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Wise Giving Wednesday: New Colorado Privacy Regulations Take Effect July 1st

A new Colorado Privacy Act takes effect on July 1, 2023 and, unlike other similar legislation in other states, this law has no exception for nonprofits. BBB Wise Giving Alliance already addresses privacy concerns in our standards.

Apr 26, 2023

Mike Horak, Denver Children's Home

In this episode of our Building Trust Video series, we talk with Mike Horak, Development Director of the Denver Children's Home. Read our full report on the organization here, https://bit.ly/3LfGUDM

Apr 20, 2023

Wise Giving Wednesday: Decline in Charity Volunteering

Volunteers are a vital part of how charities work and achieve their goals and there's a continuing decline in the numbers of volunteers at charities.

Apr 19, 2023

Heart of Giving podcast, Shawnee Benton Gibson

Our guest in this video podcast is Shawnee Benton Gibson, LMSW / FLDC the CEO of Spirit of A Woman (S.O.W.) Leadership Development Institute and the Co-Founder of the ARIAH Foundation. Shawnee is the subject of an award-winning documentary called “Aftershock” which follows her and her family as...

Apr 13, 2023

Wise Giving Wednesday: Online Giving is 12% of Total Fundraising

Online fundraising makes up 12% of total fundraising. Learn more about this interesting trend and what that means for charity fundraising in general.

Apr 12, 2023

Heart of Giving podcast, Kateryna Zhuk, part 2 of 2

This week, we continue the conversation in Part 2 of our episode featuring Kateryna Zhuk, co-founder of Charity Turner, Ukraine’s Charity Watchdog. She talks about the situation in Ukraine right now, what charities are doing, and how we can contribute to help the people of Ukraine.

Apr 12, 2023

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