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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. program support, general support, advocacy); transaction type (e.g.,

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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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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

Additional resources: Digital Skills Framework — a taxonomy of digital skills, plus further learning resources to help build skills in each area, aimed at global nonprofits. Maybe it imparts knowledge, but people can’t transfer that to a real-life environment. Would that skill be easy to outsource?

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Report: Insights from the Google AI Impact Challenge

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Google has just released a report called “ Accelerating Social Good with Artificial Intelligence, ” that offers insights gathered from all 2602 applications and includes an extensive taxonomy of AI4Good projects. This information can help set the stage for potential partnerships and field-wide sharing of knowledge.

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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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Why You Need a Content Strategy

Forum One

We worked with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to shape a full-circle user experience based on the knowledge we gained that policymakers and government officials come to CSIS to get a nuanced, thoughtful perspective on critical global issues.

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Outcomes & Social Investing: Key Themes for Funders

Connection Cafe

So I split my time, and the result was a whole lot of knowledge, connections and inspiration, particularly focused around this expanded ecosystem of good Blackbaud is serving – individuals, nonprofits, funders and corporates. It’s a win-win.