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12/18/2012

BBB Offers Ten Giving Tips for Newtown Tragedy

In the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, the national charity monitoring arm of the Better Business Bureau, cautions donors

11/26/2012

On Giving Tuesday, Give Wisely

BBB Wise Giving Alliance Offers Tips for Holiday Donations

10/02/2012

BBB Wise Giving Alliance Draws Line in the Sand on Acceptable Charity Fundraising Copy

Keynote Speech at Charity Regulator Conference Outlines Plan to Verify Truthfulness of Charitable Appeals Washington, DC (October 1, 2012) – Paid fundraising firms must adhere to the same rigorous standards for truth and accuracy as the charitable organizations they represent, and BBB Wise Giving Alliance says “truth in advertising” must prevail. H. Art Taylor, President & CEO of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance (the Better Business Bureau’s charity watchdog arm), announced a new initiative to verify the truthfulness of charitable appeals during his keynote speech today at the National Association of State Charity Officials’ conference in Washington, DC.

12/17/2011

In the News -- Give But Give Wisely This Holiday Season

It's natural to give to charities in the holiday season, perhaps by texting a donation or making a purchase with a portion to charity. Pamela Yip in The Dallas Morning News gives tips from BBB on how to give, but give wisely.

07/27/2010

BBB Wise Giving Alliance Official Appointed to FASB Advisory Body

Out of a pool of over 125 nominations, Bennett Weiner, Chief Operating Officer of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, was selected to be part of a new Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) advisory committee.

07/08/2010

BBB Wise Giving Alliance Releases Top Reasons Charities Fail to Meet Its Standards

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance released a list of standards that national charities most commonly fail to meet when being evaluated by the Alliance.

06/10/2010

Gulf Oil Spill Recovery: Tips for Donors and Volunteers

In the wake of any disaster, many donate money to aid and rescue organizations. The Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance offers advice to potential donors and volunteers.

03/12/2010

FBI, National Center for Disaster Fraud Expand Hotline

The FBI and National Center for Disaster Fraud Control has expanded their fraud hotline to report suspected fraud associated with disaster relief.

03/01/2010

MSN's Top 5 Tips for Safe Surfing

Whether it’s to shop online, conduct banking transactions or simply check email, surfing the Internet has become an integral part of Canadians’ everyday lives.

01/26/2010

Keep on the Lookout for Haiti Earthquake Scams

As the people of Haiti continue to recover after their countries most devastating earthquake, there are still many people who want to help and are making donations.

01/21/2010

What Donors Should Know Before Texting Donations

The earthquake in Haiti has shown that fundraising is easy via text messaging but consumers need to make sure they are texting to legit charities.

01/20/2010

Google Offering Free Voice Calls to Haiti

Google Offering Free Voice Calls to Haiti

01/14/2010

Scammers Capitalizing on Haiti Tragedy

The earthquake in Haiti is a terrible tragedy, sadly, made even worse by scammers who seek to steal money from willing donors.

01/14/2010

Haiti Earthquake Hits US Businesses

Haiti Earthquake Hits US Businesses

12/07/2009

Beware of Phony Holiday Charity Appeals

December is here and that means plenty of charity organizations will be out soliciting for donations.


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