Difference between revisions of "Classification of NGOs"
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===Purpose=== | ===Purpose=== | ||
| − | The objectives of the system were summarized by one of its founders | + | The objectives of the system were summarized by one of its founders, Russy D. Sumariwalla, who said that it: |
*Facilitates the collection, tabulation, presentation, and analysis of data by the types of organizations and their activities; | *Facilitates the collection, tabulation, presentation, and analysis of data by the types of organizations and their activities; | ||
*Promotes uniformity and comparability in the presentation of statistical and other data collected by various public and private agencies; and | *Promotes uniformity and comparability in the presentation of statistical and other data collected by various public and private agencies; and | ||
| − | *Provides better quality information as the basis for public policy debate and decision-making for the nonprofit sector and for society at large | + | *Provides better quality information as the basis for public policy debate and decision-making for the nonprofit sector and for society at large (National Center for Charitable Studies). |
===Structure=== | ===Structure=== | ||
Revision as of 08:52, 4 August 2008
Contents
Introduction
There are four general schemes used to classify Non Governmental Organizations. These include:
- United Nations International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC)
- General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE)
- National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)
- International Classification of Nonprofit Organizations (ICNO)
These are commonly referred to using their acronyms provided above. This article will attempt to provide a comprehensive review of these classification schemes.
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