Nonprofit groups such as the Humane Society of the United States, that operate outside the institutions of government but often pursue public policy objectives and lobby governments are called

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The term NGO stands for Non-Governmental Organization and refers to nonprofit groups that operate outside the institutions of government but often pursue public policy objectives and lobby governments. PIRGs (Public Interest Research Groups), SIIGs (Special Interest Issue Groups), PSIGs (Public Service Interest Groups), and FPIGs (Federal Public Interest Groups) are not as commonly used terms for nonprofit organizations that pursue public policy objectives and lobby governments.

Nonprofit Groups Such as the Humane Society of the United