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February 27

A global day celebrating the people behind nonprofits and NGOs making a difference around the world.

The World NGO Day Global Review

The first edition records how the Day has developed, country by country, with named sources.

Get Involved

There are many ways to take part in World NGO Day.

Use the World NGO Day logo on February 27

For over a decade, the symbol has represented unity, diversity, and the people behind civil society, celebrated every 27 February.

Nonprofit-friendly places, where organizations and communities meet, connect, celebrate, convene and collaborate.

Nonprofit City

An international recognition celebrating nonprofit-friendly cities, announced on February 27, World NGO Day. Each recognized city is featured digitally and in its own limited-edition coffee table book, highlighting the places, people and community connections that support and empower civil society.

Nonprofit City — signed special editionSigned special edition

Nonprofit City

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Nonprofit City

Nonprofit City
West Hollywood

For the first time, a global observance, World NGO Day, will recognize and celebrate Nonprofit Friendly Cities around the world. The initiative was born in West Hollywood, California, as World NGO Day marked its 10th anniversary, inspired by the city’s vibrant civil society community.

Each selected city will receive the Nonprofit City recognition title on February 27, World NGO Day, and be featured digitally and in a limited-edition coffee table book highlighting the places that support and empower civil society.

Nonprofit City, the special edition
140+Countries and territories observing World NGO Day, 27 February
90+Languages and scripts with their own name for World NGO Day
10 yrsConsecutive European Union statements on World NGO Day, 2017–2026
2National parliaments have written World NGO Day, 27 February, into law
11.7MCombined monthly audience of sources citing World NGO Day in AI search
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What is Nonprofit City?

A recognition for cities with a nonprofit-friendly ecosystem, and for the places that support it.

Nonprofit City recognizes cities for the strength of their civil society: the nonprofits that serve residents, the leaders and delegations they welcome, and the places that host them.

The recognition is announced on February 27, World NGO Day. Each selected city is then featured digitally and in its own limited-edition coffee table book, highlighting the places that support and empower civil society.

Why it matters for the city

Nonprofits bring leaders, delegations, conferences, partnerships and new opportunities to the cities they call home.

It also reaches local business: when a foreign nonprofit or its leaders choose where to hold an event or look for partners, they look at the cities that welcome them.

01Nonprofit Meetings & ConferencesWelcome the gatherings, summits and conferences the nonprofit sector holds every year.
02Nonprofit Leaders & DelegatesPosition the city for visiting leaders, delegations and partners.
03International OrganizationsShow the city as a welcoming home for nonprofits and NGOs.
04Nonprofit-Friendly PlacesEncourage local hotels, venues and businesses to welcome the sector.
05Partners & SponsorsConnect companies and foundations with the local nonprofit community.
06Local BusinessVisiting organizations book rooms, venues, restaurants and services, and look for partners in the city.
The first Nonprofit City

The first Nonprofit City will be dedicated to West Hollywood, where the initiative began, and featured digitally and in a limited-edition coffee table book highlighting the places that support and empower civil society.

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We welcome West Hollywood to be the first city in the USA to recognize the Day

We would be honoured if West Hollywood considered proclaiming or recognizing 27 February, World NGO Day, as an international day to celebrate the city’s nonprofits and to welcome new organizations. It would be the first city in the United States to do so.

West Hollywood, California
01Proclamation or resolutionA ceremonial act by the Mayor or the Council. It creates no law and spends no money.
02A simple requestThrough the city’s own published request process. No legal sponsor is required, and it usually takes four to six weeks.
03One year, or every yearValid for a single year, or “annually and in perpetuity” if the text says so.
How cities recognize the Day
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What that means for West Hollywood

01First in the United StatesThe first US city to recognize World NGO Day, February 27.
02International visibilityPresence in World NGO Day materials read in more than 140 countries.
03Recognition for local nonprofitsA globally recognized day each year on which the city honors the local organizations and volunteers that serve its residents, and those working worldwide.
04Visiting leaders and delegatesA clear signal to nonprofit organizers choosing where to hold meetings, forums and conferences.
05A media momentThe first city in the United States to recognize an international day dedicated to nonprofits.
06The home city of Nonprofit CityWest Hollywood becomes the home city of Nonprofit City recognitions. Each year, on World NGO Day, the nonprofit-friendly cities of the world are announced from West Hollywood, bringing overseas media, other cities, and nonprofit leaders and delegations from abroad to the city. West Hollywood also becomes a bridge to Europe, where World NGO Day was born.
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We welcome new Advisors, Ambassadors and Patrons

While we work to launch the first Nonprofit City coffee table book, we welcome new Executive Advisors, Honorary Patrons and Goodwill Ambassadors in West Hollywood and Los Angeles County.

Each brings something specific: an introduction, expertise, a venue or a voice. Together they help preserve the legacy of World NGO Day, February 27.

Executive AdvisorsSenior leaders appointed by the Global Council, who open doors and lend expertise.
Honorary PatronsHosts and champions who gather people around the Day, in their city and beyond.
Goodwill AmbassadorsVoices who carry World NGO Day into their own community, industry and networks.
About the Global Council
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Led by

J’Net Nguyen

Executive Advisor, World NGO Day Global Council
Founder, FriendsHAUS · Board of Directors, Assistance League of Los AngelesView profile

Marcis Skadmanis

Founder of World NGO Day, 27 February
Chair, World NGO Day Global CouncilView profile

Vinícius Taddone

COO · Executive Advisor
Founding Member of the World NGO Day Global CouncilView profile

The Global Council safeguards the legacy of World NGO Day, February 27, and advises on its global impact and growth, with a particular focus on cities worldwide.

Meet the Global Council