Week Three

These two sources answer my main research question, “How does the Crown Point Community Foundation affect Northwest Indiana residents,” and another question, “Does the Crown Point Community Foundation work with any other organizations?”

Purdue Extension: The Benefit Bank 

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

The Benefit Bank explains how the Crown Point Community Foundation affects the community, as well as showing that it partners with them. While it does not give a lot of information about foundation, it does share the interests of the organization.

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.

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

                This source explains what the 3 main goals of the Crown Point Community Foundation are. This article also mentions what kind of grants and scholarships they give. As well as how to contact them about receiving more information and where they are located.

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.