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Revision as of 09:49, 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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