News & Updates

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)

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.

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…

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.

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

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

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

One of the key objectives of our evaluations of publicly-soliciting charities in relation to the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability is to help donors verify the trustworthiness of these organizati

In the past week, Congress passed the spending bill (Consolidated Appropriations Bill, H.R. 2029) that pays for the Federal Government until next fall. What many don’t realize, however, is that this bil

Most will recognize the value of having accountability standards. They help bring objectivity to subjective concepts

Yesterday was #GivingTuesday – a designated day to donate to charities. Last week Wise Giving Wednesday featured this event and provided giving tips to keep in mind for those who participated by donatin

The Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States, November 28th, is the sixth anniversary of #GivingTuesday − a designated day to donate to charities. Since its founding by the New York based 92Y, al

As this Wise Giving Wednesday will be posted on Christmas Day, we want to thank all those who visited Give.org in 2019 and hope our reports, advice and giving information were helpful in making your contribution decisions

Yesterday in Washington, DC, the Federal Trade Commission held its first charity conference: Give & Take: Consumers, Contributions and Charity. Both Bennett Weiner (BBB WGA’s Chief Operating O