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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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BBB's Give.org Building Trust Series. Art Taylor interviews Chung-Wha Hong, from Grassroots International. Read our full report on Grassroots International here, https://bit.ly/2uTD7Eg. For information on the most trustworthy charities, go to https://give.org/.
Dec 26, 2017
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Cryptocurrencies for Charities?

Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that started back in 2009, is getting a mountain of attention lately, this is mostly due to its meteoric increase in value, particularly in the past several months. Starting
Dec 20, 2017
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BBB's Give.org Building Trust Series. Mitchel Rosenzweig with the Jewish National Fund. Read our full report on the Jewish National Fund here, https://bit.ly/2KjaPxq. For information on the most trustworthy charities, go to https://give.org/.
Dec 20, 2017
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Helping Victims of California Wildfires

At the time this blog is being written, the wildfires in Southern California continue to spread, although the wind is reporting to decrease somewhat. CNN reports that a 1,000 homes and other structures
Dec 13, 2017
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BBB's Give.org Building Trust Series. Art Taylor talks with Melinda Kotzian of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation. Read our full report on the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation here, https://bit.ly/2UHmev9. For information on the most trustworthy charities, go to https://give.org/.
Dec 13, 2017
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Give, But Give Wisely®

Forty-one years ago, during America’s bicentennial year − 1976, we introduced a printed list summarizing our evaluation of nationally soliciting charities in relation to the BBB Charity Standards. It wa
Dec 06, 2017
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