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Open for comment: Proposed changes to Candid’s taxonomy

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Every year, Candid processes data on nearly two million organizations and more than three million grants. 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.

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AI at Candid: Powering technology to support the sector’s lasting success

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Candid uses machine learning to automatically tag new grants, request for proposals (RFPs), and mission statements to our Philanthropy Classification System (PCS) taxonomy—or our way of organizing and enriching data to make it usable. Making searching for funders and grants fast and easy. million nonprofits worldwide.

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Community colleges: A critical access point to higher education

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The plan includes a proposal to allocate $109 billion for two years of free community college for all Americans, including Dreamers. . has awarded over $3.5 billion in grants specifically for “community college education,” according to Candid data. Since 2008, private philanthropy in the U.S. What are community colleges? .

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