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The Common Impact Data Standard (CIDS):
Dictionaries: Organization, Organization,
Classes: Feature, Monetary_unit, Quantity, Activity, Address, PhoneNumber, Organization, Role, Location, PeriodOfTime, Standard, Person, Ethnicity, Gender, Religion, DateTimeInterval, Dataset, QualityAnnotation, QualityMeasurement, QualityPolicy, CharacteristicReport, StakeholderReport, Activity, AlignmentRisk, BeneficialStakeholder, Characteristic, Client, Code, Community, CompositeCharacteristic, ContributingStakeholder, Counterfactual, DcThing, DcatThing, DirectionOfChange, Disability, Disease, DropOffRisk, EfficiencyRisk, Employee, EnduranceRisk, EvidenceRisk, ExecutionRisk, ExternalRisk, FinancialInput, FinancialOrganization, FinancialResource, HowMuchImpact, ImmigrationStatus, ImpactDepth, ImpactDuration, ImpactImportance, ImpactModel, ImpactPathway, ImpactReport, ImpactRisk, ImpactScale, Indicator, IndicatorDefinition, IndicatorReport, Input, LogicModel, MaritalStatus, Organization, Outcome, OutcomeChain, Output, Person, PhysicalInput, PhysicalResource, Planet, PrimitiveCharacteristic, Program, RatioIndicator, Service, SkillInput, SkillResource, SocialPurposeOrganization, Stakeholder, StakeholderOutcome, StakeholderParticipationRisk, StandardsOrganization, Supplier, Target, Theme, UnexpectedImpactRisk, cidsThing,
Properties: located_in, unit_of_measure, hasElaboration, subActivityOf, hasAddress, hasTelephone, forActivity, hasRole, spatial, temporal, spouseOf, hasEthnicity, hasGender, hasReligion, parentOf, hasPart, partOf, hasTime, dataset, temporal, conformsTo, hasQualityAnnotation, hasQualityMeasurement, target, wasGeneratedBy, Occupation, benefitsFrom, canEnable, canProduce, cidsObjectProperty, contributes, dcObjectProperty, definedBy, forActivity, forCharacteristic, forFeature, forIndicator, forOrganization, forOutcome, forStakeholder, forTheme, fromPerspectiveOf, hasAccess, hasActivity, hasActualAmount, hasAmount, hasBaseline, hasBeneficialStakeholder, hasCharacteristic, hasCode, hasContact, hasContributingStakeholder, hasContribution, hasCounterfactual, hasDataSource, hasDisability, hasDisease, hasImmigrationStatus, hasImpact, hasImpactDepth, hasImpactDuration, hasImpactModel, hasImpactReport, hasImpactRisk, hasImpactScale, hasIndicator, hasIndicatorReport, hasIndicatorStandard, hasInput, hasMaritalStatus, hasMethod, hasOrganization, hasOutcome, hasOutput, hasPerson, hasPlannedAmount, hasProgram, hasProjectPartners, hasResource, hasService, hasStakeholder, hasStakeholderOutcome, hasSupplementalFinanicalInformation, hasTheme, hasThreshold, hasTimeInterval, hasType, hasValue, inputFor, numberOf, performs, produces, relatesTo, servesPopulation, usedByIndicator, usesOutput,
Instances: ac,
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Organization
Organization
Concepts: ac,
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Organization
Organization
Concepts: ac,
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Activity
Activity
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Organization
Organization
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Person
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#DateTimeInterval
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#QualityAnnotation
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#QualityMeasurement
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#CharacteristicReport
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#StakeholderReport
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Activity
Activity
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#AlignmentRisk
None
Alignment Risk considers an impact that that is not correlated with the organization's intended mission. The probability that impact is not locked into the enterprise model.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#BeneficialStakeholder
Beneficial Stakeholder
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Characteristic
Characteristics
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Code
Code
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#CompositeCharacteristic
None
Comment:
Characteristic has two disjoint subclasses: PrimitiveCharacteristic and CompositeCharacteristic. The latter is the result of combining other characteristics that identified using the hasPart property.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#ContributingStakeholder
Contributing Stakeholder
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Counterfactual
Counterfactual
Comment:
a comparison between what actually happened and what would have happened in the absence of the intervention.
i72:located_in: spatial location of the counterfactual
time:hasTime: time interval over which the counterfactual occurs
• prov:wasGeneratedBy: A string that can used to describe the method used to determine the impact.
sch:description: general description of the Counterfactual
i72:value: value of the counterfactual
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#DirectionOfChange
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Disability
Disability
Comment:
Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations. (World Health Organization)
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Disease
Disease
Comment:
disease can be defined as an unhealthy condition resulting in an incorrect function in an individual. This can affect one or more organs, a specific part of the body or the whole body. It can be mental or physical and extends to all forms of life, including bacteria, plants, animals and humans.
