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  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Cause Marketing Disclosures

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Cause Marketing Disclosures

    In today’s consumer marketplace, a quite common practice is for a business to sell products or services with the promise that some of the purchase will benefit a charity.

  • Brad Dudding

    Brad Dudding

    In this week’s episode, our guest is Brad Dudding, the Chief Impact Officer at The Bail Project, an organization that combats mass incarceration by disrupting the money bail system – one person at a time. Listen now to learn more about his motivations to work towards creating a more fair pretrial system.

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating for California Flood Relief

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating for California Flood Relief

    Parts of California are experiencing heavy storms, flooding, mudslides, and rising rivers that could cause damages exceeding $1 billion.

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Public Donates Over $6 Million to Damar Hamlin’s Toy Drive

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Public Donates Over $6 Million to Damar Hamlin’s Toy Drive

    During Monday night’s football game, Damar Hamlin, Buffalo Bill’s safety, suffered a life-threatening event that is generating sympathy across the country.

  • Heart of Giving Podcast, Emily Berliner

    Heart of Giving Podcast, Emily Berliner

    This episode features one of our BBB Luminare Award for Service winners, Emily Berliner. This award honors individuals who prioritize philanthropy and have made a meaningful impact through their charitable activities. Emily is the COO/Founder of EBO Consulting, Inc. In hopes of supporting a vital and sustainable business economy in Alaska, she founded EBO Consulting…

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Donation Tips for Generous Procrastinators

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Donation Tips for Generous Procrastinators

    With only a few days left before midnight strikes on December 31st, many U.S. donors will make a last-minute gift to their favorite causes so that they can take a deduction on their income tax forms.

  • Jeff Thongc

    Jeff Thongc

    This episode features one of our BBB Luminare Award for Service winners, Jeff Thungc. This award honors individuals who prioritize philanthropy and have made a meaningful impact through their charitable activities. Jeff is a Digital Solutions Strategist with JLT Web Solutions, a local web design and digital marketing company that supports local small businesses. Listen…

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Donate to BBB Wise Giving Alliance

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Donate to BBB Wise Giving Alliance

    As we wrap our presents this holiday season and provide gifts to family members and other loved ones, we also are mindful of another type of giving — the continuing support of charitable organizations.

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating Clothing, Food, Toys, and Cars

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating Clothing, Food, Toys, and Cars

    As donors make their year-end giving choices, households that are short on cash might consider giving alternatives such as donating goods.

  • Wesley Alexander

    Wesley Alexander

    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 talk with Wesley Alexander, founding CEO of Cobiz Richmond, Inc. Cobiz Richmond works to help businesses…

  • Building Trust Video Series: Emily Lehmann, SOAR365

    Building Trust Video Series: Emily Lehmann, SOAR365

    In this episode of our Building Trust Series, we talk with Emily Lehmann, Vice President of Day and Respite Services for SOAR365. SOAR365’s purpose is to create life-fulfilling opportunities for individuals with disabilities, in partnership with families. Read our full report on the organization here, https://bit.ly/3iDuBFv

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: 2022 Give.org Donor Trust Report

    Wise Giving Wednesday: 2022 Give.org Donor Trust Report

    Last week, we were proud to release the Give.org Donor Trust Report 2022: Five Year Review of Trust and Giving Attitudes.

  • Brian Crimmins and Nathan Chappell

    Brian Crimmins and Nathan Chappell

    In this week’s episode, we have two guests, Nathan Chappell and Brian Crimmins. We discuss their new book called “Generosity Crisis: The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity’s Greatest Challenges.”

  • BBB’s Give.org Study:  “High trust” is up for 12 of 13 charity categories

    BBB’s Give.org Study: “High trust” is up for 12 of 13 charity categories

    Arlington, VA (November 22, 2022) – According to new research from BBB’s Give.org, the portion of respondents that “highly trusts” different charity types increased for 12 out of 13 categories between December 2020 and December 2021. The exception was environmental organizations, which dropped moderately (0.4%) and had the least portion of respondents (16.0%) expressing high…

  • Timothy Waters

    Timothy Waters

    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 our guest is Tim Waters, Executive Director of Friends of the Children, SF Bay Area. Tim is…

  • Building Trust Video Series: Jeff Keith, Guardian Group

    Building Trust Video Series: Jeff Keith, Guardian Group

    In this episode of our Building Trust Series, we talk with Jeff Keith, Founder and CEO of Guardian Group. Guardian Group’s mission is to prevent and disrupt the sex trafficking of women and children while enabling partners to identify victims and predators in the United States. Read our full report on the organization here, https://bit.ly/3XkDfZH

  • Donating to Help Colorado Nightclub Shooting Victims

    Donating to Help Colorado Nightclub Shooting Victims

    Many generous individuals will be moved to help the victims and families of the horrific shooting that took place this past weekend at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs.

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Wise Giving on GivingTuesday

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Wise Giving on GivingTuesday

    It may be hard to believe but GivingTuesday, the charity event which takes place on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving started ten years ago, in 2012.

  • James Walker

    James Walker

    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 our guest is James Walker, Founder & President at Diogenes Community Solutions. James talks about his inspiring…

  • Luminare Award Winners & Business Giving Tips

    Luminare Award Winners & Business Giving Tips

    Learn about BBB Great West & Pacific and BBB Wise Giving Alliance’s Luminare Award for Service winners, along with tips for how you can make an impact by getting involved in your community.