Talk:Erie Community Foundation

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[edit] Notability

ECF is the largest public charity in the third largest city in Pennsylvania. Members of its board serve on the board of a national charity watchdog organization. It is central to arts and sports and benevolence funding in the city. Teh Erie Times News routinely covers the ECF's quarterly gifts to local charities from among its more than 500 funds. It is 55 years old and was founded by a leading business figure whose company's building in downtown Erie is on the national register of historic buildings. I'm unclear why notability is questioned here. Why is this article considered an advertisement? ECF is a non-profit public benevolent foundation. The summary provides a rundown of ECF's origins and development.

Would a few quotes from the local paper suffice to show the importance of this foundation?

Let me know how to improve this article.Pat 13:02, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Notability on Wikipedia is not derived directly from attributes or achievements (with some defined exceptions, termed "inherent" notability), but from reliable sources such as books and newspapers. A request for notability is not necessarily questioning the charity, but how well the article is sourced. After the new gift, of course, I don't think there's any question of notability -- but this is because of the national press. --Dhartung | Talk 09:28, 13 November 2007 (UTC)