsidies depending on membership, are tax-exempt, may propose bills to the Great Veche, are frequently consulted by legislative committees within their areas of expertise, may nominate independent candidates for the Great Veche without the regular deposit and may donate on par with private organizations to electoral campaigns. However, Public Organizations are also susceptible to more stringent audits by Venadian financial services.

Requirements

Only native Venadian groups may be recognized as Public Organizations, and require at least a hundred members who are Venadian Citizens. Application for Public Organization status goes to the President, whose decision may be overruled by the Great Veche. Public Organizations must remain at a hundred or more members to remain a Public Organization.

History

The system of recognized Public Organizations was formally initiated in Venadia in 1863, but have Venadia has a long history of non-partisan groups operating within the Venadian democratic process. The origins of Public Organizations is frequently considered to be the Political Clubs formed during the 17th and 18th century, largely by urban intellectuals, in order to discuss and refine political ideas and ideals, as well as to provide pressure for reform.

List of current Public Organizations

Name	Type	Ideology	Members	Recognization
Roman Catholic Church of Venadia	Religious	Roman Catholicism	88.8 million*	1901
Venadian Confederation of Labour	Trade union	Socialism, Labour rights	16.4 million	1921
Federation of Grandfathers and Grandmothers	NGO	Pensioner rights	3.8 million	1940
Association of Venadian Muslims	Religious	Muslim rights	3.1 million	1993
National Student Union	NGO	Student rights	3.1 million	1929
Network of Nationalities	NGO	Minority rights	2.4 million	1941
Veteran's Organization	NGO	Veteran rights	2.2 million	1863
Women's Rights Venadia	NGO	Feminism	2.2 million	1936
Association of Professionals	Trade union	Labour rights	2.1 million	1946
Association of Business	NGO	Small-business and self-employed rights	1.9 million	1934
Integrity Foundation	NGO	Conservatism	1.7 million	1939
Humanist Foundation of Venadia	NGO	Secularism, Humanism	1.5 million	1935
Wildlife Club	NGO	Hunting and fishing rights	1.2 million	1874
LGBT Front Venadia	NGO	LGBT Rights	1.1 million	2007
Green Network	NGO	Environmentalism	974,684	1978
Farmers' Association	NGO	Agrarianism	952,310	1863
Pacifists' Group	NGO	Pacifism, Conscientous objector rights	921,842	1985
Human Rights Center	NGO	Human Rights	910,582	1951
Culture Foundation	NGO	Artists' rights, culture funding	831,592	1863
Organization of Industry	NGO	Employer rights	816,682	1866
National Scientific Association	NGO	Science funding	785,932	1997
Rodnovery Association	Religious	Slavic neopaganism, anti-racism	784,595	2001
Rodnovery Temple of Venadia	Religious	Slavic neopaganism, nationalism	531,548	2001
Tourist Bureau of Venadia	NGO	Tourism	316,428	1979
Venadian National Front	NGO	Nationalism	263,295	1953
Institute for an Open Society	NGO	Freedom of the Press, journalist rights	206,344	1866
Prisoners' Union	NGO	Prisoner rights	135,921	1991
Antifa Venadia	NGO	Anti-Racism	103,482	2001
Council of Boyars	NGO	Boyar rights	85,482	1863
Jewish Foundation	NGO	Jewish rights	82,492	1938
Venadian-Vesan Friendship Association	NGO	Vesan-Venadian relations	72,953	1969
Watchdog!	NGO	Anti-corruption, transparency	52,194	1966
Caucus of Concerned Citizens	NGO	Prohibition	48,183	1913
Foundation for Liberty	NGO	Libertarianism	45,959	1983
Jacobin Club	NGO	Republicanism	38,583	1863
Pragmatic Foundation	Think tank	Third-way	287	1955
Lukashenko Center	Think tank	Classical Liberalism	257	1973
Progressive Center	Think tank	Progressivism	159	1976
Koni Tribal Council	Other	Koni Rights	102	1984

• While it is recognized as a Public Organization, the Catholic Church does not receive state-subsidies.