Rubric for Paper on Foundations and Nonprofits

In order to receive a 4 point score, the group must:

• Provide a background, or history of the foundation or nonprofit organization they have chosen.
  
  
• Make sure to use the appropriate interview questionnaire and include that information in the paper.
  
  
• Include a copy of the organization’s annual report attached to the paper.
  
  
• Include some written material that the organization uses for public relations purposes such as a brochure, pamphlet, etc.
  
  
• State how they feel about the organization after the interview, especially in regard to following their mission statement and appropriating money to the source to which it’s supposed to go. Also, they should include if the organization awards makes accountable the people or groups to which they award money.
  
  
• Show how this organization helps to better the community (common good).

In order to receive a 3 point score, the learner must:

• Provide a background, or history of the foundation or nonprofit they have chosen
  
  
• Make sure to use the appropriate interview questionnaire and include that information in the paper.
  
  
• Include a copy of the organization’s annual report attached to the paper.
  
  
• Include some written material that the organization uses for public relation purposes such as a brochure, pamphlet, etc.
  
  
• State how they feel about the organization after the interview, especially in regard to following their mission statement and appropriating money to the source it’s supposed to go to. Also, they should include if the organization makes groups to which they award money, accountable for the money that is given to them.

In order to receive a 2 point score, the learner must:

• Provide a background or history of the foundation or nonprofit they have chosen.
  
  
• Use the appropriate interview questionnaire and include that information in the paper.
  
  
• Include a copy of the organization’s annual report attached to the paper.
  
  
• Include some written material that the organization uses for public relation purposes such as a brochure, pamphlet, etc.

In order to receive a 1-point score, group must:

• Provide a background, or history of the foundation or nonprofit they have chosen Or
  
  
• Use information from one interview question.
  
  
• Include a copy of the organization’s annual report attached to the paper OR
  
  
• Include some written material that the organization uses for public relation purposes such as a brochure, pamphlet, etc.

In order to receive a 0, the learner must:

Show no evidence of knowledge of any of the above elements.