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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.

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Strengthen Your Community with a Knowledge Sharing Network

NTEN

Consider how you can support more robust knowledge sharing. By providing your stakeholders with a dedicated place to share knowledge with one another, community building happens naturally. What is a knowledge sharing network? Knowledge is a lofty word. What are some examples of knowledge sharing networks?

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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.

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Building Blocks of Social Media - Webinar slides and notes

Amy Sample Ward

It’s always a little weird to talk over the phone and not be able to hear or see those you are presenting to, but everyone was really great with comments and questions and responding online so I knew I wasn’t talking to myself! I used to be quite worried about reading everything that came into my reader. How do you create a tag?

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The Internet Gets Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

KONY2012 has prompted countless reporters, bloggers, and talking heads to comment on the changing ways in which we are becoming aware of social problems and the organizations that are tackling them. Fulton’s talk was timely. During her talk at GEO, Fulton made an interesting observation about this era.

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Will It Take a Village to Bring Our Communities Online?

NTEN

By hard coded, I mean in the legal policies you've adopted, the features you've released and prioritized, your data taxonomies, your site map and information hierarchy. Please nominate people who you think should join in the comments, @rachelannyes , or rachel.weidinger@gmail.com. But other values are also discoverable.

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Case Study: NTEN’s Website Relaunch

NTEN

We have a fantastic opportunity to leverage all the knowledge in our community and get lots of expert feedback along the way. Have a taxonomy horror story? Share in the comments section below! And please, please share your favorite go-to resources with us. Design triumph? Or a question for Jessica and Karl?