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B114 would designate college and university level fundraising. The code is created using the common code B11 which designates “Monetary Support,” and the decile code B40 which classifies Higher Education Institutions.  
 
B114 would designate college and university level fundraising. The code is created using the common code B11 which designates “Monetary Support,” and the decile code B40 which classifies Higher Education Institutions.  
  
To designate a general hospital one would not need to use the common code. A general hospital would be classified under E22 , where E stands for health, and the decile and centile code 22 represent a general hospital. Therefore, in this case, using only the decile and centile codes would suffice. (National Center for Charitable Services)
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To designate a general hospital one would not need to use the common code. A general hospital would be classified under E22 , where E stands for health, and the decile and centile code 22 represent a general hospital. Therefore, in this case, using only the decile and centile codes would suffice (National Center for Charitable Services).
  
 
===International Classification of Nonprofit Organizations===
 
===International Classification of Nonprofit Organizations===

Revision as of 09:54, 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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