Wise Giving Wednesday: Schools & Fundraising
Children return to schools around the country as we approach the Labor Day holiday. To many parents, this means more than just new backpacks,...
Wise Giving Wednesday
Wise Giving Wednesday: Fundraising Events for Hurricane Florence Disaster Relief
Last week we provided advice for donors about Hurricane Florence relief. While Hurricane Florence has passed, many of the areas impacted by flooding from...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Happy New Giving Year
As we celebrate the start of a new year and make plans and resolutions, we also have an opportunity to strengthen and revise our...
Wise Giving Wednesday: When appeals claim a donation can double a charity’s impact
In the past twenty years, the issue of a charity’s impact has received increased attention for a variety of reasons.
Wise Giving Wednesday: Charities and Data Privacy Day
January 28, 2016 is Data Privacy Day which commemorates the signing of Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty dealing with privacy and...
Wise Giving Wednesday: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. These events, which have taken place for several decades, have helped raise funds for numerous charities seeking to...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Sexual Harassment and Charities
On Monday, we released the Give.org Donor Trust Special Report: Sexual Harassment and the Charitable Sector.
Wise Giving Wednesday: Diversity in Donor Trust and Giving
The ability of charitable organizations to thrive in the future is closely tied to their ability to understand how rising, and more diverse, generations...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Some Regional Charities Experiencing Giving Shortfalls
During the week of Thanksgiving, the Washington Post released a story explaining that a number of factors are impacting charitable contributions at regional charities...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity Accountability and Terrorist Financing Issues
Last week, I was in Berlin, Germany participating in the Annual Meeting of the International Committee on Fundraising Organizations (ICFO) which is an international...