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Wise Giving Wednesday: Charities, Change and Risk Management

Yesterday, BBB Wise Giving Alliance’s COO, Bennett Weiner, attended the 13th BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium, Visions for Change: Building Better Outcomes, presented by the BBB Foundation of Metropolitan New York

Feb 27, 2019

Wise Giving Wednesday: Similar Sounding Charity Names

It is common practice for a charity’s name to include the disease, problem or issue that the charity seeks to address.

Feb 20, 2019

Wise Giving Wednesday: Matching Gifts and Impact Claims

It can be challenging to provide potential donors with incentives to make a contribution in view of so many competing interests in today’s marketplace.

Feb 13, 2019

Wise Giving Wednesday: Getting the Basics from Charity Annual Reports

This is the time of year when many charities begin preparing their annual reports. When done properly, this item provides a helpful narrative summary of the organization’s recent accomplishments

Feb 06, 2019

Wise Giving Wednesday: Charities & 2019 Data Privacy Day

This past Monday, January 28th, was Data Privacy Day which has been observed in the U.S. and Canada since 2008

Jan 30, 2019

Wise Giving Wednesday: Charities and the Weather

As the Washington DC metropolitan area, and many other parts of the U.S. and Canada, experience bitterly cold weather, we are reminded of how fortunate we are to have a place to call home and to be able to spend time with our loved ones.

Jan 23, 2019

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