Bbb Wise Giving Alliance
Bbb Wise Giving Alliance
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About this organization
Mission
TO HELP DONORS MAKE INFORMED GIVING DECISIONS.
About
PRODUCES ABOUT 1,500 REPORTS ON NATIONALLY-SOLICTING CHARITIES BASED ON THE 20 BBB STANDARDS FOR CHARITY ACCOUNTABILITY. PUBLIC INQUIRIES HELP DETERMINE WHICH CHARITIES ARE EVALUATED. CHARITIES CAN ALSO REQUEST TO BE EVALUATED. PRODUCES A WISE GIVING GUIDE MAGAZINE THREE TIMES PER YEAR, WHICH INCLUDES A SUMMARY LIST OF CHARITY EVALUATIONS. CHARITIES THAT MEET ALL 20 STANDARDS ARE CALLED BBB ACCREDITED CHARITIES. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR CHARITY ACCREDITATION AND THE RESULTING REPORTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC AT GIVE.ORG. ACCREDITED CHARITIES HAVE THE OPTION OF LICENSING A BBB CHARITY SEAL FOR A SLIDING SCALE FEE. OF THE CHARITIES THAT PROVIDE REQUESTED INFORMATION, 71% WERE FOUND TO MEET ALL 2O BBB CHARITY STANDARDS AND 29% DID NOT MEET ONE OR MORE OF THE STANDARDS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).THE CURRENT NAME, BBB WISE GIVING ALLIANCE (BBB WGA) BEGAN TO BE USED IN 2001. HOWEVER, UNDER PREVIOUS NAMES, THE LEGACY OF BBB REPORTING ON NATIONAL CHARITIES DATES BACK TO THE 1920'S.IN ADDITION TO ITS LONG HISTORY, ONE OF THE KEY DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN BBB WGA AND OTHER CHARITY MONITORING ORGANIZATIONS IS THAT IT IS A STANDARDS-BASED CHARITY EVALUATOR. THE 20 BBB STANDARDS FOR CHARITY ACCOUNTABILITY ADDRESS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CHARITY GOVERNANCE, FINANCES, RESULTS REPORTING, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCURATE APPEALS. THESE STANDARDS SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR RIGOROUS EVALUATIONS COMPLETED BY THE BBB WGA EXPERT RESEARCH STAFF. A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF HOW EACH STANDARD IS APPLIED APPEARS ON GIVE.ORG.ON THE GIVE.ORG WEBSITE, A WEEKLY "WISE GIVING WEDNESDAY' BLOG ADDRESSES VARIOUS CHARITY ACOUNTABILITY ISSUES, SUCH AS TIPS ON DONATIONS TO HURRICANE RELIEF APPEALS AND ADVICE ABOUT ONLINE GIVING PLATFORMS. DURING 2018, THE BLOG REACHED THE MILESTONE OF 200 POSTINGS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. THE BLOG ALSO INCLUDES A 'BUILDING TRUST' VIDEO SERIES WHICH CONSISTS OF INTERVIEWS WITH CEO'S OF MAJOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.IN JULY 2018, BBB WGA JOINED WITH THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL AND STATE CHARITY REGULATORS TO HELP THE DONATING PUBLIC AVOID MISLEADING CHARITY APPEALS DISTRIBUTED BY CERTAIN VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS AND FIND TRUSTWORTHY CHARITIES TO SUPPORT. THE EVENT TITLED 'DONATE WITH HONOR' WAS HELD AT THE FTC'S HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FEATURED THE LATEST GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST A NUMBER OF VETERANS' CHARITIES.2018 WAS ALSO THE SECOND YEAR OF BBB WGA'S COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITIES (CHC) A FEDERATION REPRESENTING MORE THAN 2,000 HEALTH CHARITIES IN THE WORKPLACE. THROUGH THIS RELATIONSHIP, CHC PARTNER CHARITIES ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT IFORMAITON FOR A BBB CHARITY EVALUATION.IN 2018, BBB WGA RELEASED THE FIRST EDITION OF THE GIVE.ORG DONOR TRUST REPORT; AN IN-DEPTH LOOK INTO THE STATE OF TRUST IN THE CHARITABLE SECTOR. THE REPORT, A SURVEY OF 2,100 ADULTS IN THE U.S., EXPLORES DONOR BELIEFS, FEELINGS, AND BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS RELATED TO CHARITY TRUST AND GIVING. ONE OF THE KEY FINDINGS WAS THAT, WHILE THE MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS (73 PERCENT) SAID IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO TRUST A CHARITY BEFORE GIVING, ONLY 19 PERCENT SAY THEY HIGHLY TRUST CHARITIES.BBB WGA DEVELOPED A NEW MICROSOFT DYNAMICS 365-BASED SYSTEM TO HELP COLLECT INFORMAITON FROM CHARITIES AND PRODUCE EVALUATIVE REPORTS IN RELATION TO THE BBB CHARITY STANDARDS. TITLED CERT (CHARITY EVALUATION AND REPORTING TOOL) THIS NEW SYSTEM WILL HELP BBB WGA STRENGTHEN ITS EVLAUATION ABILITIES AND ADAPT MORE EASILY TO CHANGES IN ITS REPORTING EFFORTS.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is outlined in the filing as “Bbb wise giving alliance evaluates charities, at no charge, using its 20 holistic bbb charity standards to help donors verify the trustworthiness of soliciting organizations.”.
When discussing its operations, they were defined as: “To help donors make informed giving decisions.”.
- The state where the non-profit operates has been legally reported as DC.
- The filing indicates that the non-profit's address in 2019 is located at 3033 WILSON BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON, VA, 22201.
- The non-profit has reported 0 employees on their form as of 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$255,938.
- The organization has 15 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1975.
- The organization pays $1,147,045 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $58,800 in fundraising expenses.
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