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Wise Giving Wednesday: Breast Cancer Awareness, Celebrities and Charities

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Angelina Jolie and Wanda Sykes. These are just a few of the celebrities that have brought significant attention to the cause of breast cancer awareness. As we continue our ser

Oct 18, 2017

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 2017 in the United States and that there were 3,327,552 wo

Oct 11, 2017

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 address breast cancer in a variety of ways:

Oct 04, 2017

Cautions on Giving for Victims of Las Vegas Shooting

BBB Wise Giving Alliance cautions donors about giving in response to the Las Vegas shooting. Advice is available at: https://www.bbb.org/council/news-events/bbb-warnings/2017/10/charitable-giving-

Oct 02, 2017

Wise Giving Wednesday: The Heart of Accountability

One of the key objectives of our evaluations of publicly-soliciting charities in relation to the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability is to help donors verify the trustworthiness of these organizati

Sep 27, 2017

Donación a los esfuerzos de ayuda para el huracán María o el terremoto mexicano

A medida que continúan los esfuerzos de emergencia de rescate y de socorro para los afectados por el huracán María en Puerto Rico y el terremoto en México, BBB Wise Giving Alliance anima a los donante

Sep 22, 2017

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