Some organizations, like Human Rights Watch, solve the problem by refusing to accept any government funding. The ICG doesn’t do that, but it has always been absolutely insistent on saying whatever has needed to be said, and in practice governments have been remarkably tolerant of specific criticism, provided it is well-supported and well-argued.
第三，INGO需要有真正的独立性。任何从事顾问业务的INGO如履薄冰地免受既得利益影响，并要树立这样的形象。一些组织，比如人权观擦组织，通过拒绝任何政府资金解决这一问题。ICG并不如此，但它毫无例外地坚持说必须说的话，而在实践中，政府有惊人的具体批评忍受力，只要批评有理有据。