Nonprofit master body
Preserve the full organization universe and core identifiers.
National Data System • Nonprofit and Civic Capacity
How NDS Can Match Nonprofits to the Jurisdictions They Serve
NDS can organize nonprofit records by mission, status, geography and service role, then connect those organizations to elected officials and public needs within the same jurisdiction.
The NDS capability
From nonprofit directory to civic operating system
The system helps elected officials know which organizations exist, what they do, where they operate and how they can be grouped into coalitions.
Mission classification
Classify health, youth, housing, workforce, violence prevention and other purposes.
Jurisdiction matching
Connect organizations to districts, counties, cities and ZIPs.
Elected-official alignment
Give representatives a usable partner map for their constituents.
Coalition design
Group organizations around shared problems and complementary capabilities.
Resource intelligence
Connect nonprofits to grants, contracts, facilities and unmet needs.
The intelligence pipeline
From fragmented records to working knowledge
AcquirePreserve the source and provenance
GovernDefine records, fields and publication rules
ConnectAdd geography, relationships and context
AnalyzeMeasure patterns, gaps and outcomes
DeployPublish tools, briefs, APIs and stories
NDS can help an elected official move from asking who serves the district to seeing the full nonprofit capacity already present within it.