Wise Giving Wednesday: Government Regulation vs. Voluntary Standards
For today’s Wise Giving Wednesday, we wanted to revisit a topic – the difference between government regulations and voluntary standards.
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Heart of Giving Podcast; Cherie Harder
In this week's episode, our guest is Cherie Harder, the President of the Trinity Forum. The Trinity Forum (www.ttf.org) works to create space and resources for leaders to reflect on and discuss life’s biggest questions in the context of faith. A full list of their recent programs can be found here:...
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Tips on Donating to Victims of the Evansville Explosion
Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the horrible explosion in Evansville, Indiana on August 10th that killed three people and damaged about 40 homes.
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Heart of Giving Podcast, Roger Craver
In this week's episode, our guest is Roger Craver, an American fundraiser and campaigner for progressive causes. He is the co-founder of The Hotline, a bipartisan online briefing on American politics, and the editor of TheAgitator.net.
Aug 10, 2022
Wise Giving Wednesday: When is a Related-Party Transaction a Conflict?
Most charities today have some type of conflict-of-interest policy that helps them identify the existence of charity transactions with a related party such as a staff or board-related firm.
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Ukraine Relief: SIGN Fracture Care International
As part of our Ukraine Relief Charity Interview series, Jeanne Dillner, CEO of SIGN Fracture Care International talks about the organization's relief efforts in and around Ukraine during the crisis in the area.
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