IT support for civil society organizations is an interesting area of research. The collaboration between north and south has resulted in a rapid growth of Donor organizations and NGOs. As the NGOs and donors are going specific in their choice of collaborators the number of parameters for selection increases. Hence, it becomes difficult for the staff of civil society organizations to find relevant precise information about potential collaborators. It has become increasingly important to introduce new technologies for effective relationship building between civil society organizations. In this paper we investigate the collaboration between NGOs and Donor organizations and present an idea of how knowledge management technology can contribute to developing an effective collaboration among NGOs and Donor Organizations. We also describe the “organization recommender”, a tool for establishing new contacts between these organizations based on common interest parameters.
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