As mentioned in last week’s blog, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the U.S.), December 1, is #GivingTuesday, the designated day for donating to charities. As we give thanks this Thanksgiving week, please also remember the causes you care about and donate to trustworthy charities on December 1 and throughout the year. To help give with confidence, here is some advice.

1. Follow the five basic giving tips as provided in this press release. The most important thing to remember is to take the time to find out more about the organization before you donate.
2. Verify if your selected charity is trustworthy, by identifying if they meet all 20 of the holistic BBB Standards for Charity Accountability by accessing charity reports on Give.org
3. Help others learn the wise giving message by participating in a Thunderclapcampaign taking place on December 1 ^st, Giving Tuesday. For those of you who are unfamiliar a Thunderclap is a specific message that is blasted out all at once, automatically, on social media accounts. Just click on the following link choose the social media platform you would like to use (e.g., Twitter, etc.) and click “add my support.”   https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/33760-give-wisely-on-givingtuesday?locale=en

Also, check out our full page ad in the December 1 print edition of USA Today that will feature of a listing of BBB WGA national charity seal holders and will encourage everyone to Give Wisely on #Giving Tuesday.

As part of our Building Trust Video Series, we are pleased to provide the following video that features Jim Stofan, Chief Operating Officer of Defenders of Wildlife (a BBB Accredited Charity) works to protect and restore imperiled species throughout North America by transforming policies and institutions and promoting solutions. Defenders promotes the conservation and restoration of North America’s vulnerable species through habitat preservation and restoration on public lands, securing greater wildlife conservation funding and defending and strengthening wildlife and public land management laws and policies.

Finally, remember to let us know by going to  https://give.org/ask-us-about-a-charity1/ if you are interested in seeing a report on a charity not on the list and we will do our best to produce one.  

H. Art Taylor, President & CEO
BBB Wise Giving Alliance