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Wise Giving Wednesday: The Librarian’s $4 Million Bequest

Last week, an article on InsideHigherEd.com got my attention. It told the tale of a frugal staff member at the University of New Hampshire library who passed away in 2015 and left a sizable bequest wort

Sep 22, 2016

John Walter, Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy HD

BBB Wise Giving Alliance Building Trust Series. Art Taylor Skypes with John Walter of the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy. Read our full report on the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy here, https://bit.ly/2U7D4Pi. For information on the most trustworthy charities, go to https://give.org/.

Sep 20, 2016

Angel Aloma, Food for the Poor HD

BBB Wise Giving Alliance Building Trust Video Series. Art Taylor Skypes with Angel Aloma of Food for the Poor. Read our full report on Food for the Poor here, https://bit.ly/2D4J2e2. For information on the most trustworthy charities, go to https://give.org/.

Sep 20, 2016

Wise Giving Wednesday: September 11 Fundraising – Lessons Learned

There were many ceremonies and remembrances honoring the 15th anniversary of September 11th which took place this past Sunday. This also brings to mind what we experienced 15 years ago. Among other thin

Sep 14, 2016

Wise Giving Wednesday: Back to School & Charities

It’s September, and the kids are back in school across the country. And many parents out there know that this also signifies not just the three r’s of Reading, wRiting and aRithmetic, but also the

Sep 08, 2016

Wise Giving Wednesday: Charities & Disclosure of Requested Information

Last Thursday, we distributed a press release that included a list of the 10 largest charities (ranked by Fiscal Year 2014 total contributions) that did not disclose any of the information requested by

Aug 31, 2016

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