News & Updates

Wise Giving Wednesday: Donate With Honor – Charity Misled Donors in Appeals for Phone Cards for Troops

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...

Nonprofit Workshop on Cybersecurity Planning

Article July 17, 2020

The Metro New York BBB Foundation and BBB Wise Giving Alliance are offering an in-person and livestreamed workshop intended for nonprofits to help them...

Wise Giving Wednesday: And the Oscar® Goes To…Charity Ribbons

Article July 17, 2020

As a symbol of achievement in the movie industry and perhaps worldwide, the Oscars are probably one of the most recognized awards given out today.

BBB WGA Represented on Top 25 Most Influential Experts List

Article July 17, 2020

This week the annual list of America’s Most Influential Philanthropy Experts was released and for the first time includes Art Taylor of BBB Wise...

Wise Giving Wednesday: BBB WGA #GivingTuesday Activities

Article July 17, 2020

Yesterday, November 29th, was #Giving Tuesday, the designated day for making donations to charity. For the past four years, BBB Wise Giving Alliance has...

Wise Giving Wednesday: GiveSafely.io Helps Donors Give to Trusted Charities and Secures Personal Data

Article July 17, 2020

As announced in our press release, BBB Wise Giving Alliance launched a new donation platform on July 4th:...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Advice on GivingTuesdayNow – May 5, 2020

Article July 17, 2020

GivingTuesday, which has gained worldwide attention in promoting donations during the holiday season, has launched a campaign taking place on May 5th, to encourage...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Donations to Help Syrian Refugees

Article July 17, 2020

Over a year ago, BBB Wise Giving Alliance distributed a donor advisory about Syrian refugee assistance. It is with deep sadness that a year...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Donating Cars to Charity

Article July 17, 2020

For some households, the donation of a car to charity can represent the single largest contribution made to charity during the year. This is...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Differences in Public Trust by Type of Charity

Article July 17, 2020

Last week, BBB Wise Giving Alliance released the 2019 edition of the Give.org Donor Trust Report which provides the results of an annual survey...

Wise Giving Wednesday – Building Trust Video Series

Article July 17, 2020

More and more we are hearing that videos have become an important forum to communicate information in a quick and meaningful fashion. So with...

Wise Giving Wednesday: Valuation of Donated Goods

Article July 17, 2020

Many charities rely on donated goods (also called gifts-in-kind or GIK) to carry out their program service activities. The range of donated goods vary...