NIGD operates on a project basis. Each project is supervised by a project supervisor who is in charge of the project budget. The project supervisor is directly responsible to the board.  In addition to the projects, and since mid-2007, NIGD organises its (day to day) operations in the form of clusters (see below).
 
NIGD was founded in 1997 by Reino Hjerppe, Veli-Pekka Niitamo, Heikki Patomäki, Katarina Sehm-Patomäki, Vappu Taipale, Riku Warjovaara, and Matti Wuori. The board is elected at its annual meetings. In 2008, NIGD's membership includes 88 persons.

NIGD Staff 
 
Raphael Hoetmer, NIGD coordinator 
Raphael serves as coordinator in NIGD's Lima Office.  

Mikael Böök, project supervisor 
Mikael coordinates NIGD's practical-political work around a currency transactions tax (CTT), and the website on CTT . He was active in setting up ATTAC Finland.  Mikael furthermore is a coordinator of an ongoing project "Democratization of Information with a Focus on Libraries", which also aims at linking the Library and the  World Social Forum process. 

Teppo Eskelinen, project coordinator 
Teppo in 2006-2007 coordinated NIGD’s third world debt project, jointly organised with ATTAC Finland. In 2008 Teppo remained a key person in the continuation of the project. He is a researcher of political philosophy, focusing on issues of global social justice, and the concept of development. He has worked as a journalist, and has been active with many Finnish NGOs, namely ATTAC, and Friends of the Earth Finland. The core of Teppo's activities, both professional and non-professional, is the notion of global social justice as both an intriguing intellectual challenge and an ideal motivating political work.

Ruby van der Wekken, project coordinator
Ruby in 2008 coordinated NIGD's third world debt project.

 
NIGD Clusters

Besides NIGDs projects, the (day to day) work of NIGD is organised according to the following clusters:

NIGD Newsletter cluster
NIGD News & Notes is produced by Robyn Milburn, with Ruby van der Wekken. On the News & Notes editorial board sit Azril Bacal, Marc Becker, Francine Mestrum, Uddhab Prayel  and Teivo Teivainen.
Cluster coordinator is Ruby van der Wekken.

NIGD WSF cluster
This cluster was erected to aid NIGD in its preparations towards WSF International Council meetings. Members of the cluster are Francine Mestrum, Teivo Teivainen, Marko Ulvila, Uddhab Prayel, Azril Bacal, Mikko Sauli, Ruby van der Wekken and Raphael Hoetmer.
Cluster coordinator is Francine Mesturm.

NIGD website cluster
The website cluster is composed of Mikael Böök, Marc Becker, Raphael Hoetmer, Matti Kohonen, Robyn Milburn, Jaakko Valli and Ruby van der Wekken.
Cluster coordinator is Ruby van der Wekken.

NIGD Research and Funding cluster
This cluster is made up of Francine Mestrum, Heikki Patomäki, Jaakko Valli. Marko Ulvila, Ritu Priya and Jackie Smith.
Jaakko Valli coordinates the cluster. 

NIGD Administration cluster
The administration cluster is composed of Robyn Milburn and Ruby van der Wekken.
Ruby van der Wekken coordinates the cluster and is NIGD Finance officer.