Wise Giving Wednesday: Winter Help for Homeless Shelters
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...
News & Updates
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Wise Giving Wednesday: June 12th Conference on Advancing Donor Trust
On June 12th, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance will be hosting a charity conference in Washington DC. While we hold a conference each year...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Building Trust Video Series, Interview with the CEO of the American Red Cross
With total revenues of about $3 billion, more than 450 chapters in all 50 states, over 25,000 paid staff members, 400,000 volunteers and responding...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Emerging Trends in Disaster Fundraising
On Monday, October 5th, I was part of a panel discussion about emerging trends in disaster fundraising at the Washington DC annual meeting of...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Spring Cleaning Donation Options
As we enter the spring months and perhaps develop the courage to clean our closets and consider making in-kind donations to...
Hope for charities as 30% intend to give more in 2020, says new survey from BBB’s Give.org
According to a recent survey, 80% of charities anticipate their 2020 revenue will be lower than expected, and most charities (89.4%) are concerned about...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Fundraising Photos
Several days ago, a CBS story reported that a couple in New York was arrested for allegedly using social media and other communications to...
Wise Giving Wednesday: November 29th is #GivingTuesday
For the fifth year, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States has been designated as #GivingTuesday, the day to make donations to charity....
Wise Giving Wednesday: Helping Victims of California Wildfires
At the time this blog is being written, the wildfires in Southern California continue to spread, although the wind is reporting to decrease somewhat....
Can Charity Watchdogs Assess a Charity’s Effectiveness or Impact?
In the wake of the Overhead Myth campaign which urged donors to recognize that charity financial ratios should not be used as the sole...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Environmental Organizations
The United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place in Paris this week as world leaders gather to discuss global warming and other important...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Passing Wise Giving Habits to Children
An online national survey of 1,004 American parents, commissioned by BBB Wise Giving Alliance, found that 61 percent of Millennial parents (ages 18-35) have...