﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><StrategicPlan xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.stratml.net http://www.schema-archive.com/xml.gov/stratml/v1r0/cur/StrategicPlan.xsd" xmlns="http://www.stratml.net" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><!--This document transformed using a tool developed by Drybridge Technologies for information navigate to http://www.drybridge.com--><!--The schema posted at http://www.schema-archive.com is provided as a courtesy for on-line validation of various standards. You should verify that the schema provided meets your requirements.--><Name>Wise Giving Alliance</Name><StrategicPlanCore><Organization><Name>Wise Giving Alliance</Name><Acronym>WGA</Acronym><Identifier>_c24f501a-b6c6-41dd-95e2-f23be8ba22bb</Identifier></Organization><Mission><Description>To help donors make informed giving decisions and advance high standards of conduct among organizations that solicit contributions from the public.</Description><Identifier>_b5234e49-3c99-4826-a369-e9278f17f87e</Identifier></Mission><Goal><Name>Reports</Name><Description>Produce in-depth evaluative reports on national charities based on comprehensive Standards for Charity Accountability.</Description><Identifier>_5d8b7be7-a178-4e8f-b27e-df042c4d1e11</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>1</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name>Charities</Name></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Donors</Name></Stakeholder><OtherInformation>National charities that meet the standards can apply to participate in the Alliance’s National Charity Seal program. The BBB Wise Giving Alliance produces reports on nationally soliciting charitable organizations. About one-third of the BBBs in the United States report on regionally soliciting charities. The Alliance does not rank charities but rather seeks to assist donors in making informed judgments about charities soliciting their support. The volume of public inquiries helps identify which national charities will be the subject of a BBB Wise Giving Alliance report. In addition, a nationally soliciting charity can request to be evaluated at its own initiative by completing the national charity enrollment form.</OtherInformation></Goal><Goal><Name>Magazine</Name><Description>Publish a quarterly magazine, the Wise Giving Guide.</Description><Identifier>_0788ea46-e974-447c-8fe3-718532d4e569</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>2</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name>Subscribers</Name></Stakeholder></Goal></StrategicPlanCore><AdministrativeInformation><PublicationDate>2010-02-08</PublicationDate><Source>http://www.bbb.org/us/Wise-Giving/</Source><Submitter><FirstName>Arthur</FirstName><LastName>Colman (www.drybridge.com)</LastName><EmailAddress>colman@drybridge.com</EmailAddress></Submitter></AdministrativeInformation></StrategicPlan>