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Read the Wise Giving Wednesday blog each week to keep up to date on charity issues.

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Wise Giving Wednesday: Decline in Charity Volunteering

Volunteers are a vital part of how charities work and achieve their goals and there's a continuing decline in the numbers of volunteers at charities.
Apr 19, 2023
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Our guest in this video podcast is Shawnee Benton Gibson, LMSW / FLDC the CEO of Spirit of A Woman (S.O.W.) Leadership Development Institute and the Co-Founder of the ARIAH Foundation. Shawnee is the subject of an award-winning documentary called “Aftershock” which follows her and her family as they fight for reproductive justice. View the video here!
Apr 13, 2023
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Online Giving is 12% of Total Fundraising

Online fundraising makes up 12% of total fundraising. Learn more about this interesting trend and what that means for charity fundraising in general.
Apr 12, 2023
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This week, we continue the conversation in Part 2 of our episode featuring Kateryna Zhuk, co-founder of Charity Turner, Ukraine’s Charity Watchdog. She talks about the situation in Ukraine right now, what charities are doing, and how we can contribute to help the people of Ukraine.
Apr 12, 2023
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In today's episode, we speak with Kateryna Zhuk, co-founder of Charity Turner, Ukraine’s Charity Watchdog. She talks about the situation in Ukraine right now, what charities are doing, and how we can contribute to help the people of Ukraine.
Apr 06, 2023
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Charity Monitoring Worldwide

Watch a video of a conference about ICFO, an international association of charity monitoring organizations, and learn more about their work to strengthen the nonprofit sector.
Apr 05, 2023