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Heart of Giving, Looking Forward to 2022

In this week's episode, we will review the past year with our host, Art Taylor, to look for signals and trends that might give us an indication of what to expect in 2022.

Jan 18, 2022

Roger Craver and Karen E. Osborne Join BBB Wise Giving Alliance Board

BBB Wise Giving Alliance, the standards-based charity evaluator, has added two prominent individuals to its Board of Directors: Roger Craver and Karen. E. Osborne.

Jan 14, 2022

Wise Giving Wednesday: Does the Do Not Call Registry Apply to Charities?

Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its Biennial Report to Congress on the National Do Not Call Registry.

Jan 12, 2022

Heart of Giving, Pat Duffy Video

In this week's episode, we interview Pat Duffy, Co-founder, The Giving Block. The Giving Block is a platform that enables nonprofits to accept cryptocurrency donations and works directly with crypto companies and users to donate to their favorite causes. Pat shares his journey from the non-profit...

Jan 07, 2022

Wise Giving Wednesday: Honor Betty White by Supporting Animal Charities

We were saddened to learn that Betty White, one of the most beloved celebrities, passed away just weeks before her 100th birthday.

Jan 05, 2022

Heart Of Giving, Allison Fine and Beth Kanter

In this week's episode of The Heart of Giving podcast, we discuss the upcoming book by authors Allison Fine and Beth Kanter, "The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in An Automated World". The book focuses on how the rise of "Smart Tech" has led to a shift of power away from people and it aims...

Jan 04, 2022

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