article thumbnail

Open for comment: Proposed changes to Candid’s taxonomy

Candid

All this work would be significantly more difficult if it weren’t for Candid’s taxonomy, the Philanthropy Classification System (or PCS). A taxonomy is simply a system of classification, or a way of organizing things. This year, Candid is updating its taxonomy. program support, general support, advocacy); transaction type (e.g.,

article thumbnail

Who is sharing nonprofit demographic data with Candid? 

Candid

The chart below compares the proportion of nonprofits by subject area overall (in blue) with that of the subset of nonprofits sharing demographic data (in orange). The subject area is based on the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE). Demographic data sharing varies by nonprofit subject category. Source: Candid, 2023.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

A crash course on trends analysis using Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set 

Candid

foundations in a given year (see chart below). Why we use the Foundation 1000 sets for trends analysis As illustrated in the chart above, the Foundation 1000s’ grantmaking is much more stable over time compared to the broader grant data set. private and community foundations. private and community foundations. Pledges are excluded.

Analysis 116
article thumbnail

New and Improved Data Visualization Tool: Maps for Media Funding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Charts: Compare funding for different activities and display it on a trends chart, bar chart or wind rose (circular bar chart). Map: Visualize funding by recipient location (orange bubbles) or foundation location (blue bubbles). List: View and sort foundation, recipients and grants data in table form.

Map 76
article thumbnail

Social Architecture Part 2: Hierarchy, Taxonomy, Ideology (and Comics)

Museum 2.0

Jeremy Price offered a comment on my last blog post with a link to an excellent article by Lee Shulman on the uses and abuses of taxonomies in educational theory. As she puts it: Taxonomies exist to classify and to clarify, but they also serve to guide and to goad. … So here’s a reenvisioning of this hierarchy as a taxonomy.

article thumbnail

Methods for Facilitating Innovation in Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The curriculum was based on their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book and “ taxonomy for innovation.” This reminds me of a similar technique I’ve used in face-to-face workshops over the years where you set up small groups to work at a flip chart and brainstorm ideas.

article thumbnail

So Now What? Finding Funding for Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

The charts in these reports show the frequency of funding by source, such as private foundations, corporate giving programs, and local governments. In our survey, we ask that participants identify their missions based on the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities classification system. Organizational age and U.S. Mission Focus.

Fund 62