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.
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February 04, 2015
A Simple Strategy for Achieving Clients’ Charitable Goals: the Donor-Advised FundYour clients dont need the mega-wealth of a Warren Buffett to have philanthropic aspirations, nor need they worry about complicated giving strategies.
January 28, 2015
Fidelity, Schwab: Donors Felt Extra Generous in 2014Both of the big donor-advised fund sponsors reported big increases in grants by account holders, driven partly by Ebola and other health-related causes.
December 29, 2014
Global philanthropists put growing demands on advisorsAdvisors need more tools to add value for increasingly sophisticated overseas donor clients.
December 29, 2014
Global philanthropists put growing demands on advisorsAdvisors need more tools to add value for increasingly sophisticated overseas donor clients.
December 24, 2014
Global Philanthropists Put Growing Demands on AdvisorsAdvisors need more tools to add value for increasingly sophisticated overseas donor clients, says Maggi Alexander of The Philanthropic Initiative.
November 18, 2014
Donor-Advised Fund Assets Grew to Record $54B in 2013Contributions to DAFs totaled $17 billion in 2013, a 23.5% increase over the previous year.
August 25, 2014
Self-Reporting Tool for Nonprofits Draws Howls From WatchdogsWhos better at telling donors about a nonprofits fundraising performance, the charity itself or a watchdog group?