Wise Giving Wednesday: Tornado Fundraising
As reported in the New York Times on May 28, “federal government weather forecasters logged preliminary reports of more than 500 tornadoes in the...
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Wise Giving Wednesday: The Librarian’s $4 Million Bequest
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
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
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
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
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....