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Wise Giving Wednesday: $1.4 Million Embezzler Sentenced

On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Massachusetts announced that a woman was sentenced to six years in prison and to pay restitution for two fraud and embezzlement schemes that resulted in a $1.4 million theft form two nonprofit organizations.
Jul 21, 2021
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In this week's episode, we hear from three different individuals who took the initiative to impact the lives of a few individuals around them. Our guests, Gerard Taylor, Ky Howard, and Pamela Diaz, realize that while it might not always be possible to impact others' lives at a massive scale without...
Jul 21, 2021
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Wise Giving Wednesday: $471.4 Billion Contributed in 2020

Giving in 2020 grew to a record total of $471.4 billion as reported in the Giving USA Report
Jul 14, 2021
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Wise Giving Wednesday: Related-Party Transactions

For most publicly-soliciting charities, three words they hope to never hear are “conflict of interest.”
Jul 14, 2021
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In this edition of our Building Trust Video Series, we talk with Lindsay Jones, President and CEO of National Center for Learning Disabilities. NCLD works to improve the lives of the 1 in 5 children and adults who struggle with learning and attention issues by empowering parents and young adults,...
Jul 14, 2021
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In this week's episode of the Heart of Giving Podcast, we have a fascinating conversation with Duke Dang, General Manager, Works & Process at The Guggenheim Museum. Works and Process is a performing arts series that strives to illuminate the creative process of the artist and it blends discussion...
Jul 13, 2021

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