News & Updates

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BBB Offers Ten Giving Tips for Orlando Tragedy

Arlington, VA – In the wake of the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, the BBB Serving Central Florida and the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, the national charity monitoring arm of the Better Business Bu
Jun 14, 2016
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Wise Giving Wednesday: School’s Out, Charity’s In

As the school year ends and summer vacation begins for youth across America, teenagers will engage in a variety of activities ranging from summer jobs to camps. One additional option for parents t
Jun 08, 2016
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Wise Giving Wednesday: International Charity Accountability

This past week I was in Oslo, Norway participating in the Annual Meeting of the International Association of Fundraising Organizations (ICFO) which is an international association of 17 national charity
Jun 01, 2016
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BBB Tips to Ensure Wise Giving on Memorial Day

Arlington, VA – On Memorial Day, the holiday that seeks to pay tribute to those who gave their lives serving in the military, many of us will pay respects to those who died by responding to reques
May 26, 2016
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Funding Infrastructure Organizations

Last week, I joined 21 other organizational leaders in signing a letter that was sent to 1400 foundations. You may be aware of it. The aim of the letter was simple: we want foundations to invest 1% of t
May 25, 2016
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BBB WGA Issues Report on Clinton Foundation

May 24, 2016 - The BBB Wise Giving Alliance has updated its charity report on the Clinton Foundation (aka Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.) This was an evaluation conducted for the sole p
May 23, 2016