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Wise Giving Wednesday: Will Young Donors Give More to Struggling Charities in 2020?

Yesterday, we announced the release of the Give.org Special Report: COVID-19 and the Charitable Sector. The report provides the results of a survey of 118 BBB Accredited Charities and more than 1,000 adults in the United States, exploring what charities and donors expect to be the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak on the charitable sector.
Apr 08, 2020
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Hope for charities as 30% intend to give more in 2020, says new survey from BBB’s Give.org

According to a recent survey, 80% of charities anticipate their 2020 revenue will be lower than expected, and most charities (89.4%) are concerned about maintaining a financially stable organization in 2020. But there is cause for hope, because 30% of individuals say they intend to give more in 2020, according to new research from BBB’s Give.org.​
Apr 07, 2020
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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.
Apr 01, 2020
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Over 50 BBB Accredited National Charities Addressing Coronavirus

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.
Mar 25, 2020
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Wise Giving Wednesday: BBB’s Give.org Responds to Coronavirus Concerns

One of the key factors that makes our charity reporting strong is the fact that the BBB Charity Standards are broad and cover a range of topics. With the news of the spread of coronavirus across the United States on everyone’s mind, we found that one of the topics, board meeting attendance, has been on the mind of several charities.
Mar 11, 2020