Wise Giving Wednesday: Philanthropic Freedom
As we return from the July 4th holiday weekend of celebrations of USA’s birthday, I am reminded not only of the freedoms all of...
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Helping Victims of the Tornadoes in Alabama
Destructive storms never cease to amaze and alarm us – the ability to flatten a house to rubble in minutes is still hard to...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Donate With Honor – Veterans Charity Misspends Funds and Is Permanently Closed
In our continuing Wise Giving Wednesday series about the “Donate With Honor” press conference held at the Washington DC office of the Federal Trade...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Wounded Warrior Project
Each year, some of the nationally soliciting charities on which we report, face public allegations. These can range anywhere from questions about the accuracy...
Wise Giving Wednesday: International Charity Accountability
This past week I was in Oslo, Norway participating in the Annual Meeting of the International Association of Fundraising Organizations (ICFO) which is an...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity Trustworthiness
I often point out that the BBB Wise Giving Alliance is a standards-based charity evaluator that seeks to verify the trustworthiness of charities by...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Fundraising for Victims of Sutherland Springs Shooting
This year experienced more than its share of disasters and tragedy. Yet again we are faced with the results of another mass shooting −...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Contributing to Hurricane Michael Disaster Relief
Hurricane Michael which is expected to make landfall in the Florida panhandle on Wednesday is anticipated to be a powerful storm. As reported, only...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Cause Marketing Cautions
One popular way to raise funds is cause-related marketing: a business sells its product(s) to consumers with the announcement that some of the purchase...
Wise Giving Wednesday: If You Don’t Want Charities to Call
Many charities raise funds using telemarketing and do so responsibly, but there are others that some donors find annoying for a variety of reasons...