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1 Civil society in figures: The identification of the Nonprofit Sector
22nd Meeting of the Wiesbaden Group on Business Registers Tallinn, 27–30 September 2010 Natalie Rosenski, Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Business Register

2 Civil society in figures
External clients Bertelsmann Foundation Fritz-Thyssen Foundation Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft Participants Federal Statistical Office of Germany Scientists

3 Targets of the project Identification of the nonprofit sector
Number of enterprises Number of employees Gross value Continous monitoring and survey Identification of issues and limits

4 Definition of the Nonprofit Sector
United Nations‘ Handbook (2003): Organisations Private Non-profit-distributing Self-governing Voluntary

5 Basis: The German BR 3.6 million enterprises with Relevant variables:
At least 17,500 euros consolidated turnover and/or At least one employee subject to social insurance Relevant variables: Name and address Legal form Economic activity Turnover and employees Affiliation to a group of companies

6 Implementation Automatic algorithm Manual allocation
Economic activity and legal form Classification: Typical, potential and untypical Enterprises‘ names Positive and negative lists Manual allocation Samples Extrapolition Internet research

7 Preliminary results Legal form Economic activity Non NPI Maybe NPI NPI
Enterprises 67% Employees 41% Enterprises 17% Employees 43% Only a few units Non NPI Enterprises 6% Employees 2% Enterprises 1% Employees 1% Only a few units Maybe NPI Enterprises 4% Employees 2% Enterprises 1% Employees 4% Enterprises 2% Employees 7% NPI

8 Limits of the project Information gap concerning: Result:
Enterprises that neither have turnover nor employees Citizens‘ involvement Expenditures and earnings Result: Determination of the economic, but not the social importance

9 Thank you for your attention!
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