Directory Field Reference
This page lists every option available for each field on an organization's Volunteer Central Oregon directory listing. If a listing is missing an option, or shows one that should change, email the organization name, the field, and the correction needed — Connect Central Oregon makes all updates on its end.
Email corrections to support@volunteercentraloregon.org
Focus Areas
The kind of work the organization does, shown as the top pills on its card.
Who Can Volunteer
Who is welcome to take part in the organization’s volunteer opportunities. Age ranges follow Candid’s Philanthropy Classification System. Check every range that applies: an organization that welcomes adults of any age checks both Adults (19+) and Older adults (65+). Each value has its own page in the directory, like “Volunteer as a Family.”
Service County
The broader county or regional area the organization serves.
Service Communities
The specific towns and communities the organization serves, grouped by county. Within a county, each row starts with the larger town (in bold), followed by the smaller communities that identify with it. Organizations in a smaller community are also tagged with that larger town (for example, Deschutes River Woods and Bend). Each community has its own page in the directory.
Deschutes County
Crook County
Jefferson County
Northern Klamath County
Northern Lake County
Wheeler County
Events & Campaigns
Community-wide events the organization is taking part in. While an event is active, participating organizations get a ribbon on its card and are listed on the event’s page. The events below are happening now, coming up soon, or recently wrapped up. Let us know if you’re participating.
Engagement Roles
The ways the organization works with the community beyond direct volunteering.
Board Service
Whether the organization is looking for board members right now. Serving on a board is volunteering too, and organizations that are seeking board members are listed together on their own page in the directory. Let us know when your board has openings, and when they’re filled.
Board openings change often, and we rely on you to tell us. If your organization is seeking board members, or your openings have been filled, email support@volunteercentraloregon.org with the organization name and we'll update the listing.
Philanthropy Classification System (PCS) Fields
The five fields below follow Candid's Philanthropy Classification System, a shared national taxonomy used across the nonprofit sector — not a system Connect Central Oregon invented. For full definitions of every term, see taxonomy.candid.org.
Organization Type
The organization’s legal or structural type, shown as a dashed pill on its card.
Populations Served — Age
Age groups the organization’s programs are designed for, following Candid’s PCS Age Groups branch. Check every range the organization covers; an organization serving the general public checks all of them.
Populations Served — Circumstance
Life circumstances the organization’s programs are designed to support.
Populations Served — Demographics
Demographic groups the organization’s programs are designed for.
Subject Area
The general subject or sector the organization’s work falls under.
Externally-Assigned Codes
The two fields below are not classification systems Connect Central Oregon created or asks organizations to self-report. They're standard federal codes — already on file with the government either way, nonprofit or for-profit — that CCO looks up from public records. Because they're not self-reported, there's no list of options to choose from here; if an organization's code looks wrong, email it in and CCO will verify it against the official record.
NTEE Code
The National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities code the IRS assigns to every nonprofit that files a Form 990, describing what kind of work the organization does. Shown on the card next to the organization’s tax status, along with a plain-language description of the code.
NAICS Code
The North American Industry Classification System code, the standard federal classification for any organization — nonprofit or for-profit — based on its primary activity.