Donor Advised Funds
Learn about the advantages of charitable giving through donor-advised funds as well the latest news and analysis individual DAFs and the increasingly popular philanthropic strategy they represent.
October 17, 2013
10 Best Practices for Disaster Relief GivingIn the confusion and uncertainty following a disaster, the haste to do something can end up creating more harm than good, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors writes.
September 26, 2013
Do you suffer from the imposter syndrome?Dont fretyou can learn to walk the talk.
September 06, 2013
4 concerns about donor-advised funds — and how to overcome themA donor-advised fund could be a great way for your clients to leave a legacy. Here's how to convince them.
September 06, 2013
4 concerns about donor-advised funds — and how to overcome themA donor-advised fund could be a great way for your clients to leave a legacy. Here's how to convince them.
September 05, 2013
Google Finds Donors Start Researching Charities in Earnest in SeptemberAs the year-end giving season approaches, nonprofits may be well advised to rev up their online fundraising efforts in September rather than wait until Thanksgiving.
August 15, 2013
Some Charitable Causes More Deserving Than Others, Bioethicist ContendsTo me it seems clear that there are objective reasons for thinking we may be able to do more good in one of these areas than in another, Peter Singer writes...
July 17, 2013
Schwab, Fidelity Donor-Advised Funds Report Strong ResultsDonors are taking advantage of higher market performance to give appreciated assets to charitable funds.
June 11, 2013
Making an Impact in Challenging Times: A Profile of Donor Advised Funds' GivingFidelity Charitable's comprehensive report on the giving patterns of donor-advised funds shows DAFs are seen as a ready reserve for giving in difficult economic times.
April 23, 2013
Chasing Big Donations? Think LocalOf gifts to nonprofits of at least $1 million, 47% of the donations and 52% of the dollar value came from donors in the same state from 2000 to 2011, according to a new study.
April 15, 2013
6 Bad Athlete CharitiesAll that money and all those good intentions dont make foundations immune from mismanagement. Maybe they should have hired better advisors.