Wise Giving Wednesday: Mississippi Flooding
The images are familiar but heart wrenching, a small motor boat glides over waist high waters, passes devastated homes and the roofs of enveloped cars.
Wise Giving Wednesday
Wise Giving Wednesday: Defining Charity Transparency
Twenty-five years ago, charity transparency was often viewed as the availability of charity financial information such as the IRS Form 990, the annual financial...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating Wisely on GivingTuesday
The holiday giving season is the most generous time for donors. Since 2012, however, it has become even more so with the emergence and...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating on Mother’s Day
As we approach Mother’s Day this coming Sunday, many mothers will receive flowers, cards, gifts, dinner invitations and other expressions of love from their...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Gift Acceptance Policies
As reported first by Ronan Farrow in The New Yorker and then by other media sources including the Associated Press, a scandal has emerged...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Online Charity Fundraising
As reported in The NonProfit Times, the Nonprofit Tech for Good (a social and mobile media resource for nonprofit professionals) conducted research for a...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The BBB Standards for Charity Accountability include a preamble explaining that, in addition to the specific areas addressed by the standards, charitable organizations are...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Scanning a Charity’s Website
When a donor reviews a charity’s website, what should they seek to find? What elements are important to examine?
Wise Giving Wednesday: The Value of Standards
We are all indeed “entitled to our opinions” as the popular phrase goes but all speech is not created equal. For example, saying something...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Building Trust Part 2
The board of directors is pivotal in providing guidance and oversight to a charity and ensuring it is fulfilling its mission. Holding regular meetings...