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Candid updates its taxonomy with community input 

Candid

Earlier this month, Candid released a new version of its taxonomy, the Philanthropy Classification System (PCS). What are the benefits of Candid’s updated taxonomy? These additions to Candid’s updated taxonomy include Universities and colleges , Hospitals , and Fiscal sponsors. What does it take to update Candid’s taxonomy?

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Top Ten Data Challenges (And Solutions) for Associations

Association Analytics

7: Your Taxonomy Isn’t Organized In a Useful Way Challenge : Digital closets are a lot like physical closets. Whatever the case, if your organization doesn’t keep your taxonomy tidy, you’ll spend more time querying and comparing reports than finding the data you need the first time. Focus on what matters to operational outcomes (ex.

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To The Twitterverse and Beyond: A Taxonomy of Twitter Tools from Brian Solis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I noticed this a few months ago, when a few of us analytics geeks fooled around with creating a Twitter Monitoring and Analytic Tools Taxonomy. I've used the Conversation Prism diagram in almost every presentation or training I've done since Brian created it (with a credit to the creater and a mini advertisement to read Brian's blog).

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A Lightweight Framework for Building An Association Data Strategy

Association Analytics

A few questions you might consider asking include: When we onboard a new team member, do we train them on how to find or access our data and where to go/who to speak with about data? Do we have our training programs documented, and if so, how often do we update them?

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3 Design Thinking Facilitation Resources for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I learned so much about the taxonomy of innovation and really practical techniques, that I took the facilitation training. I started incorporating facilitating design labs as well as the techniques into my training practice ever since. I also get asked about where to get facilitation training for design thinking methods.

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To Get Close to Members, Follow MarTech Trends

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And staff training will ensure that everyone has insight into their numbers. A freelance expert can train current staff and get your organization up to speed. Make space to give your current staff the time and training they need to become engagement specialists. But—you can’t know, what you don’t know.

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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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