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Wise Giving Wednesday: $390 Billion Donated in 2016

Giving USA, the annual summary of U.S. giving statistics produced by the Indiana University Lily Family School of Philanthropy, just released figures for 2016 giving this week. As reported in the
Jun 14, 2017
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Art Taylor interviews Delaney Gracy of the Children's Health Fund as part of the Building Trust Video Series. Read our full report on the Children's Health Fund here, https://bit.ly/2UmxsWu. For information on the most trustworthy charities, go to https://give.org/.
Jun 13, 2017
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Wise Giving Wednesday: One Love Manchester and Charity Concerts

Ariana Grande’s benefit concert on June 4th, One Love Manchester, helped raise over $3 million for the British Red Cross to benefit the victims of the terrorist bombing at the Manchester Arena in Englan
Jun 07, 2017
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BBB's Give.org Building Trust Series. Art Taylor interview Elena Davis of the I Am Waters Foundation. Read our full report on the I Am Waters Foundation here, https://bit.ly/2WZYZtT. For information on the most trustworthy charities, go to https://give.org/.
Jun 07, 2017
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BBB's Give.org Interview with Elana Silber of Sharsheret for our Building Trust Video series. Read our full report on Sharsheret here, https://bit.ly/2G7yBIG. For information on the most trustworthy charities, go to https://give.org/.
May 31, 2017
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Face-to-Face Summer Fundraising

As we approach the summer season, feel the warmer weather and dream of ice cream scoops on cones, the public will also experience in-person solicitations for charities in many major cities in the U.S. a
May 30, 2017