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Wise Giving Wednesday: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. These events, which have taken place for several decades, have helped raise funds for numerous charities seeking to address breast cancer in a variety of ways:

Oct 04, 2017

Cautions on Giving for Victims of Las Vegas Shooting

BBB Wise Giving Alliance cautions donors about giving in response to the Las Vegas shooting. Advice is available at: https://www.bbb.org/council/news-events/bbb-warnings/2017/10/charitable-giving-

Oct 02, 2017

Wise Giving Wednesday: The Heart of Accountability

One of the key objectives of our evaluations of publicly-soliciting charities in relation to the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability is to help donors verify the trustworthiness of these organizati

Sep 27, 2017

Donación a los esfuerzos de ayuda para el huracán María o el terremoto mexicano

A medida que continúan los esfuerzos de emergencia de rescate y de socorro para los afectados por el huracán María en Puerto Rico y el terremoto en México, BBB Wise Giving Alliance anima a los donante

Sep 22, 2017

Donating to Relief Efforts for Hurricane Maria or the Mexican Earthquake

As emergency rescue and relief efforts continue for those impacted by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico or the Earthquake in Mexico, BBB Wise Giving Alliance encourages donors to consider reviewing the fol

Sep 22, 2017

Wise Giving Wednesday: Will Donors Get Disaster Fatigue?

As this blog is being written, the news reports a 7.1 earthquake shook central Mexico including Mexico city and a category 4 hurricane, Maria, threatens Puerto Rico. As details of the expected dev

Sep 20, 2017

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