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The NACE, like the ISIC, does not categorize organizations that receive half or more of their income from governments in the nonprofit sector. The sources of funding are also used to categorize the services provided by an establishment. If resources are obtained from charitable organizations, for example, the services provided by the establishment are considered to be nonprofit. Furthermore, nonprofit organizations have to provide services, which are considered “non-market.” These include administration of cemeteries, social work, religious activity, and tourist information. (Salomon and Anheier 1992)
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The NACE, like the ISIC, does not categorize organizations that receive half or more of their income from governments in the nonprofit sector. The sources of funding are also used to categorize the services provided by an establishment. If resources are obtained from charitable organizations, for example, the services provided by the establishment are considered to be nonprofit. Furthermore, nonprofit organizations have to provide services, which are considered “non-market.” These include administration of cemeteries, social work, religious activity, and tourist information (Salomon and Anheier 1992).
  
 
===National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities===
 
===National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities===

Revision as of 09:50, 4 August 2008

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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