Muslim Donors Embrace New Technology, Giving Methods During Ramadan
More are using donor-advised funds and other progressive methods to share during the holy month.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
8 Proven Ways to Engage Wealth Advisers — and Raise More From DAFs
What works — and what doesn’t — when building ties with financial professionals to attract DAF gifts.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor
Fidelity Charitable Donor-Advised Funds Awarded $11.2 Billion in 2022
The three most popular grantees in 2022 were Doctors Without Borders USA, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and World Central Kitchen.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
End the Charitable Tax Exemption and Remove the Conflict of Interest Baked Into Big Philanthropy
At a time of growing distrust in philanthropy and stagnant or declining giving, it’s no longer tenable to maintain a system that allows donors to reap rewards through the nonprofits they fund.
By Jeff Cain
Contributor
Disaster Giving Goes Mostly to Immediate Relief, Not Prevention or Long-Term Recovery
Foundation giving was 15 times greater in the year after the pandemic struck. But the emphasis on immediate relief worries experts, especially as climate change makes natural disasters more frequent and devastating.
By Kay Dervishi and Yesica Balderrama
National Philanthropic Trust Takes Issue With DAF Report Coverage
The head of the trust argues that the Chronicle did not provide a fair and balanced depiction of the report and its data.
In 2022, the nonprofit world faced a multitude of problems, including high inflation, a likely decline in giving, and a scandal engulfing a leading proponent of effective altruism. But a report looking at the last 30 years of philanthropy spotlights a resilient and ever-evolving field.
By Leslie Lenkowsky
Contributor
Fidelity Charitable Says New Grants to Surpass Deposits in 2022
It would be the first year since 2018 that the value of grants from its donor-advised funds exceeded the value of investments going into the funds.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
Donor-Advised Funds Are Already Simple And Fair
DAFs don’t need fixing and aren’t used by wealthy people to warehouse their money, former foundation president argues.
4 Ways to Make Donor-Advised Funds Simpler and Fairer
At a time of increased criticism about how the philanthropic world operates, congressional legislation aimed at reining in DAFs needs to go further. Among other things, it should address issues such as the funds’ lack of transparency and their tax advantages over foundations.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
New Poll Finds Support for Foundations — but Not the Hefty Tax Breaks Their Donors Get
The study also found that people across the political spectrum want to speed money to charities from foundations and donor-advised funds.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Fundraisers Do Care About DAF Regulation — but We Also Need to Work Within the Current System
A fundraiser for one nonprofit takes issue with the view expressed in a recent op-ed that professionals like her aren’t interested in efforts to regulate donor-advised funds.
Despite controversies swirling around donor-advised funds, efforts aimed at speeding money from DAFs are of minimal interest to most fundraisers. On a recent well-attended webinar on managing and using gifts from the funds, the subject didn’t even come up.
By Leslie Lenkowsky
Contributor
Muslim American Giving Aimed at Poor Totaled $1.8 Billion Last Year, Study Shows
The study found the biggest share of gifts to meet faith obligations went to international organizations.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Coverage of New DAF Study Misses Bigger Picture About Giving From These Accounts
A report shows large donor-advised fund investors give consistently to charity and aren’t warehousing funds, says Philanthropy Roundtable’s policy director.
Biden Proposes Measure to Deter Foundations From Skirting Distribution Rules by Giving to DAFs
Supporters say the proposal would direct more money from private foundations to charities every year. Critics say it would undermine donor privacy, among other harmful effects.
By dan.parks
Contributor