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Wise Giving Wednesday: Over 50 BBB Accredited National Charities Addressing Coronavirus

Today we gathered a list of over fifty (50) nationally-soliciting charities that are BBB Accredited (i.e., meet all 20 BBB Standards for Charity Accountability) that are addressing some aspect of the coronavirus crisis or are significantly impacted by it.

Mar 25, 2020

Darlene Allen, Adoption Rhode Island

Art Taylor, CEO of BBB's Give.org speaks with Darlene Allen of Adoption Rhode Island about the organization's challenges, goals, and mission. Read more about Adoption Rhode Island in our full report here, https://bit.ly/2WKwIKD

Mar 25, 2020

Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating During a Pandemic

Mar 18, 2020

Kate Grant, Fistula Foundation

Art Taylor chats with Kate Grant of Fistula Foundation about the organization's mission, goals, and what it means to be a trustworthy organization. Read our full report on Fistula Foundation here, http://bit.ly/2QB17HN

Mar 16, 2020

Ethan Collins, Health Wagon

Art Taylor talks with Ethan Collins of Health Wagon in Wise, VA about their mission, challenges, and goals. Learn more about Health Wagon in our full report here, http://bit.ly/2FhN7Nq

Mar 13, 2020

Wise Giving Wednesday: BBB’s Give.org Responds to Coronavirus Concerns

One of the key factors that makes our charity reporting strong is the fact that the BBB Charity Standards are broad and cover a range of topics. With the news of the spread of coronavirus across the United States on everyone’s mind, we found that one of the topics, board meeting attendance, has been on the mind of several charities.

Mar 11, 2020

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