(Canadian Encyclopedia, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/disease)
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#DropOffRisk
None
Drop-off Risk considers an impact that does not sustain a long lasting effect. The probability that positive impact does not endure and/or that negative impact is no longer mitigated.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#EfficiencyRisk
None
Efficiency Risk considers an impact that could have been achieved with fewer resources or at a lower cost. The probability that the impact could have been achieved with fewer resources or at a lower cost.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#EnduranceRisk
None
Endurance Risk considers an impact that would be sustained for a longer period of time if the intervention was also sustained. The probability that the required activities are not delivered for a long enough period.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#EvidenceRisk
None
Evidence Risk considers an impact that is improperly interpreted because of the lack of high quality data that is available. The probability that insufficient high-quality data exists to know what impact is occurring.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#ExecutionRisk
None
Execution Risk considers an impact that is different than what was intended because the intervention was not delivered properly. The probability that the activities are not delivered as planned and do not result in the desired outcomes.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#ExternalRisk
None
External Risk considers an impact that is disrupted by factors outside of the range of control. The probability that external factors disrupt our ability to deliver the impact.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#FinancialInput
Financial Input
Comment:
Financial resource that is used as input to an activity or service.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#FinancialOrganization
Financial Organization
Comment:
an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets. (https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/financial%20organization)
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#FinancialResource
Financial Resource
Comment:
Liquid assets including cash, bank deposits and liquid financial investments
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#HowMuchImpact
How Much Impact
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#ImmigrationStatus
Immigration Status
Comment:
A non-citizen’s position in a country—for example, permanent resident or visitor. (Government of Canada, https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship/helpcentre/glossary.html)
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#ImpactDepth
Impact Depth
Comment:
The degree of change experienced by the stakeholder. Depth is calculated by analysing the change that has occured between the 'Outcome level at base line' and the 'Outcome level in period'. In other words % increase in Outcome relative to baseline.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#ImpactDuration
Impact Duration
Comment:
The time period for which the stakeholder experience the outcome.
• time:hasTime: defines the time interval for which the stakeholder experiences the outcome.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#ImpactImportance
Impact Importance
Comment:
Specifies the nature of the importance as a om:Quantity. Users can define or select whatever quantification they prefer
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#ImpactModel
Impact Model
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#ImpactPathway
Impact Pathway
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#ImpactReport
Impact Report
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#ImpactRisk
Impact Risk
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#ImpactScale
Impact Scale
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Indicator
Indicator
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#IndicatorDefinition
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#IndicatorReport
Indicator Report
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Input
Input
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#LogicModel
Logic Model
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#MaritalStatus
Marital Status
Comment:
United Nations' "Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Revision 2", 2008. As in this standard, the Principles define marital status as "the personal status of each individual in relation to the marriage laws or customs of the country" and recommend the following categories: single or never married; married; widowed and not remarried; divorced and not remarried; and, married but separated. Also, the Principles recommend that, where the number of persons whose only or most recent marriage was annulled is insignificant, the individuals in this group should be classified according to their marital status before the (annulled) marriage took place.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Organization
Organization
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Outcome
Outcome
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#OutcomeChain
Outcome Chain
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Output
Output
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Person
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#PhysicalInput
Physical Input
Comment:
Physical resource that is used as input to an activity or service.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#PhysicalResource
Physical Resource
Comment:
Physical resources are tangible items. Some of the most common physical resources include raw materials, buildings and facilities, machinery, energy, and supplies.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#PrimitiveCharacteristic
None
Comment:
Characteristic has two disjoint subclasses: PrimitiveCharacteristic and CompositeCharacteristic. The latter is the result of combining other characteristics that identified using the hasPart property.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Program
Program
Comment:
A program defines a set of services that focus on a shared set of Outcomes. For example, a “poverty reduction program” can be made up of a set of Services such as mobiles services that provides food and clothing to those that live on the street, and a training service that provides basic skills for those living on the street. A Program has a set of Stakeholders that my contribute or benefit:
• hasService: identifies the Services that make up the Program
• hasOutcome: identifies the Outcomes that the program is trying to achieve
• hasContributingStakeholder: identifies the stakeholders that contribute to the Program
• hasBeneficialStakeholder: identifies the stakeholders that benefit from the Program
• hasInput: identifies the Inputs to the Program
• hasOutput: identifies the Outputs of the Program
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#RatioIndicator
Ratio Indicator
Comment:
An indicator that is the ratio of two quantities.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Service
Service
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#SkillInput
Skill Input
Comment:
Skill resource that is used as input to an activity or service.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#SkillResource
Skill Resource
Comment:
A skill is the ability to do something well; expertise. A skill resource is a skill that is available for use, normally possessed by a person.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#SocialPurposeOrganization
Social Purpose Organization
Comment:
A social purpose organization can be a charity, nonprofit, social enterprise, co-operative, or for profit social enterprise. In all cases, a social purpose organization is advancing a social, cultural or environmental mission. (https://communityfoundations.ca/investment-readiness-program-glossary/)
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Stakeholder
Stakeholder
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#StakeholderOutcome
StakeholderOutcome
Comment:
The StakeholderOutcome specifies for a specific Stakeholder, a more specific outcome, whether the Outcome will have a positive, negative, or neutral affect on the Stakeholder, and the nature of the impact:
• hasCode: Associates codes from standard codelists with the StakeholderOutcome.
