News & Updates

Wise Giving Wednesday: Relating Ethical Guidelines to Empower Professional Fundraisers

Article July 17, 2020

This week the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) held its annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Throngs of people attended mainly to beef up their...

New Study: Americans Misinformed Before Donating to Charities

Article July 17, 2020

Arlington, VA – October 28, 2014 – New data on how Americans donate to charities pinpoints a lack of donor understanding and the need...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Nondisclosure Charities

Article July 17, 2020

To complete our national charity evaluations, BBB Wise Giving Alliance asks organizations to complete a detailed online form and also submit supporting documents about...

Wise Giving Wednesday: The BBB Charity Standard that is Most Frequently Not Met

Article July 17, 2020

42 percent of nationally-soliciting charities that did not meet one or more of the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability in the past year either...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Supporting Civil Rights Organizations

Article July 17, 2020

Many donors are motivated to give in response to the protest movement addressing racial justice issues. So, we thought we would provide tips to...

Welcome to the New Give.org

Article July 17, 2020

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB WGA) is proud to launch the new version of its Give.org website. Although our main audience continues to...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Tornado Fundraising

Article July 17, 2020

As reported in the New York Times on May 28, “federal government weather forecasters logged preliminary reports of more than 500 tornadoes in the...

Wise Giving Wednesday: The Librarian’s $4 Million Bequest

Article July 17, 2020

Last week, an article on InsideHigherEd.com got my attention. It told the tale of a frugal staff member at the University of New Hampshire...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Fraud Examiners Release 2020 Global Report

Article July 17, 2020

The Association of Fraud Examiners released a report summarizing an analysis of 2,504 cases of fraud taking place from January 2018 to September 2019.

Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity Budgeting

Article July 17, 2020

A quote attributed to the late, great American actor, Spencer Tracy, provides a reminder of the importance of managing finances: “There were times my...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Winter Help for Homeless Shelters

Article July 17, 2020

With Artic air dipping into Canada and the United States this first week of 2018, many areas are experiencing sub-zero temperatures. The frigid weather...

Wise Giving Wednesday: June 12th Conference on Advancing Donor Trust

Article July 17, 2020

On June 12th, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance will be hosting a charity conference in Washington DC. While we hold a conference each year...