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.
NPT’s Heisman: Why Donor-Advised Funds Are Surging
By Michael S. FischerNational Philanthropic Trust CEO and Wharton lecturer Eileen Heisman talks to ThinkAdvisor about DAFs' popularity and the Chan-Zuckerberg initiative.
November 10, 2015
Top 15 Charities for 2014 FundraisingDonor-advised sponsors have elbowed their way into the top ranks of U.S.-based charities, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropys list of the 400 top nonprofits.
November 09, 2015
Ted Cruz sets sights on 'moderate' Marco RubioRubio backed the Cruz effort to shut down the government over PPACA.
October 21, 2015
Charity Donors Demand Low Overhead SpendingA new poll commissioned by The Chronicle of Philanthropy found significant concerns about nonprofits spending.
October 12, 2015
U.S. Nonprofits Lost 3% of Donors in 2014While overall donations increased, charities lost more donors than they recruited, the Fundraising Effectiveness Project found.
October 08, 2015
Schwab Donor-Advised Fund Clients Gave $1 Billion to Charity in FY2015Clients supported 42,000 charities, Schwab Charitable reported.
August 28, 2015
Why Donor-Advised Funds Could Be Your Clients’ Charity ‘Vehicle’ of ChoiceWhat vehicle do young tech billionaires, retired farmers and kids too young for a drivers license share? Donor-advised funds.
August 03, 2015
Fidelity Charitable: Why Clients Use Donor-Advised FundsFidelity Charitable issued in June a report that analyzes how its donor-advised fund account holders use DAFs to support their favorite charities.