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''This page contains an alphabetical catalog listing of a variety of terms for civil society organizations.'' | ''This page contains an alphabetical catalog listing of a variety of terms for civil society organizations.'' | ||
Association <BR> | '''Association''' | ||
Civil society organization <BR> | 1) A group of three or more persons organized for the achievement of some purpose.<BR> | ||
Club <BR> | 2) Also, a shorter term for voluntary association (see below) | ||
Commons <BR> | <BR> | ||
Cooperative <BR> | |||
Corporation <BR> | '''[[Civil society]] organization''' | ||
Family <BR> | |||
Family Foundation | An increasingly common term used outside the U.S. for any organization operating outside the economic market, political state and the [[intimate sphere]] of the household. <BR> | ||
Firm <BR> | |||
Foundation <BR> | '''Club''' <BR> | ||
Household | '''Commons''' <BR> | ||
Interest group <BR> | '''Cooperative''' <BR> | ||
Membership association <BR> | '''Corporation''' <BR> | ||
'''Family''' <BR> | |||
'''Family Foundation ''' <BR> | |||
'''Firm''' <BR> | |||
'''Foundation''' <BR> | |||
'''Group''' <BR> | |||
'''Household ''' | |||
The organization of persons living together in a residence. A single family household includes only related family members of one family and any resident household employees and retainers, like live-in cooks, housekeepers, au pairs, etc. The U.S. census also tabulates households of unrelated individuals (often termed "roommates"). <BR> | |||
'''Interest group''' <BR> | |||
'''Krewe''' <BR> | |||
'''Membership association''' <BR> | |||
Nonprofit corporation <BR> | Nonprofit corporation <BR> | ||
Nonprofit organization<BR> | Nonprofit organization<BR> | ||
Revision as of 13:56, 26 July 2007
This page contains an alphabetical catalog listing of a variety of terms for civil society organizations.
Association
1) A group of three or more persons organized for the achievement of some purpose.
2) Also, a shorter term for voluntary association (see below)
Civil society organization
An increasingly common term used outside the U.S. for any organization operating outside the economic market, political state and the intimate sphere of the household.
Club
Commons
Cooperative
Corporation
Family
Family Foundation
Firm
Foundation
Group
Household
The organization of persons living together in a residence. A single family household includes only related family members of one family and any resident household employees and retainers, like live-in cooks, housekeepers, au pairs, etc. The U.S. census also tabulates households of unrelated individuals (often termed "roommates").
Interest group
Krewe
Membership association
Nonprofit corporation
Nonprofit organization
Not-for-profit organization
Political party
Professional association
Social movement
Tong
Voluntary association
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