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Top Ten Data Challenges (And Solutions) for Associations

Association Analytics

For example, include any details on how that KPI may impact other projects or results. 7: Your Taxonomy Isn’t Organized In a Useful Way Challenge : Digital closets are a lot like physical closets. Provide training opportunities for employees and review your taxonomy from time to time to update any new processes.

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How to Use Data to Drive Your Content Strategy

Association Analytics

Organize or create a taxonomy for your content. If you don’t have a taxonomy in place, we suggest you implement one that is association-wide. This will only work if taxonomy and tags are uniform. When a solid taxonomy is implemented correctly, it can improve your site’s SEO. Identify top terms and build a hierarchy.

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How people secured their secrets before encyption

Fast Company Tech

As their work expanded, they began constructing a taxonomy of letterlocking, creating a periodic table-style diagram categorizing the combinations of folds, insertions, holes, and adhesives used to secure letters. In 2012, they established the Unlocking History Research Group, which grew to include dozens of other researchers.

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Tagging Discussion

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’ll agree with Gavin, that folksonomies sure are less efficient, and a lot more messy than taxonomies. And, there is one really big thing that using taxonomies miss, that folksonomies get: who is doing the categorizing? But is efficiency the most important thing? Good point, except – who are those experts?

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The Horizon Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Lately, almost all her twittering is about her new obsession, the Horizon Project as well as a few blog posts. Getting ready to cook dinner -- go on horizon project and send a note to expert judges to check in with their teams. Let look at the tagging standards for the project. Is this my life? ;-). Social Networking.

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Great reads from around the web on July 18th

Amy Sample Ward

Today, I’ll start with a basic taxonomy of these trends, and unpack each one over time. Today, I’m launching a series on Mapping Trends in Philanthropy, to share what I am learning and invite a conversation with leaders in the field. " International Digital Youth Work Events, 20th-23rd Sep – What can you share? ."

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What is the scaffolding for learning in public?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Goldmine Project is sharing a, well, goldmine of knowledge around what makes for a successful nonprofit consultant and organization relationship. Engage: This is the process of having a conversation around the insights that are being shared.

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