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voluntary sector

non-profit and voluntary sector of the economy, the "third sector" in contrast to the public sector and private sector
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voluntary sector

Summary

voluntary sector is an economic sector[1]. It draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (economic_sector category, ranking #15 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • voluntary sector's instance of is recorded as economic sector[3].
  • voluntary sector is part of national economy[4].
  • voluntary sector's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Voluntary sector[5].
  • voluntary sector's partially coincident with is recorded as private sector[6].

Body

Definition and Type

voluntary sector's instance of is recorded as economic sector[3].

Use and Application

voluntary sector is part of national economy[4].

Why It Matters

voluntary sector draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (economic_sector category, ranking #15 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management Baruch College Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management Bayes Business School Centre for Charity Effectiveness Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy, Bush School of Government & Public Service Centre for Studies of Civil Society and the Nonprofit Sector, National Research University, Russia Columbus State University Non-Profit and Civic Engagement Center DePaul University School of Public Service Do Good Institute, University of Maryland George Mason University Center on Nonprofits, Philanthropy and Social Enterprise Georgia Southern University Department of Public and Nonprofit Studies Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management Institut Colonial Français Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research Linfield University School of Business Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation Louisiana State University Institute for Nonprofit Administration and Research Metropolitan State University College of Community Studies and Public Affairs Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership National Center on Philanthropy and the Law Northern Illinois University Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies open990.org RWI Essen University of Connecticut School of Public Policy University of San Diego Nonprofit Institute University of Southern California Center on Philanthropy & Public Policy Vaderlandsche Club

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Partially coincident with → private sector
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Voluntary sector
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6901, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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