한국의 비영리 공익활동 분류체계 개선 연구

Abstract

This study was conducted to identify the problems of various public interest activity classification systems currently in use in Korea and to propose a rational improvement plan for the classification system of nonprofit public interest activities in Korea. For the research, we analyzed major domestic and international public interest activity classification systems in terms of analysis units, classification criteria, and response rules. We reviewed the advantages and disadvantages according to the classification system evaluation criteria. The public interest activity classification system proposed in this study takes 'public interest activities' performed at the level of non-profit organizations or individuals as the unit of analysis. The first essential classification criterion is the 'main activity and service area' (10 items), and the second optional classification criteria are 'main beneficiaries' (14 items), 'main spatial range' (4 items), 'main method of performance' (6 items), 'online activity status' (3 items), and 'connection with official organizations' (2 items). The classification system of this study has strengths in terms of logical consistency, exclusivity between classification items, economy, and rich combinability.