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...
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Congress, Spending Bills & Charities
In the past week, Congress passed the spending bill (Consolidated Appropriations Bill, H.R. 2029) that pays for the Federal Government until next fall. What...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Standards & Practices
Most will recognize the value of having accountability standards. They help bring objectivity to subjective...
Workplace Giving is Target of New Partnership Between BBB Wise Giving Alliance and Community Health Charities
Arlington, VA – As charity work gets more public attention, BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB WGA) and Community Health Charities recently joined forces to...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Giving After #GivingTuesday
Yesterday was #GivingTuesday - a designated day to donate to charities. Last week Wise Giving Wednesday featured this event and provided giving tips to...
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:...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Giving Wisely on #GivingTuesday
The Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States, November 28th, is the sixth anniversary of #GivingTuesday − a designated day to donate to charities....
Wise Giving Wednesday: Please Support BBB Wise Giving Alliance
As this Wise Giving Wednesday will be posted on Christmas Day, we want to thank all those who visited Give.org in 2019 and hope...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Fighting Future Fundraising Fraud
Yesterday in Washington, DC, the Federal Trade Commission held its first charity conference: Give & Take: Consumers, Contributions and Charity. Both Bennett Weiner (BBB...
BBB WGA Offers Tips for South Carolina Flood Relief
Arlington, VA – October 9, 2015 – As South Carolina works to overcome the aftermath of the historic and devastating flood that has impacted...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Building Trust Part 8
A story posted on April 7th by The Chronicle of Philanthropy highlights the importance of cybersecurity for charities. For obvious reasons, donors want to...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Animal Charities & Classification
In high school biology, most of us learn about the taxonomy classification system, first introduced in the 18th century, that uses a ranking hierarchy...