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Wise Giving Wednesday: BBB WGA #GivingTuesday Activities

Yesterday, November 29th, was #Giving Tuesday, the designated day for making donations to charity. For the past four years, BBB Wise Giving Alliance has participated in helping to promote wise giving on

Nov 30, 2016

I Bet you Didn't Know

First short in a series of facts and figures on charities and giving in the United States.

Nov 29, 2016

Wise Giving Wednesday: November 29th is #GivingTuesday

For the fifth year, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States has been designated as #GivingTuesday, the day to make donations to charity. Started by the New York-based organization

Nov 23, 2016

Wise Giving Wednesday: Fundraising’s Most Important 45 Days

With 45 days to go before 2016 ends, most charities in America are working hard to make fundraising goals and encourage greater giving during the most active time for charity donations. Some organ

Nov 16, 2016

Wise Giving Wednesday: Fake Check Scam Returns to Target Charities

Back in February, BBB Wise Giving Alliance alerted the charitable community about a fake-check overpayment scam. It appears this scam is continuing using different names and affiliations, but the

Nov 02, 2016

Wise Giving Wednesday: Breast Cancer Awareness

Before October comes to a close, I wanted to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the campaign to raise awareness for the prevention, treatment and cure of this devastating disease which the American Ca

Oct 26, 2016

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