Wise Giving Wednesday: Women and Philanthropy
Last Friday, March 8th, was International Women’s Day, an event that started towards the beginning of the 20th century that continues to recognize the...
Wise Giving Wednesday
Wise Giving Wednesday: Fundraising for Tragedies at Houses of Worship
The terrorist bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday at three churches and three hotels, with over 300 deaths and hundreds more wounded, is...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Hurricane Matthew Hits the U.S.
News accounts show us pictures of small boats floating across the flooded aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in North Carolina, as responders seek to rescue...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Board Oversight & Planning
One of most important stewardship responsibilities of a charity’s board of directors is carrying out its planning functions. As mentioned in a previous Wise...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Building Trust Part 9
For many charities, especially the nationally soliciting charities evaluated by BBB Wise Giving Alliance, the future may belong to the Internet, but direct mail...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Number of Breast Cancer Organizations
The National Cancer Institute of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates there will be 252,710 new cases of breast cancer in...
Wise Giving Wednesday: One Love Manchester and Charity Concerts
Ariana Grande’s benefit concert on June 4th, One Love Manchester, helped raise over $3 million for the British Red Cross to benefit the victims...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Charities and the Weather
As the Washington DC metropolitan area, and many other parts of the U.S. and Canada, experience bitterly cold weather, we are reminded of how...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Last Minute Donation Decisions
As the holidays approach and the year draws to a close, many donors will be making their end of year donation decisions.
Wise Giving Wednesday: Funding Infrastructure Organizations
Last week, I joined 21 other organizational leaders in signing a letter that was sent to 1400 foundations. You may be aware of it....