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TIPS FOR DONORS

Find out about basic tips to help you make informed giving decisions.

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BBB CHARITY STANDARDS

What are the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability? 20 standards addressing 4 themes: Governance, Results Reports, Finances, and Truthful and Transparent Representations.

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ACCREDITED CHARITY SEAL

BBB Accredited Charities have the option of obtaining a license, for a sliding scale annual fee, that authorizes the charity to display the BBB Accredited Charity Seal on their websites and in promotional materials.

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A new edition of Wise Giving Wednesday is published every week to keep you up to date on accredited charities and events.

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Read the Wise Giving Wednesday blog each week to keep up to date on charity issues.

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In this week's episode, our guests are Kari Luther Rosbeck, President and CEO, TSC Alliance and Susan E. Sherman, MHA Executive Director & CEO, The LAM Foundation. We talk about rare diseases, what motivates these leaders to work in this field, and a lot more.
Jul 27, 2021
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Wise Giving Wednesday: $1.4 Million Embezzler Sentenced

On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Massachusetts announced that a woman was sentenced to six years in prison and to pay restitution for two fraud and embezzlement schemes that resulted in a $1.4 million theft form two nonprofit organizations.
Jul 21, 2021
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In this week's episode, we hear from three different individuals who took the initiative to impact the lives of a few individuals around them. Our guests, Gerard Taylor, Ky Howard, and Pamela Diaz, realize that while it might not always be possible to impact others' lives at a massive scale without...
Jul 21, 2021
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Wise Giving Wednesday: $471.4 Billion Contributed in 2020

Giving in 2020 grew to a record total of $471.4 billion as reported in the Giving USA Report
Jul 14, 2021
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Related-Party Transactions

For most publicly-soliciting charities, three words they hope to never hear are “conflict of interest.”
Jul 14, 2021
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In this edition of our Building Trust Video Series, we talk with Lindsay Jones, President and CEO of National Center for Learning Disabilities. NCLD works to improve the lives of the 1 in 5 children and adults who struggle with learning and attention issues by empowering parents and young adults,...
Jul 14, 2021
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