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עמותה

English translation: Non profit organization

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Hebrew term or phrase:עמותה
English translation:Non profit organization

12:29 Oct 25, 2011
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-10-29 06:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / corporations
Hebrew term or phrase: עמותה
whats the best term in english to use ? charity? non profit organization?
shmoopy
Non profit organization
Explanation:
If the עמותה is indeed a Non Profit Organization.
NGO (non-governmental organization) is also used.
Selected response from:

Lingopro
Israel
Local time: 08:20
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5fellowship, friendly society, association
Ruth Rubina
3 +2Non profit organization
Lingopro
5non-profit association
wizard_of_words
4charity fund, fellowship society
Gad Kohenov
4 -1Friendly society / NGO / Non-Profit Organisation
Ty Kendall
4 -1Voluntary association
Ty Kendall


Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
fellowship, friendly society, association


Explanation:
According to Babylon:

nf. fellowship, friendly society, association


Ruth Rubina
United States
Local time: 01:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 41
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Non profit organization


Explanation:
If the עמותה is indeed a Non Profit Organization.
NGO (non-governmental organization) is also used.

Lingopro
Israel
Local time: 08:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 282
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Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yael Nachumi
19 mins
  -> Thanks, Yael :-)
agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Sangro :-)
neutral  wizard_of_words: As mentioned in the note just added to my answer, "non-profit association" comes under the broader term “Non-Profit Organizations”, which includes two other types of Non-Profit Organizations, as defined by the Law.
8 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
charity fund, fellowship society


Explanation:
These ones are also possible. The context should tell you which one to use.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 08:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 720
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Friendly society / NGO / Non-Profit Organisation


Explanation:
Maot also suggests "friendly society":
עמותה
לועזית: friendly society
חבר אנשים המאוגד לשם מטרות חברתיות (כגון: למטרות תרבותיות, אמנותיות, ספורטיביות, פוליטיות וכדומה), למעט עיסוק בפעילות מסחרית או במתן שירותים לשם השגת רווחים. עמותה מנוהלת על ידי מנהלים וועדות הנבחרים מחבריה. ההון העצמי של עמותה מורכב בדרך כלל מדמי חברות של חברי העמותה. הקמת עמותות מוסדר בישראל בחוק. עד לחקיקת החוק הישראלי הוסדר רישומו של גוף בעל אופי דומה על פי החוק העותומני ולכן הוא כונה בשעתו 'אגודה עותומנית'.
http://www.maot.co.il/lex6/glossary/g_3222.asp

It could well be a (מוסד ללא כוונת רווח (מלכ"ר - Non-Profit Organisation or a ארגון חוץ-ממשלתי (NGO)...without more context it's hard to be sure.

See the second wikipedia link for a more detailed account of עמותה




    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_society
    Reference: http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%94
Ty Kendall
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 138

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  wizard_of_words: Please see note added to my answer - not enough space here
8 hrs
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Voluntary association


Explanation:
I just found this, it is the direct link from the earlier wikipedia article on עמותה:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_association


Ty Kendall
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 138

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman: Not much voluntary work there
2 hrs
disagree  wizard_of_words: Please see note added to my answer - not enough space here
7 hrs
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
non-profit association


Explanation:
בישראל, עמותה הינה סוג של תאגיד המורכב מקבוצה של בני-אדם ו/או תאגידים אחרים אשר חברו יחד למען מטרה מסוימת (לרוב מטרה ציבורית), ונרשמו בפנקס העמותות על ידי רשם העמותות שבמשרד המשפטים, וראו הקישור
http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/עמותה
לפי אתר משרד המשפטים באנגלית, בקישור
http://www.justice.gov.il/NR/rdonlyres/EE9D052B-A07F-477D-97...
עמותה היא
non-profit association
ובסוגריים (ברבים), באותיות לטיניות
AMUTOT

למונחים האחרים שהוצעו יש לרוב קונוטציות שונות
Friendly society is mutual aid organization formed voluntarily by individuals to protect members against debts incurred through illness, death, or old age.
http://www.answers.com/topic/friendly-society

A friendly society (sometimes called a mutual society, benevolent society or fraternal organization) is a mutual association for insurance, pensions or savings and loan-like purposes, or cooperative banking.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_society

fellowship
Besides the common connotation of friendship; comradeship, the term is extensively used in the meaning of:
the financial grant made to a fellow in a college or university; or
the status of having been awarded such a grant; or
a foundation established for the awarding of such a grant.
http://www.answers.com/topic/fellowship

המונח
association
הוא מונח הכללי היכול לשמש במשמעויות שונות, בהתאם להקשר
כאמור, בישראל למונח עמותה יש הגדרה משפטית ספציפית




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Note added at 8 hrs (2011-10-25 21:18:23 GMT)
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The question is whether we are talking about ‘עמותה’ in the local, Israeli context, as defined by the Law; in this case, you have to adopt the language of the Law, which distinguishes between ‘AMUTOT’ – “NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATIONS”, Public Benefit Companies and Endowments, which all belong to the Non-Profit Organizations branch in the Justice Ministry Corporations Authority (see http://www.justice.gov.il/NR/rdonlyres/EE9D052B-A07F-477D-97...
See also: http://nevetzedek.org/Index.asp?CategoryID=112)
And some 3,830,000 Google advanced search results for the use of the term "non-profit association" in other countries as well.


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Note added at 20 hrs (2011-10-26 09:05:05 GMT)
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Re Asker's note:

Thanks, but this just goes to show my point… and as noted, it’s all a matter of context!



wizard_of_words
Local time: 08:20
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 15
Notes to answerer
Asker: In this case I am looking for the correct word and I don't need the legal explanation (since I'm a lawyer) but I thank you for your input regarding the other suggestions made here. Fellowship and friendly society, even though they are mentioned in wiki and in babylon are not "amutot" in the broad sense.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lingopro: Good answer and an excellent explanation! Your answer seems right, and the reason I’m not agreeing is because non-profit organization could serve the asker, if he doesn’t need the exact legal definition, after all, as you said, it is the broader term.
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lingo :)) As always, it's a question of context ...
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