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Fraud Advisory for Donors: International Charity Fraud Awareness Week

BBB Wise Giving Alliance is participating in International Charity Fraud Awareness Week (October 19-23)

Oct 19, 2020

Fraud Advisory for Charities: International Charity Fraud Awareness Week

BBB Wise Giving Alliance is participating in International Charity Fraud Awareness Week (October 19-23)

Oct 19, 2020

Wise Giving Wednesday: Our 300th Blog

Today’s Wise Giving Wednesday post represents the 300th edition of this blog. That’s approximately 80,000 words written over the past six years.

Oct 14, 2020

Wise Giving Wednesday: New Ways of Thinking About Impact

On October 1st, BBB Wise Giving Alliance held a webinar titled “New Ways of Thinking About Impact” which featured several speakers discussing contemporary interpretations on how best to capture charity impact.

Oct 07, 2020

Nancy Brown, American Heart Association

Art Taylor speaks with Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association about the organization's mission and goals as part of our Building Trust Video series. Learn more about the American Heart Association in our full report here, https://bit.ly/3lot95V

Oct 06, 2020

New Ways of Thinking About Impact Webinar

With changing interpretations of charity “impact”, understanding how to best capture and communicate a charity’s impact can be tricky. Check out this informative webinar exploring contemporary ways of understanding “impact”, including why and how to include client feedback, building organizations...

Oct 05, 2020

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