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Wise Giving Wednesday: Recurring Problems in 2018 BBB Charity Evaluations
As we are making holiday giving decisions and the year is drawing to a close, this edition of Wise Giving Wednesday takes a look back at some of the recurring problems we have seen in our evaluations of nationally-soliciting charitable organizations
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Deducting a Fundraising-Related Purchase
In addition to helping a good cause, one of the motivations for purchasing a ticket to a fundraising event in the U.S. is the ability to get an income tax deduction for the purchase. Donors need to keep
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BBB Offers Ten Giving Tips for Orlando Tragedy
Arlington, VA – In the wake of the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, the BBB Serving Central Florida and the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, the national charity monitoring arm of the Better Business Bu
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Charities and Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month which takes place each October brings the public’s attention to this important cause.
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GiveSafely.io Launches as a Secure Trust-Based Donation Platform for Leading Charities to Incentivize and Interact with New Donors
BBB Wise Giving Alliance’s new donation platform, GiveSafely.io, uses blockchain technology to enable donors to secure their data, contribute to BBB Accredited Charities and receive rewards via charity experiences. 80.5% of BBB Accredited charities anticipate that their 2020 revenue will be lower than expected and are searching for new ways to engage Millennials and Generation…
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Contributing to Charities Addressing Coronavirus
When a natural disaster or tragedy occurs, generous donors are quick to assist charities that are providing help. It is not surprising to see this same desire emerge as authorities seek to contain the spread of Coronavirus that began in Wuhan, China and has tragically resulted in over 1,000 deaths to date. One of the…
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Earth Day & Philanthropy
Friday, April 22nd is the 46th Earth Day event which started in 1970. This environmental-focused movement has grown considerably over the years from gatherings at colleges, universities and school
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BBB Warns Charities of Fake Check Scam
Arlington, VA – February 1, 2016 – BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB WGA) is warning charities nationwide to be on the alert for a fake-check overpayment scam. An individual using the name “Kenneth Mc
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Wise Giving Wednesday: The Clock is Ticking for Year End Giving
For those U.S. donors seeking to get a 2015 tax deduction for charitable gifts, the clock is ticking. By the time this blog is posted, there will be less than 48 hours left for this opportunity. Not sur
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Wise Giving Wednesday: A Lesson from Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In looking back at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day we just celebrated on January 16th, I am reminded that we honor Dr. King not only in regards to his legacy on civil rights but also for his e
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Similar Sounding Charity Names
It is common practice for a charity’s name to include the disease, problem or issue that the charity seeks to address.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Matching Gifts and Impact Claims
It can be challenging to provide potential donors with incentives to make a contribution in view of so many competing interests in today’s marketplace.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: BBB WGA Presentation at National Health Council Conference
Last week, the National Health Council held its 2018 Health Leadership Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This is a membership organization that includes over 100 national health-related orga
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Summer Camps and Charity
As we leave spring and approach summer, schools are completing the academic year and many families look forward to sending children to one of a variety of summer camps that can address almost every spor
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Passing Wise Giving Habits to Children
An online national survey of 1,004 American parents, commissioned by BBB Wise Giving Alliance, found that 61 percent of Millennial parents (ages 18-35) have talked about charity with their children in t
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Environmental Organizations
The United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place in Paris this week as world leaders gather to discuss global warming and other important environmental matters. Protests have taken place aro
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Can Charity Watchdogs Assess a Charity’s Effectiveness or Impact?
In the wake of the Overhead Myth campaign which urged donors to recognize that charity financial ratios should not be used as the sole basis for making contribution decisions, some have encouraged chari
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Helping Victims of California Wildfires
At the time this blog is being written, the wildfires in Southern California continue to spread, although the wind is reporting to decrease somewhat. CNN reports that a 1,000 homes and other structures
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Wise Giving Wednesday: November 29th is #GivingTuesday
For the fifth year, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States has been designated as #GivingTuesday, the day to make donations to charity. Started by the New York-based organization
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Fundraising Photos
Several days ago, a CBS story reported that a couple in New York was arrested for allegedly using social media and other communications to defraud donors by raising money using a picture of a boy fighti