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Christopher Banks, Autism Society
Art Taylor chats with Autism Society of America CEO, Christopher Banks, about the organization’s mission, goals, and challenges. Read our full report on Autism Society of America here, https://bit.ly/34Wp3gx
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Engaging Donors During Difficult Times
During difficult times, it is even more important to look for signals of hope that may help encourage and teach so that we can move forward to better days.
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Mabel Valdivia, Fonkoze USA
Art Taylor chats with Mabel Valdivia of Fonkoze USA about the organization’s mission, goals, and challenges. Read our full report on Fonkoze USA here, https://bit.ly/31ArIKN
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Tips on Donating for Hurricane Laura Relief
To help those seeking to make donations for Hurricane Laura relief efforts, BBB Wise Giving Alliance offers the following tips.
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Wise Giving Wednesday – COVID-19 and U.S. Postal Issues Impacting Charity Fundraising
For many charities, the most important time of year for contributions is approaching: the holiday giving season during the last quarter.
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Tim Earley, Make A Wish Georgia
Art Taylor speaks with Tim Earley of Make-A-Wish Georgia. They discuss the organization’s mission, goals, and challenges in these difficult times. Read more about Make-A-Wish Georgia in our full report here, https://bit.ly/34xoLMX
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Helping Iowa After the Derecho
As reported in Wise Giving Wednesday over the past several years, natural disasters usually get a media spotlight that help bring attention to the needs of the impacted population and the activities of charities engaged in relief efforts.
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Brent Cooper, Green Beret Foundation
As part of our Building Trust Video series, Art Taylor spoke with Brent Cooper of the Green Beret Foundation about the organization’s mission and the impact of the group’s programs on active duty and retired special forces.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating for Relief Assistance in Beirut, Lebanon
Last week, the massive explosion that rocked Beirut, Lebanon resulted in more than 150 deaths, thousands injured and 300,000 homeless.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Tips on Reviewing Charity Websites
Our recent work on redesigning the Give.org website has also brought to mind the significant role that a charity’s website can play in helping donors make wise giving decisions.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: New Features on Give.org Website
As previously announced last week, BBB Wise Giving Alliance launched a revised version of its Give.org website. In addition to the new design and focus on multiple users (donors, charities and media)
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Mahnaz Javid, Mona Foundation
In this Building Trust video interview, Art speaks with Mahnaz Javid of the Mona Foundation about the organization’s mission, goals, and challenges in this time of the pandemic.
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Launches Revised Give.org Website
Six years ago, BBB Wise Giving Alliance released a revised design of its Give.org website. We are proud to introduce this new version of Give.org. The new website reaches out to three separate audiences
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Wise Giving Wednesday: International Charity Fraud Awareness Week
Government charity regulators from around the world, including the UK, New Zealand, Australia and the United States, are collaborating this week to bring attention to charity fraud.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity Fraud Awareness
Charity fraud is an international issue. Government regulators in other nations recognize the importance of not only protecting donors from questionable fundraising practices, but also protecting charit
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity Fraud Awareness
As part of our promotion for International Charity Fraud Awareness Week, we posted two advisories this week, one for donors and the other for charities. The outreach is sponsored by an international group of government regulators, law enforcement agencies, charities and other nonprofits…
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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.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Complying with the Law vs. Meeting Standards
Over the years, one of the most frequently asked public inquiries to BBB Wise Giving Alliance is [insert organization name] a legitimate charity? The term “legitimate” is one we seek to avoid in o
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Celebrities & Charities
The Golden Globes. The Grammys. The Oscars. As January and February are the heart of awards season for movie stars and recording artists, we are reminded that many celebrities also use this
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Wise Giving Wednesday: New Report on Wounded Warrior Project
Last year, we posted a blog about Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) explaining that, in the face of various public allegations and the departure of senior WWP executives, we had to reopen our evaluation on