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In this episode of our Building Trust Video series, we speak with Simon Davies, Executive Director of Teen Cancer America. This organization works to improve the experience, outcomes, and survival of teens and young adults with cancer by providing facilities and programs designed especially for them in hospitals throughout the USA. Read our full report on the organization here, https://bit.ly/2ZxKyn8
Sep 29, 2021
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Reaches 350 Posts!

350 weeks ago, on January 14, 2015, Wise Giving Wednesday premiered on the Give.org website.
Sep 22, 2021
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Bennett Weiner, Executive Vice President and COO of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, gives a history of the BBB's role in the charity space and the merger of the BBB's Philanthropic Advisory Service with the National Charities Information Bureau to form the BBB Wise Giving Alliance in 2001.
Sep 21, 2021
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In this week's episode of the Heart of Giving Podcast, we continue our series on education with our next guest, Aaron Bass, CEO of EastSide Charter School. During his tenure, EastSide has outperformed the state in growth on the state assessment. We talk to him about educating young people in poor and disadvantaged situations who are affected by the lack of proper resources and disproportionate access.
Sep 21, 2021
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Standards Provide an Objective Framework

One of the fundamental components of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance approach to charity evaluation is being objective.
Sep 15, 2021
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This week on the Heart of Giving Podcast, we are celebrating back-to-school with a throwback episode with excerpts from former esteemed guests on education, their journey in the field of education, their efforts to improve education, and their hopes for the future of education in this country.
Sep 14, 2021

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