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Kim Callinan, Compassion and Choices

Building Trust Video Series. Our interview with Kim Callinan of Compassion and Choices. Read our full report on Compassion and Choices here, https://bit.ly/2WU0aux. For information on the most trustworthy charities, go to https://give.org/.

Mar 21, 2018

Wise Giving Wednesday: Collaboration with Community Health Charities

Last year, BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB WGA) joined forces with Community Health Charities, a nonprofit representing more than 2,000 health and wellness charities, to promote transparency and high stan

Mar 14, 2018

Cheryl Crazy Bull, American Indian College Fund

Building Trust Video Interview Series. Art Taylor speaks with Cheryl Crazy Bull of the American Indian College Fund. Read our full report on the American Indian College Fund here, https://bit.ly/2Ur3iS7. For information on the most trustworthy charities, go to https://give.org/.

Mar 14, 2018

Wise Giving Wednesday: Deducting Donations at Tax Time

In recent months, concerns were raised about the impact of U.S. tax law changes in 2018 since, among other things, the increase in the standard deduction to $12,000 per individual or $24,000 per couple,

Mar 07, 2018

Julie Throckmorton, HasHaiti

BBB WGA Building Trust Series. Art Taylor talks with Julie Throckmorton of HasHaiti. Read our full report on HasHaiti here, https://bit.ly/2IgtaZA. For information on the most trustworthy charities, go to https://give.org/.

Mar 06, 2018

Wise Giving Wednesday: Online Charity Fundraising

As reported in The NonProfit Times, the Nonprofit Tech for Good (a social and mobile media resource for nonprofit professionals) conducted research for a new survey: The Global NGO Technology Report. Th

Feb 28, 2018

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