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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: New York State Attorney General Shuts Down Charity Telemarketing Firm

On March 26th, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a press release announcing that it had shut down a telemarketing firm (Menacola Marketing) that was soliciting on behalf of the Na
Apr 11, 2018
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Wise Giving Wednesday: New Power

As one of the founders of the annual GivingTuesday charity contribution campaign, Henry Timms is viewed as one of the nonprofit sector’s big thinkers. He has teamed up with Jeremy Heimans to write
Apr 05, 2018
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Giving and Timing

There is an old Scottish proverb that says “What may be done at any time will be done at no time.” Life is busy. Things to do. And many of us make our charity contributions during the last q
Mar 29, 2018
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Wise Giving Wednesday: The BBB Charity Standard that is Most Frequently Not Met

42 percent of nationally-soliciting charities that did not meet one or more of the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability in the past year either did not produce an annual report or had a report that
Mar 21, 2018
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Collaboration with Community Health Charities

Last year, BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB WGA) joined forces with Community Health Charities, a nonprofit representing more than 2,000 health and wellness charities, to promote transparency and high stan
Mar 14, 2018
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Deducting Donations at Tax Time

In recent months, concerns were raised about the impact of U.S. tax law changes in 2018 since, among other things, the increase in the standard deduction to $12,000 per individual or $24,000 per couple,
Mar 07, 2018
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