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TIPS FOR DONORS

Find out about basic tips to help you make informed giving decisions.

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BBB CHARITY STANDARDS

What are the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability? 20 standards addressing 4 themes: Governance, Results Reports, Finances, and Truthful and Transparent Representations.

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ACCREDITED CHARITY SEAL

BBB Accredited Charities have the option of obtaining a license, for a sliding scale annual fee, that authorizes the charity to display the BBB Accredited Charity Seal on their websites and in promotional materials.

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Wise Giving Wednesday - Crowdfunding & Philanthropy

The crowdfunding concept got its start over 15 years ago as a means to collect small gifts from a large group of people to support a project, person or organization. Within a short time it grew in both
Jul 30, 2015
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Wise Giving Wednesday - Workplace Giving

While workplace giving is a well-established employee outreach activity at most major companies, it has changed and evolved over the years in very significant ways. At one time, United Way and oth
Jul 23, 2015
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Wise Giving Wednesday - Youth & Volunteering

Volunteers at charities have always played an essential role in the growth of philanthropy. Whether it consists of friends and family helping to raise money for a favorite cause or neighborhood youth as
Jul 16, 2015
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Building Trust Video Series, Interview with the CEO of the American Red Cross

With total revenues of about $3 billion, more than 450 chapters in all 50 states, over 25,000 paid staff members, 400,000 volunteers and responding to nearly 70,000 disasters large and small each year,
Jul 08, 2015
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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 today’s blog we are proud to launch our Building Trust
Jul 01, 2015
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Building Trust Part 10

Charities both large and small have many things in common but one of the more important similarities is the presence of a charity’s website. For many donors and potential donors, this may be the f
Jun 25, 2015
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