Week Five

Analyze the sources you used for your Webtext. 

Carman, J.G. (2001). Community foundations: A growing resource for community development. Nonprofit Management and Leadership. 12, 1. 7-24.

• Authority:  Joanne G. Carman has her Ph.D. and is an assistant professor in the Political Science department at the University of South Carolina in Charlotte. She would know how the politics of this works, and therefore would have authority on the subject.
• Accuracy: This is information that I relates to what I have previously read, so it seems to be accurate. In addition to that, all of her sources seem like reputable sources.
• Currency: Since this article was written in 2001, things could have changed since then. However, I do not think the fact that Community foundations are helping communities grow has changed that much.
• Objectivity:  This article doesn’t seem to hold any biases and will be a good tool in helping me with my semester topic.

Grady, E., Wang, L.  (2007). Community Foundation Development and Social Capital. Nonprofit and Volunteer Sector Quarterly. 38, 3. 392-412.

• Authority: The authors of this article are from the University of Southern California. Grady is a professor and director of the Public Policy program, and Wang is a Ph.D. candidate in Public Administration. It seems as if they would have authority on this topic.
• Accuracy: All of the information is very detailed, even giving statistics. All of the resources listed seem like they are reputable sources to get information as well.
• Currency: Since this was written in 2007, it would seem as if this is all current information. All the sources are from the last 20 years, so all of this information could be considered current.
• Objectivity: This seems to be stating fact. However, since they are proving that community foundations are growing some of the information could be biased towards that aspect instead of showing information that could be against it. 

Huber, P. (2008, August 20). For good, forever! Northwest Indiana Times.

                Retrieved from http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/article_e2195433-f51f-5d89-b3a9-12b854cc1b09.html

• Authority: This is a believable source because it is written in the local newspaper. It is also written by the president and executive director of the organization.
• Accuracy: The description of the organization is the same as every other description that I have read. The information about the foundation is likely to be accurate since it is written by the president and executive director.  The address given in the article is not accurate anymore because of moving recently.
• Currency: It is a 3 year old article, so some of the information is not as current as it could be.
• Objectivity: There could be some biases because this article was written by the president and executive director of the Crown Point Community Foundation. However, it seems as if the article is just stating facts.

Purdue Extension: The Benefit Bank 

Retrieved from http://www.tbbin.org/partners.aspx

• Authority: This is a believable source because it is from a Purdue Extension. One would think that this is a reliable source.
• Accuracy: This is an accurate depiction of how the Crown Point Community Foundation and it backs up what can be found on their website.
• Currency: It seems like a current representation of the organization. Although there is no date as to when the website was last updated.
• Objectivity: I feel like this is an objective statement of what the Crown Point Community Foundation does.