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Wise Giving Wednesday: Cause Marketing Do's and Don'ts

Cause-related marketing refers to promotions that sell products or services to consumers with the announcement that some of the purchase price will help a specified charity.

May 12, 2021

Kelly Waters, Virginia Hemophilia Foundation

In this Building Trust Video, we talk with Kelly Waters of the Virginia Hemophilia Foundation, an accredited charity with the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. Read more about this organization in our full report here, https://bit.ly/2RQz5Lx

May 12, 2021

Heart of Giving Podcast, Ranjani Saigal of Ekal Foundation

In this week's episode of the Heart of Giving Podcast, Ranjani Saigal, the Executive Director of the Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation, discusses the shocking situation in India where people are struggling to survive a devastating second wave of the COVID 19 pandemic and she explains how Ekal is providing support to the rural areas of the country where help and resources are limited.

May 10, 2021

Cryptocurrency and Blockchain for Charities

Learn about how the charity sector is using cryptocurrency and blockchain and also how you can leverage your BBB Wise Giving Alliance Accreditation to sign up for GiveSafely.io, our free blockchain charity donation platform for cash and crypto donations. Learn more here: https://givesafely.io/charities_corner/

May 07, 2021

Wise Giving Wednesday: Mental Health Awareness

May is Mental Health Awareness Month (aka Mental Health Month). The stress, grief and anxiety associated with coping with COVID-19 for over a year are to be expected. A year ago, the pandemic caused nearly 100,000 American deaths which have since climbed to over 575,000.

May 05, 2021

Heart of Giving, Dan Porterfield, Part 2

In this week's episode of the Heart of Giving Podcast, we continue the conversation with Dan Porterfield, the President and CEO of The Aspen Institute as he discusses creating theories of change that seek to promote inclusive dialogue, value-based leadership, and action on critical issues through his work at The Aspen Institute.

May 04, 2021

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