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Rene Gellerman, United Way Quad Cities

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance is proud of our network of trusted accredited charities, which are rising to the challenge of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic in innovative ways to safely serve us all. Art Taylor speaks with Rene Gellerman, President and CEO of United Way Quad Cities, about...

Jun 16, 2020

Wise Giving Wednesday: Supporting Civil Rights Organizations

Jun 10, 2020

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, Feeding America

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance is proud of our network of trusted accredited charities, which are rising to the challenge of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic in innovative ways to safely serve us all. Art Taylor speaks with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, about delivering programs...

Jun 09, 2020

Wise Giving Wednesday: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The BBB Standards for Charity Accountability include a preamble explaining that, in addition to the specific areas addressed by the standards, charitable organizations are encouraged to adopt other management practices to further charitable accountability. Among these practices is initiating “…a...

Jun 03, 2020

Accredited Charity Benefits

Art Taylor goes through the many benefits of our accredited charities and the additional benefits of the charity seal holder program.

Jun 03, 2020

Dr Tessie San Martin, Plan International USA

BBB’s Give.org is proud of our network of trusted accredited charities, which are rising to the challenge with innovative ways to safely serve us all. Art Taylor is joined by Dr. Tessie San Martin, President and CEO of Plan International USA to talk about how the organization is facing the...

Jun 01, 2020

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