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Open for comment: Proposed changes to Candid’s taxonomy

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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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To Get Close to Members, Follow MarTech Trends

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Harvard Business Review Analytic Services recently released a report that illustrates the gap between knowing and doing. Instructions, such as a style guide and taxonomies, are part of this process. Make a point of subscribing to marketing publications and following the thought leaders. We all know this, right?

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

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It does not include pledges, government funds, or donations from high-net-worth individuals or public charities (all of which are contained in our broader data set). Finally, because the Foundation 1000 represents a much smaller subset of grant data, it is possible to review the data more thoroughly.

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What is the scaffolding for learning in public?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Foundation has teamed up with an evaluation consultant, TCC Group, to figure out if working wikily can enhance the quality of learning as the OE Goldmine Research project and the Foundation’s OE program review move forward. What do you think the scaffolds should be for learning in public as a field or network?

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What’s the Risk of Starting a Nonprofit?

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The National Center for Charitable Statistics uses the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities to classify nonprofits as one of 26 categories that can be generalized into eight larger categories: Arts, Culture and Humanities, Education, Environment, Health, Human Services, International Affairs, Public and Societal Benefit and Religion-related.

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Congratulations Dr. Salmons!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The reviews and reviews of reviews are over and despite bureaucratic quagmires, delays, missing persons, lost paperwork, and every imaginable hassle, I am officially finished my PhD! My dissertation, "Taxonomy of Collaborative E-learning," was based on a qualitative study conducted entirely online.

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Nonprofit Technology News: The Demise of Facebook Causes and Cloud Storage for Charities

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Back in 2012, in order to better meet the needs of the global philanthropic sector, the Foundation Center began an extensive review of their Philanthropy Classification System. The big news is that the new draft taxonomy is now live and online and open to public comment.

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