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Wise Giving Wednesday: Give, But Give Wisely®

Article July 17, 2020

Forty-one years ago, during America’s bicentennial year − 1976, we introduced a printed list summarizing our evaluation of nationally soliciting charities in relation to...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Mental Health Month

Article July 17, 2020

Before the close of May, we wanted to take a moment to recognize that this is Mental Health Awareness Month (aka Mental Health Month).

Wise Giving Wednesday: Volunteer Vacations

Article July 17, 2020

As the summer heat bears down on a number of areas this week, many of us have thoughts of visiting the beach or just...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Coins in Fundraising Letters

Article July 17, 2020

One of the challenges for charities that use direct mail fundraising is to get the recipient to open the envelope. Whether a potential donor...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Ramadan and Philanthropy

Article July 17, 2020

We give for the benefit of others for many reasons. Among the most powerful is faith. This is certainly true of Islam. According to...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Charities and National Mental Health Awareness Month

Article July 17, 2020

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. This is a cause that has received increased attention in recent years due to a variety of...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Complaints About Charities

Article July 17, 2020

The majority of individuals visiting the Give.org website are seeking to access our standards-based evaluative reports on...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Hacking Nonprofit Collaboration

Article July 17, 2020

In partnership with the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), the BBB Wise Giving Alliance is producing an article series that calls on the nonprofit...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Change for Charities – Rounding Up Your Register Bill

Article July 17, 2020

On a daily basis, most of us receive charitable appeals of some kind but an increasingly popular one is the request to round up...

Give.org and BBB Issue Contributor Cautions on Hurricane Dorian Disaster Relief

Article July 17, 2020

Arlington, VA (August 30, 2019) – As Hurricane Dorian approaches the Florida coast, BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB’s Give.org) and Better Business Bureau encourage...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Donate With Honor – Federal Trade Commission Calls Out Charity Fraud

Article July 17, 2020

In our continuing Wise Giving Wednesday series about the “Donate With Honor” press conference held at the Washington DC office of the Federal Trade...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Building the New Normal

Article July 17, 2020

Pratichi Shah currently serves on the BBB Wise Giving Alliance Board of Directors. She produced this advisory to provide assistance to charities dealing with...