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Wise Giving Wednesday: Breast Cancer Awareness

Before October comes to a close, I wanted to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the campaign to raise awareness for the prevention, treatment and cure of this devastating disease which the American Ca
Oct 26, 2016
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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 of directors. While this makes sense in t
Oct 19, 2016
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Hurricane Matthew Hits the U.S.

News accounts show us pictures of small boats floating across the flooded aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in North Carolina, as responders seek to rescue remaining residents trapped by the devastation. I
Oct 12, 2016
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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 and now moves on to other islands in the Caribbean and then threatens the Ea
Oct 05, 2016
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Building Trust Video Series. Art Taylor interviews Lindsay Groff of the Barth Syndrome Foundation. Read our full report on the Barth Syndrome Foundation here, https://bit.ly/2I6zCTG. For information on the most trustworthy charities, go to https://give.org/.
Oct 03, 2016
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Philanthropic Risk and Trust

Would you parachute out of an airplane to raise money for charity? My guess is most of us would not. While the proposed action exceeds our risk comfort level, the question does get your attention becaus
Sep 28, 2016