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Wise Giving Wednesday: The BBB Charity Standard that is Most Frequently Not Met

42 percent of nationally-soliciting charities that did not meet one or more of the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability in the past year either did not produce an annual report or had a report that
Mar 21, 2018
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Building Trust Video Series. Our interview with Kim Callinan of Compassion and Choices. Read our full report on Compassion and Choices here, https://bit.ly/2WU0aux. For information on the most trustworthy charities, go to https://give.org/.
Mar 21, 2018
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Collaboration with Community Health Charities

Last year, BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB WGA) joined forces with Community Health Charities, a nonprofit representing more than 2,000 health and wellness charities, to promote transparency and high stan
Mar 14, 2018
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Building Trust Video Interview Series. Art Taylor speaks with Cheryl Crazy Bull of the American Indian College Fund. Read our full report on the American Indian College Fund here, https://bit.ly/2Ur3iS7. For information on the most trustworthy charities, go to https://give.org/.
Mar 14, 2018
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Deducting Donations at Tax Time

In recent months, concerns were raised about the impact of U.S. tax law changes in 2018 since, among other things, the increase in the standard deduction to $12,000 per individual or $24,000 per couple,
Mar 07, 2018
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BBB WGA Building Trust Series. Art Taylor talks with Julie Throckmorton of HasHaiti. Read our full report on HasHaiti here, https://bit.ly/2IgtaZA. For information on the most trustworthy charities, go to https://give.org/.
Mar 06, 2018