News & Updates

  • Turkey and Syria Relief, Project Hope

    Turkey and Syria Relief, Project Hope

    As part of our Earthquake Relief in Turkey and Syria Interview series, Rabih Torbay, President and CEO of Project Hope talks about the organization’s relief efforts in Turkey and Syria after the devastating earthquake. Read our full report on Project Hope here, https://bit.ly/3JbsDWN

  • 10 Lessons in Organizational Transformation

    10 Lessons in Organizational Transformation

    Report enumerating lessons learned by CHC: Creating Healthier Communities while undergoing organizational transformation.

  • Building Trust Video Series: Michelle DeLaune, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

    Building Trust Video Series: Michelle DeLaune, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

    In this episode of our Building Trust Video series, we talk with Michelle DeLaune, CEO of National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC.) NCMEC’s stated purpose is “to operate a national clearinghouse on missing and sexually exploited children; assist efforts to find missing children and reduce child sexual exploitation.” REad our full report on…

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Tips on Supporting Ukraine Relief, One Year Later

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Tips on Supporting Ukraine Relief, One Year Later

    BBB Wise Giving Alliance, the standards-based charity evaluator, provides tips on finding trustworthy charities that continue to address needs in Ukraine and refugees.

  • Art Taylor

    Art Taylor

    In this week’s episode, our guest host is Laura Pachon, DePaul University Masters Student. She is interviewing our very own Art Taylor, CEO and President, BBB Wise Giving Alliance, and the Host of the Heart of Giving Podcast.

  • Building Trust Video Series: John and Merline Engle, Haiti Partners

    Building Trust Video Series: John and Merline Engle, Haiti Partners

    In this episode of our Building Trust Series, we talk with John and Merline Engle, Co-Directors of Haiti Partners. Haiti Partners’ stated purpose is “to help Haitians change Haiti through education.” Read our full report on the organization here, https://bit.ly/3ZqD53D

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: The Size of the Charity Workforce

    Wise Giving Wednesday: The Size of the Charity Workforce

    According to the latest available statistics from the IRS, in 2021 there were 1.9 million tax exempt organizations in the United States.

  • Luke Mickelson

    Luke Mickelson

    In this week’s episode, our guest is Luke Mickelson, the Founder and Executive Director of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a volunteer-driven nonprofit dedicated to building and delivering handmade, fully furnished bunk beds to needy children. Listen now to hear about Luke’s amazing work and the impact that this organization is having in solving the heartbreaking…

  • Building Trust Video Series: Jill Reeder, Pearl S Buck International

    Building Trust Video Series: Jill Reeder, Pearl S Buck International

    In this episode of our Building Trust Series, we talk with Jill Reeder, Interim CEO of Pearl S Buck International. Pearl S Buck International’s stated purpose is to provide opportunities to explore and appreciate other cultures, build better lives for children around the globe and promote the legacy of our founder by preserving and interpreting…

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity Salary Misperceptions

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity Salary Misperceptions

    We would like to revisit a Wise Giving Wednesday topic from several years ago that continues to be relevant: the compensation of executives at charitable organizations.

  • Joseph Press, Office Shock Part 3

    Joseph Press, Office Shock Part 3

    In this week’s episode, we continue discussing Office Shock with one of its co-authors, Dr. Joseph Press. This time we focus on the architectural aspects of the book, i.e. – how do architects actually think about offices of the future? To find out more, listen now!

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Phases of Earthquake Relief

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Phases of Earthquake Relief

    The latest news reports are estimating over 40,000 deaths due to last week’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

  • Bob Johansen

    Bob Johansen

    This week, we continue our conversation about the riveting new book by Bob Johansen, Author & Distinguished Fellow at Institute for the Future, “Office Shock.” In this book, co-authored with Christine Bullen and Joseph Press, we learn about the “officeverse” and a new way of looking at the office.

  • Wise Giving Wednesday:  Donating for Earthquake Relief in Syria and Turkey

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating for Earthquake Relief in Syria and Turkey

    To assist donors seeking to support earthquake relief efforts in Syria and Turkey, BBB Wise Giving Alliance is providing the following giving tips along with a list of BBB Accredited Charities.

  • Denver Frederick

    Denver Frederick

    In this week’s episode, our guest is Denver Frederick, a Certified Professional Executive Coach who works exclusively with leaders in the social sector. He is the host of The Business Giving podcast and the author of the book The Business of Giving, which is every nonprofit leader’s master class for successfully navigating turbulent social and…

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Experience, Expertise, and Excellence

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Experience, Expertise, and Excellence

    175 years. That impressive amount of time represents the cumulative number of years the dozen staff members of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance have worked towards our mission

  • Bob Johansen and Christine V. Bullen

    Bob Johansen and Christine V. Bullen

    In this week’s episode, we chat with Bob Johansen and Christine V. Bullen about their book, Office Shock. “This book reimagines the office and shows how we can plan for more sustainable ways of working.”

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating to California Shooting Victims

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating to California Shooting Victims

    In the past week, we learned the heartbreaking news that eleven people were killed in a mass shooting that took place at a Monterey Park, California dance studio that was celebrating the Lunar New Year.

  • Maritza Maldonado

    Maritza Maldonado

    This episode is part of our special series “Made by the Bay” sponsored by the Tipping Point Community to feature the work of amazing people in the Bay Area, working for the betterment of their community. This week, we chat with Maritza Maldonado, Executive Director at Amigos de Guadalupe Center for Justice and Empowerment, an…

  • Macire Aribot and Nassim Ashford

    Macire Aribot and Nassim Ashford

    In this week’s episode, we chat with Macire Aribot and Nassim Ashford, two of the co-founders of NoirUnited, a Black-led organization focused on centering Black and other marginalized people in developing their communities. They are currently working to advocate, raise funds and provide humanitarian assistance to Black people who are stranded in Ukraine and those…