Since the advent of the 21^st century，civil organizations in Shandong，with its number increasing moderately and its integral structure and distribution optimizing gradually，have been in a positive situation and played important role in social management，public service and economic development. Quite a few industrial associations have performed functions of participation into the public affairs，self-regulation，coordination and service，and have become important carriers for the function transformation of the governments. Governmental acting in the reform of industrial associations and innovation by themselves provided principal institutional guarantees and internal motivations for their sufficient functions. Civil organizations of Shandong province are characteristic of the large quantity，well developed grassroot organizations，standard operation，friendly relations with government departments，and of management of civil organization closely complying with the whole provincial interests，being innovative，standard administration and being expert at setting examples to promote the overall development. But at the same time，problems such as obvious dependence，weak self-development abilities，paying more attention to registration than administration，and insufficient support，etc.，do exist.