BBB Wise Giving Alliance

the bbb wise giving alliance helps donors make informed giving decisions and promotes high standards of conduct among organizations that solicit contributions from the public. it produces reports about national charities, evaluating them against comprehensive standards for charity accountability, and publishes a magazine, thewise giving guide, three times a year. bbb wga does not rank charities but rather seeks to assist donors in making informed judgments about those that solicit their support. evaluations are done without charge to the charity and are posted for free public access on give.org. bbb wga reports on nationally soliciting charities that the public has most often asked about as well as charities that request to be evaluated. give.org reports on about 1,300 nationally soliciting charities. in addition, about half of the 112 better business bureaus in the united states and canada cumulatively produce reports on over 10,000 locally soliciting charities using the same bbb char