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Wise Giving Wednesday: Data Privacy Day

Data Privacy Day will be observed on Tuesday, January 28th in the U.S. and Canada. The National Cyber Security Alliance, an organization that addresses cybersecurity and privacy education, leads this annual promotion.

Jan 22, 2020

Wise Giving Wednesday: Children Raising Funds for School or Sports Activities

At various times during the year, schools may reach out to parents to help raise money for class projects, trips, school sports team uniforms and other activities not covered by existing school funding.

Jan 15, 2020

Earthquake Relief Donations for Puerto Rico

Last Tuesday, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Puerto Rico which already was struggling to rebuild after the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017.

Jan 13, 2020

Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating to Address the Fires in Australia

As we hear news reports of the devastating fires in Australia that have destroyed about 18 million acres of land, many are quite moved to provide assistance for displaced families and wildlife, as well as for the brave firefighters that are battling the blazes.

Jan 08, 2020

Wise Giving Wednesday: New Year of Giving

As we celebrate the start of a new decade and make plans and resolutions, we also have an opportunity to strengthen and revise our giving decisions. To help address this objective, we offer the following advice.

Jan 01, 2020

Wise Giving Wednesday: Please Support BBB Wise Giving Alliance

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

Dec 25, 2019

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