News & Updates

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Flooding Hits Texas, Gulf Coast States and Lower Mississippi Valley

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Flooding Hits Texas, Gulf Coast States and Lower Mississippi Valley

    As much as 15 inches of rain flooded the Dallas/Fort Worth area this week and torrential rains also extended into Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Valley.

  • Powerful Black Women Giving Back, Part 1

    Powerful Black Women Giving Back, Part 1

    This is Part 1 of our new Powerful Black Women Giving Back series. This week we feature clips from our previous interviews with Judy Belk, CEO of California Wellness Foundation, Dr. Cherise Hamblin, OBGYN and Founder of Patients are Waiting, and Asahi Pompey, Goldman Sachs Partner and Head of Goldman Sachs Foundation.

  • Cherie Harder

    Cherie Harder

    In this week’s episode, our guest is Cherie Harder, the President of the Trinity Forum. The Trinity Forum (www.ttf.org) works to create space and resources for leaders to reflect on and discuss life’s biggest questions in the context of faith. A full list of their recent programs can be found here: https://ttf.org/?s=video

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Government Regulation vs. Voluntary Standards

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Government Regulation vs. Voluntary Standards

    For today’s Wise Giving Wednesday, we wanted to revisit a topic – the difference between government regulations and voluntary standards.

  • Tips on Donating to Victims of the Evansville Explosion

    Tips on Donating to Victims of the Evansville Explosion

    Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the horrible explosion in Evansville, Indiana on August 10th that killed three people and damaged about 40 homes.

  • Roger Craver

    Roger Craver

    In this week’s episode, our guest is Roger Craver, an American fundraiser and campaigner for progressive causes. He is the co-founder of The Hotline, a bipartisan online briefing on American politics, and the editor of TheAgitator.net.

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: When is a Related-Party Transaction a Conflict?

    Wise Giving Wednesday: When is a Related-Party Transaction a Conflict?

    Most charities today have some type of conflict-of-interest policy that helps them identify the existence of charity transactions with a related party such as a staff or board-related firm.

  • Ukraine Relief: SIGN Fracture Care International

    Ukraine Relief: SIGN Fracture Care International

    As part of our Ukraine Relief Charity Interview series, Jeanne Dillner, CEO of SIGN Fracture Care International talks about the organization’s relief efforts in and around Ukraine during the crisis in the area.

  • Angela Williams, United Way Worldwide

    Angela Williams, United Way Worldwide

    In this episode, our guest is Angela Williams, the President and CEO of United Way Worldwide. With more than 30 years of leadership experience in the nonprofit and corporate sectors and named to Forbes’ 2021 List of Women 50 Over 50 Creating Social Change at Scale, Williams brings a long history of purpose-driven work to…

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: School Fundraising

    Wise Giving Wednesday: School Fundraising

    Children will begin returning to school starting in August and continuing into September.

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity Websites 101

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity Websites 101

    While we encourage potential donors to access charity reports on BBB’s Give.org to verify charity trustworthiness, the content of a charity’s website is also helpful.

  • Kimberly Bryant

    Kimberly Bryant

    In this week’s episode, our guest is Kimberly Bryant, the Founder of Black Girls CODE, a non-profit organization dedicated to “changing the face of technology” by introducing girls of color (ages 7-17) to the field of technology and computer science with a concentration on entrepreneurial concepts.

  • Helping Flood Victims in Kentucky and Missouri

    Helping Flood Victims in Kentucky and Missouri

    The recent flooding that has devastated eastern Kentucky and the St. Louis area of Missouri will prompt many to help those in need.

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Helping During the Heat Wave

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Helping During the Heat Wave

    Unusually high temperatures and humidity continue to blanket much of the United States.

  • BBB Luminare Award for Service

    BBB Luminare Award for Service

    Submit your nomination or apply today for the BBB Luminare Award for Service that honors individuals who prioritize philanthropy and have made a meaningful impact through their charitable initiatives.

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: Tax-Exempt Status Is Not an Endorsement

    Wise Giving Wednesday: Tax-Exempt Status Is Not an Endorsement

    Last week’s Wise Giving Wednesday featured the indictment by the Brooklyn District Attorney along with the New York Office of the Attorney General of a man that allegedly created dozens of fraudulent charities.

  • Dominic Kalms, B Generous

    Dominic Kalms, B Generous

    In this week’s episode, our guest is Dominic Kalms, the CEO and Co-Founder of B Generous, a platform that allows donors to donate to non-profit organizations without stress by allowing them to pay over time, without any interest or fees.

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: New York Man Indicted for Fraudulent Appeals

    Wise Giving Wednesday: New York Man Indicted for Fraudulent Appeals

    A man from Staten Island, New York was recently indicted by the New York Attorney General’s office

  • Wise Giving Wednesday: 2021 Giving Figures and 2022 Cautions

    Wise Giving Wednesday: 2021 Giving Figures and 2022 Cautions

    The 2022 edition of the Giving USA Report was published on June 27, 2022, by the Giving USA Foundation and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI.

  • Brandon Wolf, Equality Florida

    Brandon Wolf, Equality Florida

    In this week’s episode, we are closing out Pride Month with an interview with Brandon Wolf who is a nationally recognized LGBTQ civil rights advocate, leader in the movement to end gun violence in America, and survivor of the 2016 shooting at Pulse Nightclub. Brandon is the Press Secretary at the BBB’s Give.org accredited charity…