Search Taxonomy

This function allows you to search the Taxonomy in one of five ways: by keyword (a word or phrase), by code, through a drill-down process, by related concepts or by terms in one of three external classification systems to which the Taxonomy is crosswalked. You can also select a customized version of the Taxonomy developed with the Manage Filters function to use as the basis of your search. The default is the Keyword Search which is described below. To select another search, click on the applicable link.

• Keyword Search: The keyword search allows you to type a word or phrase and retrieve all Taxonomy terms which contain the word/or phrase you entered. The system also searches use references and includes Taxonomy terms whose use references contain the word/phrase. You may also enter partial words, e.g., "Alz", and the system will search for terms with words in any position beginning with those letters. A wildcard indicator is not necessary. Enter the word/phrase and click on "Search" to begin the search. The keyword search match list is organized alphabetically by term name or use reference (in situations where a use reference and not the term created the match). Use references on the match list include the preferred term in parenthesis. Example: "Father's Day Food Baskets (use Father's Day Programs)". To reorder the list by code, click on the word "Code" on the match list title bar. To see the definition and other associated information about the term, click on the term name. From the detail page, you can click on the code to see the place of the term in its hierarchical context; on a see also reference to see the detail page for that term; on a related concept to see all Taxonomy terms associated with that concept; or on an external system term to see all Taxonomy terms associated with that term.


• Code Search: The code search allows you to type a code or partial code, e.g., BD for all food resources or BD-180 for all Emergency food resources. Enter the code and click on "Search" to begin the search. To see the definition and other associated information about the term, click on the code.


• Drill Down Search: The drill down search allows you to select a level 1 (very broad) term and display associated level 2 (narrower) terms, and then choose a level 2 term and display all narrower terms at levels 3, 4, 5, and 6. To see the definition and other associated information about the Taxonomy term, click on the code.


• Related Concepts Search: The related concepts search allows you to display related concepts titles, select one and display associated Taxonomy terms. The terms are organized alphabetically by Taxonomy term name but can be reordered by code by clicking on "Code" on the match list title bar. To see the definition and other associated information about the term, click on the term name.


• External Systems Search: The external systems search allows you to display external classification systems to which the Taxonomy is crosswalked, select a system and a term within that system, and display associated Taxonomy terms. The terms are organized alphabetically by Taxonomy term name but can be reordered by code by clicking on "Code" on the match list title bar. To see the definition and other associated information about the term, click on the term name. The external systems include the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) and the Nonprofit Classification System (NPC), both maintained by the National Center for Charitable Statistics at The Urban Institute, UWASIS, developed by United Way of America and now out of print. For more information about the NTEE or the NPC, click on the following link: http://nccs.urban.org/classification/index.cfm


• Customized Filtered Sets: You also have the ability to select any of the published customized versions of the Taxonomy created by the Manage Filters function to use as the basis of your search. Click on “change” next to "Viewing" and select the filter you wish to apply. Resulting searches will include only terms included in the customized filtered set. The message next to "Viewing" tells you which filter has been applied (or will read "none") in addition to the locale (U.S. English, Canadian English, Canadian French).