Wise Giving Wednesday: Relief Assistance for the California Wildfires
The wildfires in California are devastating and have killed almost two dozen people and displaced many thousands.
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity Under the Big Top – Circus Fundraising Events
Earlier this year, Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus announced their closing after 146 years and are now in their final performances ending...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Microloans, Poverty and Charitable Giving
Most of the activity on the Give.org website comes from individuals seeking to verify a charity’s trustworthiness before they make a donation. This is...
Wise Giving Wednesday: International Women’s Day
Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day which is a “global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.” It has...
Wise Giving Wednesday: New Charities & Accountability
As reported in The NonProfit Times, a shorter version of the IRS application form for charitable tax-exempt status (IRS Form 1023–EZ) was introduced in...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Cryptocurrencies for Charities?
Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that started back in 2009, is getting a mountain of attention lately, this is mostly due to its meteoric increase in...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Will Young Donors Give More to Struggling Charities in 2020?
Yesterday, we announced the release of the Give.org Special Report: COVID-19 and the Charitable Sector. The report provides the results of a survey of...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Animal Charities & Classification
In high school biology, most of us learn about the taxonomy classification system, first introduced in the 18th century, that uses a ranking hierarchy...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Building Trust Part 8
A story posted on April 7th by The Chronicle of Philanthropy highlights the importance of cybersecurity for charities. For obvious reasons, donors want to...
BBB WGA Offers Tips for South Carolina Flood Relief
Arlington, VA – October 9, 2015 – As South Carolina works to overcome the aftermath of the historic and devastating flood that has impacted...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Fighting Future Fundraising Fraud
Yesterday in Washington, DC, the Federal Trade Commission held its first charity conference: Give & Take: Consumers, Contributions and Charity. Both Bennett Weiner (BBB...
Wise Giving Wednesday: Please Support BBB Wise Giving Alliance
As this Wise Giving Wednesday will be posted on Christmas Day, we want to thank all those who visited Give.org in 2019 and hope...