Wise Giving Wednesday: Youth Philanthropy
Growing up in the South Philadelphia area, one of my earliest experiences with a chartable organization was with the local YMCA as explained in...
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Charities Fighting Poverty
Even though charity is quite broad in the scope of activities falling under its definition, when we hear the word “charity,” most of us...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Helping Brussels Victims & Crowdfunding Requests
The horrible terrorist attack that occurred in Brussels on March 22nd has stirred our hearts and has motivated some donors to do what they...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Building Trust Part 5
In recent years, there has been increased attention on measuring the effectiveness of a charity’s activities. What progress has the charity made towards its...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Drop in Trust in Non-Profit Organizations in U.S.
For the past 18 years, Edelman, a global communications marketing firm, has produced a Trust Barometer that involves an online survey of over 33,000...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Valuation of Donated Goods
Many charities rely on donated goods (also called gifts-in-kind or GIK) to carry out their program service activities. The range of donated goods vary...
Wise Giving Wednesday – Building Trust Video Series
More and more we are hearing that videos have become an important forum to communicate information in a quick and meaningful fashion. So with...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Differences in Public Trust by Type of Charity
Last week, BBB Wise Giving Alliance released the 2019 edition of the Give.org Donor Trust Report which provides the results of an annual survey...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating Cars to Charity
For some households, the donation of a car to charity can represent the single largest contribution made to charity during the year. This is...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Donations to Help Syrian Refugees
Over a year ago, BBB Wise Giving Alliance distributed a donor advisory about Syrian refugee assistance. It is with deep sadness that a year...