Donor-Advised Fund Impact Story: Using a DAF to Donate Rare Items
The story of two rare watches, the inventor of cruise control, and a charitable gift to establish a family's philanthropic legacy. Read More
Donor-Advised Fund Impact Story: Easing Family Dynamics
March 15, 2019 | Gay Young
One of the options available when family members just don't get along is the formation of separate donor-advised funds at a local community foundation or other sponsor organization, as described in this case study from the New York Community Trust. Read More
Gay Young
March 15, 2019
Gay Young is Vice President, Donor Services at the New York Community Trust. Gay works with donors to identify their charitable objectives, and organizes events to inform and cultivate donors and advisors. She serves on the boards of Hudson Guild and the New York Foundation. Read More
Donor-Advised Fund Impact Story: Helping Geographically Dispersed Family Foundations Give Locally
March 15, 2019 | Elaine Gast Fawcett
With three generations of family leadership spread across four states and two continents, the O.P. and W.E. Edwards Foundation faces a common challenge — keeping its far-flung board members engaged connected to its grant making. Read More
Donor-Advised Fund Impact Story: Ending Poverty through Multiple Giving Vehicles
March 15, 2019 | Elaine Gast Fawcett
Anne Guerrant is a former pro tennis player, and a founder of the Women’s Tennis Association with Billie Jean King and other women’s rights pioneers. Today, she is a global philanthropist with both a family foundation and donor-advised fund dedicated to lifting women and their families out of poverty. Read More
Donor-Advised Fund Impact Story: Creating a Family Opportunity
March 15, 2019 | Central Indiana Community Foundation
The Smith family's donor-advised fund with the Central Indiana Community Foundation's Legacy Fund focuses on four core areas of community improvement: breaking the cycle of poverty, access to quality healthcare, higher education, and animal conservation and environmentalism. Read More
Donor-Advised Fund Impact Story: Giving Up a Lifestyle to Give Back
March 15, 2019 | Audrey Jacobs
In 2008, the Salwen family started Hannah’s Lunch Box Fund, a donor-advised fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, as their primary philanthropic vehicle. Read More
Do you have examples of donor-advised fund case studies and success stories?
March 12, 2019 | Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett
There are many and varied reasons donors and families choose donor-advised funds as a primary giving vehicle. Here are a selection of real-life success stories highlighting some of the many reasons the DAF structure is so popular. Read More
What other data, trends, and analysis exist on the establishment and use of donor-advised funds in the U.S.?
March 12, 2019 | Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett
Donor-advised funds are one of the fastest growing philanthropic vehicles. Here are the latest numbers, along with links to a variety of other data sources and analysis on the use and effectiveness of this important tool for giving. Read More
How do donor-advised funds compare with private foundations and other family giving vehicles?
March 12, 2019 | Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett
When setting up a philanthropic vehicle, families often wonder whether to give directly to charitable organizations (check-book giving), or to set up a more formal planned giving vehicle, such as a donor-advised fund (DAF), private foundation, or charitable trust. Read More
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