aasp's Best Practices Are Now the Knowledge Base

Foundations, Standard Practices, Case Studies, and More

As aasp grows and matures as an organization, we want to be able to share information easily and freely with our members. We also recognize that there is no one “best practice” that will fit all organizations.

To that end, I am excited to share with you a new, nimble, inclusionary vision of our Best Practices, now called the Knowledge Base. The newly-designed library will be structured to make both new and existing content more available and usable.

I’ve included information below on the vision of the Knowledge Base and the high level structure of the information. This change will not happen overnight, and you will still have access to the information that I know you need to support your organizations.  

If you have questions or comments about the Knowledge Base, please reach out to the aasp Office, and stay tuned for more information about this exciting change!

Sincerely,

Jessica LaBorde

Knowledge Base Objectives

Organization of Content

The voluminous amount of information already residing in aasp's archives, as well as future content, will be recategorized and reorganized into a new structure.

Foundational Academies: These academies will be a collection of recorded webinars highlighting the bedrock of our industry, including the basics of Gifts, Data Health, Biographical Information, Reporting, etc.

Standard Practices: These practices will be those that aasp considers standards across all nonprofit organizations. While there may be nuances dependent upon the size and sector of the organization, this information will be broadly applicable.

Emerging Practices or Case Studies: These articles are examples of organizations expanding, innovating, or adapting a standard practice in a new or inspirational way.

Thought Pieces or White Papers: These items explore the opinions of experts in their field on topics that continue to be interrogated within the profession. The topics may be bleeding edge or longstanding controversial topics and presents the author’s philosophy on the issue.