It is natural to assume that whilst taking a decision regarding the release of an NGO periodical, an NGO will bear in mind a defined circle of readers – that is, every publication is addressed to defined sociological groups etc. of the population.

The question of the existence of an NGO publication is interesting in that it allows us to directly appraise the NGO in terms of how well it spreads its information and in terms of how interested it is in attracting new NGO members and clients most effectively.

Of course, the circulation, type of publication and many other factors depend heavily on the material means of the NGO. In this way, the existence of a publication can be an indirect indication of an NGOs financial position.

There were 113 answers to the question: “Does your NGO have a periodical publication?” The distribution of answers see in Belarusian version on the diagram and table labelled: “The distribution of answers from NGO representatives regarding the existence of a periodical publication.”