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Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating Cars to Charity
For some households, the donation of a car to charity can represent the single largest contribution made to charity during the year. This is all the more reason for donors to make sure their generosity
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Donations to Help Syrian Refugees
Over a year ago, BBB Wise Giving Alliance distributed a donor advisory about Syrian refugee assistance. It is with deep sadness that a year later, the crisis for Syrian refugees continues to escal
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Advice on GivingTuesdayNow – May 5, 2020
GivingTuesday, which has gained worldwide attention in promoting donations during the holiday season, has launched a campaign taking place on May 5th, to encourage donating to charity and/or otherwise helping communities in response to the needs caused by COVID-19.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: GiveSafely.io Helps Donors Give to Trusted Charities and Secures Personal Data
As announced in our press release, BBB Wise Giving Alliance launched a new donation platform on July 4th: GiveSafely.io
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Wise Giving Wednesday: BBB WGA #GivingTuesday Activities
Yesterday, November 29th, was #Giving Tuesday, the designated day for making donations to charity. For the past four years, BBB Wise Giving Alliance has participated in helping to promote wise giving on
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BBB WGA Represented on Top 25 Most Influential Experts List
This week the annual list of America’s Most Influential Philanthropy Experts was released and for the first time includes Art Taylor of BBB Wise Giving Alliance, highlighting his work in empowering and
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Wise Giving Wednesday: And the Oscar® Goes To…Charity Ribbons
As a symbol of achievement in the movie industry and perhaps worldwide, the Oscars are probably one of the most recognized awards given out today. While there is no equivalent in philanthropy, it is int
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Nonprofit Workshop on Cybersecurity Planning
The Metro New York BBB Foundation and BBB Wise Giving Alliance are offering an in-person and livestreamed workshop intended for nonprofits to help them be prepared when it comes to cybersecurity
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Donate With Honor – Charity Misled Donors in Appeals for Phone Cards for Troops
In our continuing Wise Giving Wednesday series about the “Donate With Honor” press conference held at the Washington DC office of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) along with state Attorneys General an
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Nepal Giving Update: GlobalGiving Foundation
I know, its not #wisegivingwed, but in light of the situation in Nepal I thought I would share information I received from GlobalGiving Foundation, a BBB Accredited Charity, regarding the assistan
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Building the New Normal
Pratichi Shah currently serves on the BBB Wise Giving Alliance Board of Directors. She produced this advisory to provide assistance to charities dealing with the Coronavirus outbreak.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Donate With Honor – Federal Trade Commission Calls Out Charity Fraud
In our continuing Wise Giving Wednesday series about the “Donate With Honor” press conference held at the Washington DC office of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) along with state Attorneys General an
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Give.org and BBB Issue Contributor Cautions on Hurricane Dorian Disaster Relief
Arlington, VA (August 30, 2019) – As Hurricane Dorian approaches the Florida coast, BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB’s Give.org) and Better Business Bureau encourage donors to support experienced disaster relief organizations. It’s also important for charity disaster appeals to be clear about what activities their support will fund.”
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Change for Charities – Rounding Up Your Register Bill
On a daily basis, most of us receive charitable appeals of some kind but an increasingly popular one is the request to round up your bill at the supermarket or other store register and agree to donate y
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Hacking Nonprofit Collaboration
In partnership with the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), the BBB Wise Giving Alliance is producing an article series that calls on the nonprofit sector, and others engaged in philanthropy, to e
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Complaints About Charities
The majority of individuals visiting the Give.org website are seeking to access our standards-based evaluative reports on charities
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Charities and National Mental Health Awareness Month
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. This is a cause that has received increased attention in recent years due to a variety of influences, including but not limited to, recognition of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Ramadan and Philanthropy
We give for the benefit of others for many reasons. Among the most powerful is faith. This is certainly true of Islam. According to Islamic Relief USA, (a BBB Accredited Charity), Islam has th
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Coins in Fundraising Letters
One of the challenges for charities that use direct mail fundraising is to get the recipient to open the envelope. Whether a potential donor gets a large volume of direct mail or just a trickle, a chari
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Volunteer Vacations
As the summer heat bears down on a number of areas this week, many of us have thoughts of visiting the beach or just relaxing at home. There are, however, others that seek a more charitable goal by taki