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Consejos del BBB Para Ayudar tras el Huracán Fiona

Con el paso del huracán Fiona por Puerto Rico, República Dominicana, y otras islas del Caribe, sus habitantes sufren con inundaciones, daños a la infraestructura eléctrica, desplazamiento de hogares, y falta de acceso a necesidades básicas como el agua limpia.

Sep 21, 2022

Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating to Hurricane Fiona Relief Efforts

As Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and other nearby Caribbean islands have been impacted by Hurricane Fiona and suffer from floods, power outages, home displacements and access to basic necessities such as safe water, many charitable organizations are seeking to provide emergency relief and assistance.

Sep 21, 2022

Wise Giving Wednesday: The 400th Post

This edition represents the 400th post! Over seven and a half years ago, on January 14, 2015, the first entry of Wise Giving Wednesday was shared on Give.org.

Sep 14, 2022

Heart of Giving Podcast: Powerful Black Women Giving Back, Part 4

This is Part 4 of our Powerful Black Women Giving Back series. This week we feature clips from our previous interviews with Ashleigh Axios, Chief Experience Officer and Owner, Coforma, Dr. Stacy Holland, CEO Elevate 215, and Karen E. Osborne, Novelist and Founder, The Osborne Group.

Sep 14, 2022

Wise Giving Wednesday: 21st Anniversary of 9/11

For this 9/11 anniversary, we would like to identify some additional insights that 9/11 brought to the charitable sector.

Sep 07, 2022

Heart of Giving Podcast: Powerful Black Women Giving Back, Part 3

This week, for our 100th episode, we continue our Powerful Black Women Giving back series with Part 3 featuring Mesky Brhane, Practice Manager, The World Bank, Lysa Ratliff, CEO of KABOOM!, and Elizabeth Clay Roy, CEO of Generation Citizen.

Sep 07, 2022

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