Wise Giving Wednesday: Honoring Memorial Day
Memorial Day reminds us to honor and mourn for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the U.S. Armed...
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Wise Giving Wednesday: The Value of Volunteering
The history of volunteering in the U.S. is a long and generous one from helping out neighbors in barn raising two centuries ago to...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Donor Guidance on Crowdfunding
From time to time, we are asked to provide tips on crowdfunding sites. As a result, we wanted to once again share our top...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Email Fraud Directed at Charities
If you received an email that appeared to be from the CEO of your organization asking if you were at your desk, would you respond?
Wise Giving Wednesday: Mississippi Flooding
The images are familiar but heart wrenching, a small motor boat glides over waist high waters, passes devastated homes and the roofs of enveloped cars.
Wise Giving Wednesday: Defining Charity Transparency
Twenty-five years ago, charity transparency was often viewed as the availability of charity financial information such as the IRS Form 990, the annual financial...
New Advice from BBB Wise Giving Alliance: Avoid Charities That Don’t Disclose
Arlington, VA – September 15, 2015 – It’s not your imagination; there have been more charity scams in the news recently. BBB Wise Giving...
BBB WGA Joins Federal and State Regulators for Major Charity Fraud Announcement
Arlington, VA – BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB WGA) joined with the Federal Trade Commission, State Attorneys General, and State Charity Regulators today to...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating Wisely on GivingTuesday
The holiday giving season is the most generous time for donors. Since 2012, however, it has become even more so with the emergence and...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating on Mother’s Day
As we approach Mother’s Day this coming Sunday, many mothers will receive flowers, cards, gifts, dinner invitations and other expressions of love from their...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Gift Acceptance Policies
As reported first by Ronan Farrow in The New Yorker and then by other media sources including the Associated Press, a scandal has emerged...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Online Charity Fundraising
As reported in The NonProfit Times, the Nonprofit Tech for Good (a social and mobile media resource for nonprofit professionals) conducted research for a...