News & Updates

Wise Giving Wednesday: Article on Building Trust Appears in Advancing Philanthropy Magazine

Article July 17, 2020

I was grateful and honored to submit an article about charity transparency that appears in the summer 2016 issue of Advancing Philanthropy, the quarterly...

Wise Giving Wednesday: US Olympic Swimmers Controversy & Charities

Article July 17, 2020

The allegations surrounding the behavior of Ryan Lochte and other Olympic swimmers during a stop at a gas station in Rio created an international embarrassment.

Wise Giving Wednesday: Memorial Day Giving

Article July 17, 2020

Memorial Day helps to honor those who gave their lives serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.  Many Americans will seek to help show respect...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity as a “Going Concern”

Article July 17, 2020

In the business world, there is a concept in accounting that is called “going concern” which assumes that a business entity will continue to...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Relating Ethical Guidelines to Empower Professional Fundraisers

Article July 17, 2020

This week the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) held its annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Throngs of people attended mainly to beef up their...

New Study: Americans Misinformed Before Donating to Charities

Article July 17, 2020

Arlington, VA – October 28, 2014 – New data on how Americans donate to charities pinpoints a lack of donor understanding and the need...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Nondisclosure Charities

Article July 17, 2020

To complete our national charity evaluations, BBB Wise Giving Alliance asks organizations to complete a detailed online form and also submit supporting documents about...

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

Article July 17, 2020

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...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Supporting Civil Rights Organizations

Article July 17, 2020

Many donors are motivated to give in response to the protest movement addressing racial justice issues. So, we thought we would provide tips to...

Welcome to the New Give.org

Article July 17, 2020

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB WGA) is proud to launch the new version of its Give.org website. Although our main audience continues to...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Tornado Fundraising

Article July 17, 2020

As reported in the New York Times on May 28, “federal government weather forecasters logged preliminary reports of more than 500 tornadoes in the...

Wise Giving Wednesday: The Librarian’s $4 Million Bequest

Article July 17, 2020

Last week, an article on InsideHigherEd.com got my attention. It told the tale of a frugal staff member at the University of New Hampshire...