The Nature of Community Service Organisations (CSOs)

What are the key characteristics of Community Service Organisations (CSOs)?; What is the distinction between a CSO (located within the NFP/Third Sector area) against the other two sectors (1st sector: Public/Government & 2nd sector: Private/Business)?; How are the key characteristics of CSOs reflected in organisational ’governance’, and ’approach’?∗∗
This assignment is about the nature of Community Service Organisations and their role in the community sector.
In addressing this task, you should think about where CSOs are placed; what kinds of challenges and opportunities they face; how do the characteristics within them impact on the role of the Board (’Governance’), and devising and implementing these characteristics via Management (’Approach’)?