Wise Giving Wednesday: Face-to-Face Summer Fundraising
As we approach the summer season, feel the warmer weather and dream of ice cream scoops on cones, the public will also experience in-person...
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Donors Helping Small Businesses
The study BBB Wise Giving Alliance released last week (Give.org Special Report: COVID-19 and the Charitable Sector) provided results of two surveys: a survey...
Wise Giving Wednesday: June 12th Charity Conference Will Take a Global View of Charity Accountability
As Americans, we sometimes assume we are the only ones facing the problems we see within our shores and don’t take the time to...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity Concerts & Contributions
With the arrival of spring my thoughts fast forward to warmer weather and a break with cabin fever. I think of all the yard...
BBB WGA’s CEO Blogs About #GivingTuesday on Huffington Post
BBB WGA's CEO, Art Taylor, shares his personal experience with charity and encourages everyone to give wisely this #GivingTuesday in a guest blog on...
BBB’s Give.org Advises Donors to Avoid Misconceptions on #GivingTuesday
Donors are more apt to give during the holiday season than any other time of the year.
Wise Giving Wednesday: Giving at the Office
Workplace giving campaigns continue to be a significant player in charitable giving, generating several billion dollars annually. A number of years ago this mainly...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Advocacy Organizations in the Spotlight
Whether it’s gun control, abortion, civil rights, environmental issues and other causes, some organizations engaged in advocacy issues are reporting a spike in contributions...
Charities Urged to Crush Overhead Myth and Take Actions Toward an Overhead Solution
Washington, DC – October 21, 2014 – As Americans donate generously this holiday season, the three CEOs of the leading information sources on nonprofits...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Give.org Donor Trust Report – A Closer Look at Generational Differences
As the mid-term elections were held yesterday, most of us will be scrutinizing results by the time this is posted.
Wise Giving Wednesday: Fundraising Evolves in Response to COVID-19
Yesterday, an article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy caught our attention: “Street Canvassers Switch to Telemarketing and Donor Stewardship During Pandemic.” Armed with their...
Wise Giving Wednesday: The Number of U.S. Charities
Each year the U.S. Internal Revenue Service produces a Data Book that provides information and statistics about returns filed, taxes collected and related issues...