JARGON FINDER
To help you keep your writing and speaking free of jargon, we are pleased to present Jargon finder - an online collection of foundation and nonprofit jargon.
To see a definition and discussion of any of the words listed below, click on the section heading (e.g. "B" for "-based). All examples are excerpted from Tony Proscio's three book-length essays on jargon that were originally published by The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation: In Other Words, Bad Words for Good, and When Words Fail. (To download pdf versions of the full books, click the names of the individual titles.)
The Communications Network thanks the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation for its permission to feature these words on our site.
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Accountability Action Action Plan Analysis Assist Assistance At-Risk -Based Benchmarking Best Practices Branding Buy-In Capacity Challenges / Challenged Community Community Development Comprehensive Conceptualize Continuum Convener / Convening Consensus / Consensus Building Crafted (see Structured) Disincent Dive/Drill Down Diversity
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Empowerment Engagement Entity Environment Extrapolate Entrepreneur Funding Grassroots/Grasstops Impact Incent / Incentivize Inclusiveness Infrastructure Initiative Intensive Learnings Leverage Linkage Maximize Mechanisms Metrics Modality
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Operationalize Outreach to/ On the same page Ownership Paradigm Parameter Perimeter see Parameter Partnership/ to Partner Persons Planful Proactive Provide Ramp Up Receive Resources/Resourced
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Scale Sector Setting Signage Site Social Space Stakeholders Strategy Structure Structured Supports Sustainable Synergy Systems Targeting Technical Assistance Throughput Tools Utilize Value Added Value Proposition Venture |
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