About BBB Wise Giving Alliance[We produce] reports about national charities, evaluating them against comprehensive Standards for Charity Accountability, and publish a magazine, theWise Giving Guide, three times a year.BBB Wise Giving AllianceWGA_c24f501a-b6c6-41dd-95e2-f23be8ba22bbDonorsBBB WGA does not rank charities but rather seeks to assist donors in making informed judgments about those that solicit their support. CharitiesEvaluations 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... National charities that are found to meet all BBB Charity Standards have the option of signing a license and paying a fee for the use of a BBB Accredited Charity Seal that can be displayed on their websites and in their fund raising materials.Better Business BureausIn 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 Charity Standards as BBB WGA.BBB WGA Board of DirectorsCass WheelerChair -- Strategic Consultant/ Coach /Speaker (former CEO American Heart Association), Georgetown, TXMark ShamleyVice Chair -- President and CEO, Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals, Mt. Pleasant, SCChar MollisonTreasurer -- Faculty and Program Coordinator, Nonprofit Management, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DCAudrey AlvaradoSecretary -- Alvarado Consulting (former Vice President, Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington), Washington, DCHolly ChericoDirector, Marketing & Communications, The Kingsbury Center, Washington, DCJocile EhrlichPresident and CEO, BBB serving Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana, Cincinnati, OHKarl EmersonMontgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP (former Director, Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations), Philadelphia, PARick JohnstonPrincipal Consultant & Association Vertical Lead, !mpact Makers, Richmond, VAAndras KosarasArnold & Porter, LLP, Washington, DCPaulette MaeharaPresident (retired), Association of Fundraising ProfessionalsMary PowerPresident and CEO, Council of Better Business Bureaus, Arlington, VA Claire RosenzweigPresident and CEO, BBB serving Metropolitan New York, Long Island and the Mid Hudson, New York, NYJack SiegelCharity Governance Consulting, LLC, Chicago, ILE. Miles WilsonIndependent Philanthropic Consultant (former Director, Philanthropic and Nonprofit Services, Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy) Miamisburg, OHH. Art TaylorEx Officio -- President and CEO, BBB Wise Giving AllianceBBB WGA StaffH. Art TaylorPresident and CEOBennett WeinerChief Operating OfficerJulie RizzoDirector, Charity Seal Licensing Program & FundraisingShawn Van GorderDirector, Charity EvaluationElvia CastroResearch AnalystEdward LoftinResearch AnalystHolly ParkerResearch AnalystEzra Vazquez-D'AmicoResearch AnalystJean LewisAdministrative CoordinatorBBB WGA Institutional SponsorsIn past years, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance has been supported, in part, by generous gifts from the following corporations and foundations.3MAirco Commercial Services, Inc.AlticorAnna Paulina FoundationAOLAppleBagels Forever, Inc.Battle Creek Community FoundationBBDO BICBlue Beacon International, Inc.Bridgewood Fieldwater FoundationBurger KingCalifornia Wellness FoundationCapital OneCommunity Foundation of West ALConsumer Healthcare ProductsCRNErnest Lowenstein Foundation, Inc.ET BrowneEuro-ProFerreroFTDFuji FilmGerald and Karen Kolschowsky FoundationHarold Simmons FoundationHenley Management CompanyHenry M. Staley Charitable TrustHershey'sHertzHertzHighlights for ChildrenHirschi InvestmentsJelmarJohn N. Blackman, Sr., Foundation John W. Anderson FoundationJohnson & Johnson Kellogg'sLong ConstructionLukens Family FoundationMazdaMcMaster-Carr Supply CompanyMerisantMichelinMidasMission PharmacalNev 2/11 FoundationNew Hope FoundationNovartisNuSkinOgilvyPanwy FoundationParker Kemp FoundationPepsiPfizerPriceline.comPurduePharmaReckitt BenckiserRobert W. Wilson FundRoss Family FoundationRubin PostearSC JohnsonSchering PloughScientific Image CenterSergeants Pet CareSid W. Richardson FoundationSMP Industries INCSmuckersSony Corporation of AmericaSpecialty FertilizerTalbotsTempur-PedicThe Jaffee FoundationThe Perkins Charitable FoundationThe Strickland Family FoundationUnileverWhirlpool_bb484180-c493-11e5-a1f7-c63f134596b3To help donors make informed giving decisions and promotes high standards of conduct among organizations that solicit contributions from the public._bb4843ba-c493-11e5-a1f7-c63f134596b3ReportsEvaluate national charities against comprehensive Standards for Charity Accountability._bb4844a0-c493-11e5-a1f7-c63f134596b31_bb484568-c493-11e5-a1f7-c63f134596b3MagazinePublish theWise Giving Guide_bb484644-c493-11e5-a1f7-c63f134596b32_bb484716-c493-11e5-a1f7-c63f134596b32016-01-26http://www.give.org/about-bbb-wga/more-about-us/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net