Wise Giving Wednesday: Celebrities & Charities
The Golden Globes. The Grammys. The Oscars. As January and February are the heart of awards season for movie stars and recording artists, we...
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Wise Giving Wednesday: New Report on Wounded Warrior Project
Last year, we posted a blog about Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) explaining that, in the face of various public allegations and the departure of...
Wise Giving Wednesday: The Heart of Accountability
One of the key objectives of our evaluations of publicly-soliciting charities in relation to the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability is to help donors...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Congress, Spending Bills & Charities
In the past week, Congress passed the spending bill (Consolidated Appropriations Bill, H.R. 2029) that pays for the Federal Government until next fall. What...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Standards & Practices
Most will recognize the value of having accountability standards. They help bring objectivity to subjective...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Giving After #GivingTuesday
Yesterday was #GivingTuesday - a designated day to donate to charities. Last week Wise Giving Wednesday featured this event and provided giving tips to...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Giving Wisely on #GivingTuesday
The Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States, November 28th, is the sixth anniversary of #GivingTuesday − a designated day to donate to charities....
Wise Giving Wednesday: Please Support BBB Wise Giving Alliance
As this Wise Giving Wednesday will be posted on Christmas Day, we want to thank all those who visited Give.org in 2019 and hope...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Fighting Future Fundraising Fraud
Yesterday in Washington, DC, the Federal Trade Commission held its first charity conference: Give & Take: Consumers, Contributions and Charity. Both Bennett Weiner (BBB...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Building Trust Part 8
A story posted on April 7th by The Chronicle of Philanthropy highlights the importance of cybersecurity for charities. For obvious reasons, donors want to...