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2-3 Short Paper: The Process of Starting a Nonprofit
Conduct an internet search using the phrase “organizing a nonprofit in X” with “X” being your home state. Follow the links to learn what steps you would need to take to start a nonprofit in your state. Write a short paper on what you learned. Make sure to cite the sources of information. For additional details, please refer to the Short Paper Case Study Rubric document.
ShortPaper/CaseStudyRubricGuidelinesforSubmission:Shortpapersshouldusedoublespacing,12-pointTimesNewRomanfont,andone-inchmargins.Sourcesshouldbecitedaccordingtoadiscipline-appropriatecitationmethod.Page-lengthrequirements:1–2pages.CriticalElementsExemplary(100%)Proficient(85%)NeedsImprovement(55%)NotEvident(0%)ValueMainElementsIncludesallofthemainelementsandrequirementsandcitesmultipleexamplestoillustrateeachelementIncludesmostofthemainelementsandrequirementsandcitesmanyexamplestoillustrateeachelementIncludessomeofthemainelementsandrequirementsDoesnotincludeanyofthemainelementsandrequirements25InquiryandAnalysisProvidesin-depthanalysisthatdemonstratescompleteunderstandingofmultipleconceptsProvidesin-depthanalysisthatdemonstratescompleteunderstandingofsomeconceptsProvidesin-depthanalysisthatdemonstratescompleteunderstandingofminimalconceptsDoesnotprovidein-depthanalysis20IntegrationandApplicationAllofthecourseconceptsarecorrectlyappliedMostofthecourseconceptsarecorrectlyappliedSomeofthecourseconceptsarecorrectlyappliedDoesnotcorrectlyapplyanyofthecourseconcepts10CriticalThinkingDrawsinsightfulconclusionsthatarethoroughlydefendedwithevidenceandexamplesDrawsinformedconclusionsthatarejustifiedwithevidenceDrawslogicalconclusions,butdoesnotdefendwithevidenceDoesnotdrawlogicalconclusions20ResearchIncorporatesmanyscholarlyresourceseffectivelythatreflectdepthandbreadthofresearchIncorporatessomescholarlyresourceseffectivelythatreflectdepthandbreadthofresearchIncorporatesveryfewscholarlyresourcesthatreflectdepthandbreadthofresearchDoesnotincorporatescholarlyresourcesthatreflectdepthandbreadthofresearch15Writing(Mechanics/Citations)Noerrorsrelatedtoorganization,grammarandstyle,andcitationsMinorerrorsrelatedtoorganization,grammarandstyle,andcitationsSomeerrorsrelatedtoorganization,grammarandstyle,andcitationsMajorerrorsrelatedtoorganization,grammarandstyle,andcitations10Total100%
