Wise Giving Wednesday: Tips for Donating to Charities on World Diabetes Day

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This World Diabetes Day, BBB Wise Giving Alliance provides essential tips to help donors support trustworthy diabetes charities.

World Diabetes Day

Thursday November 14th is World Diabetes Day which is the birthday of Dr. Frederick Banting who co-discovered insulin in 1922. A number of websites are bringing attention to steps people can take to help prevent or delay this disease and what measures and treatment options can be taken to improve health should they be diagnosed. For example, see the following government link from the National Institutes of Health. There also is a federal program to address diabetes issues among Indigenous Peoples/ Native Americans. In addition, there are a number of charity websites that offer diabetes information including American Diabetes Association, Breakthrough T1D, and Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation.

Tips for Supporting Diabetes Charities

Some may be inspired to contribute to charities that are addressing diabetes. To help donors make wise giving decisions to these organizations, BBB Wise Giving Alliance offers the following tips:

Look at the name carefully. This may seem like an obvious point, but we sometimes are not as careful as we could be because of other demands on our time and attention. There are hundreds of charities that have the word “diabetes” as part of their name and hundreds more that address some aspect of this disease. Be careful that the organization you have in mind is the one soliciting you.

Find out what they do. Don’t assume what the organization does based on their name alone. There are a variety of potential activities a diabetes group might address. Some may focus on prevention education, others might address how to best manage this disease, or perhaps they are engaged in funding medical research to discover new treatment options.

Visit the diabetes organization’s website. This can help you verify the organization’s location, current activities, achievements, and the different ways you can support their work.

Don’t be pressured to donate immediately. Be wary of excessive pressure in fundraising. Respectful diabetes charities will welcome your donation at any time. Sometimes questionable efforts will seek a quick donation, so you won’t have time to check them out first.

Verify charity trustworthiness. Visit Give.org to verify if the charity meets the 20 BBB Charity Standards so you can give with confidence.

Heart of Giving Podcast: William Warshauer on Sustainable Programs Addressing Poverty

This week’s Heart of Giving Podcast features William Warshauer, CEO, TechnoServe which seeks to leverage the power of business and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty. Technoserve generates economic opportunities for all people as entrepreneurs, farmers, and employees. Their activities stretch across the globe including Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and India.

Explore Three of Our Latest Reports

We are always working with charities to publish or update reports for donors. Visit Give.org or local BBBs to check out any charity before giving. Our recently evaluated charities include:

Finally, remember to let us know by going to give.org/charity-inquiry if you are interested in seeing a report on a charity not on the list and we will do our best to produce one.

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