Wise Giving Wednesday: Charities and Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month which takes place each October brings the public’s attention to this important cause.
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BBB Offers Ten Giving Tips for Orlando Tragedy
Arlington, VA – In the wake of the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, the BBB Serving Central Florida and the BBB Wise Giving...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Deducting a Fundraising-Related Purchase
In addition to helping a good cause, one of the motivations for purchasing a ticket to a fundraising event in the U.S. is the...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Recurring Problems in 2018 BBB Charity Evaluations
As we are making holiday giving decisions and the year is drawing to a close, this edition of Wise Giving Wednesday takes a look...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Serving on Too Many Governing Boards
Charities, especially at the regional level, often seek to engage community leaders, such as prominent business executives, by inviting them to join their board...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Giving for Hurricane Matthew Relief
Hurricane Matthew was rated a Category 4 (which is defined as having winds from 133 to 155 miles per hour) as it struck Haiti...
Wise Giving Wednesday: A Look at the Future of Charity Accountability
In an earlier blog, I talked about our 15th anniversary operating under the “BBB Wise Giving Alliance” name. Looking to our work in the...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Summer Giving
The first week of July reminds us that summer is here: rising temperatures, July 4th celebrations, vacations and backyard barbeques. While many us make...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Preparing for Hurricane Florence Disaster Relief Giving
Tuesday morning, a snip from of an interview I did appeared as part of a story that aired on ABC’s Good Morning America: Woman...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Helping Victims of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
A mass murder of innocent people is a remarkable tragedy, and when it takes place in a house of worship where individuals go to...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Will U.S. Tax Code Changes Impact 2018 Giving?
Last month, a previous Wise Giving Wednesday blog addressed the issue of deducting donations at tax time and expressed charity concern that changes in...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Helping Victims of the Second 2018 Tsunami in Indonesia
On Saturday, December 22, 2018, Indonesia suffered from a devastating tsunami which has taken over 400 lives and injured over a thousand people.