What is the difference between a not for profit and a nongovernmental organization?

Answer 1

A not for profit organization is one wherein the income or funds received are channeled back to the operations of the organization as expenses. A non-governmental organization is a group that is engaged in helping people against poverty alleviation or providing livelihood. Both groups do not distribute its income to its officers and members.

Answer 2

NGOs can be any non-governmental entity, whether a for-profit corporation, like Bechtel, or a nonprofit entity, like most religious organizations and charities. The term just distinguishes between "private" organizations and government agencies like USAID, the Peace Corps, etc.

Answer 3

not too much, both are usually independent service's but a not for profit organization may have been chartered by a government program and the other strictly private.