• forStakeholder: Identifies the Stakeholder affected.
• forOutcome: Identifies the more general outcome this is part of.
• fromPerspectiveOf: Identifies the Stakeholder who is determining the importance of the Impact.
• hasImportance: Specifies the nature of the importance. One of {“high importance”, “moderate important”, “neutral”, “unimportant”}.
• isUnderserved: A Boolean that denotes if the stakeholder is underserved in relation to their specific outcome.
• intendedImpact: Identifies the intended direction of the change – note that ImpactReport captures the actual direction.
• hasIndicator: Identifies the set of Indicators the Organization assigns to the Outcome but are specific to this Stakeholder.
• hasImpactReport: identifies the set of ImpactReport that report on the results pertaining to each Outcome.
• org:hasName: string that is name of the StakeholderOutcome.
• org:hasDescription: string that is description of the StakeholderOutcome.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#StakeholderParticipationRisk
None
Stakeholder Participation Risk considers an impact that occurs without consulting or misinterpreting a stakeholder's expectations or experience. The probability that the expectations and/or experience of stakeholders are misunderstood or not taken into account.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#StandardsOrganization
Standards Organization
Comment:
A standards organization, standards body, standards developing organization (SDO), or standards setting organization (SSO) is an organization whose primary function is developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, reissuing, interpreting, or otherwise producing technical standards[1] to address the needs of a group of affected adopters. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standards_organization)
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Target
Target
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#Theme
Theme
Comment:
Theme identifies a sector that the Outcome applies to.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#UnexpectedImpactRisk
None
Unexpected Impact Risk considers an impact that is more significant than originally anticipated. The probability that significant unexpected positive and/or negative impact is experienced by people and the planet.
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#unit_of_measure
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasQualityAnnotation
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasQualityMeasurement
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#cidsObjectProperty
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#dcObjectProperty
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#forCharacteristic
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#forOrganization
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#fromPerspectiveOf
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasActualAmount
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasBeneficialStakeholder
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasCharacteristic
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasContributingStakeholder
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasContribution
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasCounterfactual
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasImmigrationStatus
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasImpactDuration
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasImpactReport
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasIndicatorReport
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasIndicatorStandard
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasMaritalStatus
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasOrganization
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasPlannedAmount
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasProjectPartners
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasStakeholderOutcome
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasSupplementalFinanicalInformation
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#hasTimeInterval
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#servesPopulation
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#usedByIndicator
None
URI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids-3.0#ac
Common Approach to Impact Measurement
Deprecated Terms:
Comment:
CIDS does not define taxonomies of outcomes, stakeholder characteristics, etc., but must allow for the reference to them whether they are part of a standard, an organization vocabulary, etc. Code is used to specify the source, definition and value of outcomes, themes, indicators, and characteristics. It has the following properties: • definedBy: The Organization that defined the code. • hasSpecification: The URI where the definition of the code can be found. • hasIdentifier: The code’s unique identifier. • hasName: A name or title for the code. • hasDescription: A description of the code. • schema:codeValue: The value of the code, if appropriate. • i72:value: Alternative specification of codeValue using the ISO/IEC 21972 Measure.