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Canton Regional/  Greater WV 

BBB Charitable & Educational Fund, Inc.

In 2012 the BBB serving Canton Region/Greater West Virginia formed an education foundation. The BBB Charitable & Educational Fund's purpose is to support the BBB's vision of an ethical marketplace by providing education to businesses, charities and consumers.

Mission

The BBB Charitable & Educational Fund, Inc. will provide education to businesses, charities and consumers within the communities we serve. 

Vision

The BBB Charitable & Educational Fund's vision is to be a philantropic presence in the community and provide educational outreach to ensure the development of a strong and ethical marketplace. 

Programs

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BBB Life Lessons Essay Scholarship Contest

BBB Life Lessons is a theme-based essay scholarship contest that challenges students to reflect on living a life of ethics and integrity. This contest is available to any high school senior in the Canton BBB's 64 county service area. 

Scholarships are awarded to the top six submitted essays ranging from $500 up to $2,500. 

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Charity Seal

BBB Wise Giving Alliance produces evaluative reports on charities based on 20 BBB Standards for Charity Accountability that address four charity areas: governance, results reporting, finances, and truthful and transparent communications.

There is no charge to charities for the accountability assessment and resulting reports are freely accessible on Give.org.

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Community Education

BBB Charitable & Educational Fund, Inc. dedicates resources toward public education through media alerts, interviews, newsletters and other communication resources. We provide advice for consumers on a wide range of topics, scam alerts and other marketplace issues with the goal of helping to avoid them. 

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Fundraising

The BBB Charitable & Educational fund currently receives funding from grants, direct, mail, donations, shred day events.

 

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Military & Veteran Initiative

We help military service members, veterans and their families protect their assets, plan for the future, and prosper in a trusted marketplace.

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Secure Your ID Events

Also known as "shred day" these events are dedicated to helping consumers and businesses avoid becoming victims of identity theft by safely shredding documents contianing personal information and properly disposing of electronics.  

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Meet our amazing team of volunteers that direct our organization.

Annual Report

See our annual impact on the community