Wise Giving Wednesday: Handling Complaints About Charities
Most of the activity on the Give.org website comes from individuals seeking to verify a charity’s trustworthiness before they make a donation. This is...
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Raising Funds for Schools
As August completes its march into September, children begin returning to school. While parents are currently focused on filling their children’s backpacks with school...
BBB Wise Giving Alliance Offers Giving Tips Following Charleston Tragedy
Arlington, VA – June 18, 2015 – In the wake of the horrific shooting that killed nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal...
Wise Giving Wednesday: December 1 is #GivingTuesday
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....
Wise Giving Wednesday: Helping to Address the Amazon Fire
Many donors are motivated to help address the horrible fires that are spreading in the Amazon, an area known for its oxygen supply, biodiversity,...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Potential Impact of Coronavirus on Charities
As people in North America begin to prepare and worry about the spread of coronavirus, the impact is already being felt by the charitable community.
Wise Giving Wednesday: Labor Day Fundraising
As we approach Labor Day, many of us still associate that national holiday with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Labor Day Telethon which began...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Did 2018 U.S. Tax Cuts Reduce Donations?
In the closing days for filing U.S. income tax returns by April 15th, we are reminded of the Wise Giving Wednesday blog from last...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Article on Building Trust Appears in Advancing Philanthropy Magazine
I was grateful and honored to submit an article about charity transparency that appears in the summer 2016 issue of Advancing Philanthropy, the quarterly...
Wise Giving Wednesday: US Olympic Swimmers Controversy & Charities
The allegations surrounding the behavior of Ryan Lochte and other Olympic swimmers during a stop at a gas station in Rio created an international embarrassment.
Wise Giving Wednesday: Memorial Day Giving
Memorial Day helps to honor those who gave their lives serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Many Americans will seek to help show respect...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity as a “Going Concern”
In the business world, there is a concept in accounting that is called “going concern” which assumes that a business entity will continue to...