Donor-advised funds
Starting to Demystify the Donor-Advised Fund
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In Ireland, a community foundation aims to break the air of mystery around donor-advised funds.
Fundraising
If United Ways Have to Change, So Must Many Nonprofits
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United Way organizations all over the country are trying to re-engineer their roles to fit the new ecosystem of philanthropy. Since everything connects to everything else, as they change, so must many nonprofits.
Philanthropy
The Big Shift: A City’s Philanthropic Landscape Shows Us Where the Money Is
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Every locality is different, but in the Twin Cities, the relative trajectories of the United Way and the donor advised funds at local foundations appear to be crossing.
Philanthropy
Donor-Advised Fund Giving Reflects Larger Philanthropy Patterns—Mostly
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Giving USA has released its first large scale study on what kinds of organizations benefit from the increasing giving through donor-advised funds. What does this study about DAF giving tell us about donor choices—and, for that matter, the future of nonprofit sector giving analyses?
Donor-advised funds
Did the Tax Overhaul Create a Spike in Donor-Advised Funds? Well, It’s Complicated…
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Long before the contents of the 2017 tax overhaul were finalized, and in the context of a booming stock market, most understood that DAFs would likely continue to grow significantly year over year. But what actually happened in December?
Donor-advised funds
Nonprofits Must Adapt to Continued Growth in Donor-Advised Funds
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A new report finds that 2016 donations exceeded $23 billion, with the number for 2017 projected to be higher yet. Perhaps nonprofit associations should explore the need for further regulation of donor-advised funds, because they are obviously here to stay.
Donor-advised funds
Have Donor-Advised Funds and Other Philanthropic Innovations Changed the Flow of Giving in the United States?
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Donor-Advised Funds, or DAFs, are a rapidly growing staple in the giving of individual donors. But they are also controversial. This important original article by IUPUI’s Patrick Rooney explores how their use may affect the charitable money flows in our modern giving landscape.
Philanthropy
Donor-Advised Funds and Left-Leaning Advocacy: The Big Philanthropic Winners
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy buries the lede in its annual top-400 donor report. Who ranks highest on the list is less important than the massive shift in donor patterns afoot. With giving through donor-advised funds rising exponentially, the importance of relationship-building with individual donors has never been greater.
Donor-advised funds
Foundation Presidents Defend Donor-Advised Funds—Is That the Best They Can Do?
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A coalition of philanthropic trade associations defends donor-advised funds, which have been growing steadily, against new regulation efforts. But should they instead explore what might be done to facilitate community-building investments or donations by people with more modest incomes?
Donor-advised funds
Suit against Community Foundation Highlights Lack of Transparency in Donor-advised Funds
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A whistleblower has brought suit against the Community Foundation of the National Capital Region, claiming she was fired for protesting what she characterized as the improper use of donations in relation to a donor-advised fund under the foundation’s umbrella. This highlights a longstanding problem many observers have with the giving vehicle—its lack of transparency.