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Wise Giving Wednesday: Assisting Tropical Storm Hilary Recovery Efforts

Tips for donors to help the victims of Tropical Storm Hilary.

Aug 22, 2023

Heart of Giving podcast, Robin Steinberg

In this week's episode, our guest is Robin Steinberg, the founder of the Bail Project and three other high-impact organizations: the Bronx Defenders, the Bronx Freedom Fund, and Still She Rises.

Aug 16, 2023

Wise Giving Wednesday – Ukraine Housing Crisis

BBB Wise Giving Alliance is pleased to release the third entry in a series of posts by Kateryna (Katya) Zhuk. Katya heads a Ukraine charity monitoring organization, Charity Tuner.

Aug 15, 2023

Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating for Maui Wildfire Relief

Tips for donors who are donating to the relief efforts to help the victims of the Maui wildfire.

Aug 09, 2023

Heart of Giving podcast, Thoughts on Clothing Donations

In this episode, our Host and CEO of BBB Wise Giving Alliance, Art Taylor, shares his thoughts on clothing donations.

Aug 09, 2023

Wise Giving Wednesday: FTC Warning on Disaster Scams

Tips for donors to spot potential disaster charity scams

Aug 02, 2023

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