# NGOs "trusted more" than media, governments and business

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/01/27/ngos-quottrusted-morequot-media-governments-and-business/
- Published: 2005-01-27T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

A survey report presented to this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos reveals that
non-profit organisations are trusted more by the public than governments, businesses
and the media.
The poll was conducted in December 2004 by US public relations firm
Edelmean, and looked at public attitudes in eight countries, namely Britain, Japan,
France, Germany, Brazil, the US, Canada and China.

It is the sixth annual poll on this issue. The trend towards greater trust in non-
profits is most pronounced in the USA, where trust has risen from 36% in 2001 to
55%, placing non-profits ahead of businesses.

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