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Wise Giving Wednesday: Donate With Honor - Shutdown of Illinois Veterans Charity

Last week’s Wise Giving Wednesday featured the “Donate With Honor” press conference held at the Washington DC office of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) along with state Attorneys General and state ch.

Jul 25, 2018

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Veterans’ Charities That Mislead: BBB Wise Giving Alliance Joins Federal and State Regulators in Announcing Enforcement Actions

Washington DC (July 19, 2018) – BBB Wise Giving Alliance (Give.org), the charity monitoring organization affiliated with the Better Business Bureau, joined today with the Federal Trade Commission, state

Jul 19, 2018

Wise Giving Wednesday: Government Regulators & BBB Wise Giving Alliance

In its role as a standards-based charity evaluator, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance shares some common interests with federal and state government regulators of charities. In part, both are seeking to help

Jul 18, 2018

Wise Giving Wednesday: Coins in Fundraising Letters

One of the challenges for charities that use direct mail fundraising is to get the recipient to open the envelope. Whether a potential donor gets a large volume of direct mail or just a trickle, a chari

Jul 12, 2018

Wise Giving Wednesday: Volunteer Vacations

As the summer heat bears down on a number of areas this week, many of us have thoughts of visiting the beach or just relaxing at home. There are, however, others that seek a more charitable goal by taki

Jul 04, 2018

Wise Giving Wednesday: Online Giving Platforms

This month the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued guidance about online giving portals. As described, these portals provide a list of charities that potential donors can support directly on the platf

Jun 28, 2018

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