1. Social organizations refer to social organizations formed voluntarily by citizens or enterprises and institutions and carrying out activities in accordance with their articles of association, including professional, academic, professional and joint associations;

2. Private non-enterprise units are social organizations engaged in social service activities organized by enterprises, institutions, social organizations, other social forces and individual citizens using non-state-owned assets, which are divided into ten categories: education, health, science and technology, culture, labor, civil affairs, sports, intermediary services and legal services;

3. Foundations are social organizations that use donated property to engage in public welfare undertakings, including public foundations and non-public foundations.

The characteristics of social organizations are as follows:

1, specific organizational objectives. Organizational goals are generally clear and specific, indicating the nature and function of an organization, and people form social organizations engaged in the same activities around a specific goal. Organizational goal is the soul of organizational activities, which can be single or an internally related goal system;

2. A certain number of fixed members. A social organization is a system composed of at least two or more individuals. The members of an organization are relatively fixed, and members clearly realize that they belong to an organization; Without regular members, social organizations will lose their substantive foundation, and entering or leaving an organization must be carried out in accordance with certain procedures, especially the acquisition of organizational membership is generally subject to organizational assessment and review;

3. Institutionalized organizational structure. In order to achieve specific goals and improve the efficiency of activities, there are generally hierarchical positions and division of labor structures institutionalized according to functions and division of labor. Only by systematically coordinating the activities of various functional departments or individuals through the power structure of different posts can we successfully carry out organizational activities and achieve organizational goals.

Legal basis:

Article 14 of the Regulations on the Administration of Registration of Social Organizations

The articles of association of a social organization shall include the following items:

(1) Name and domicile;

(2) Purpose, business scope and activity area;

(3) Members and their rights and obligations;

(4) a democratic organizational management system and the procedures for the formation of executive organs;

(five) the conditions of the person in charge and the procedures for the generation and recall;

(six) the principles of asset management and use;

(7) Procedures for amending the Articles of Association;

(8) Termination procedures and disposal of assets after termination;

(nine) other matters that should be stipulated in the articles of association.