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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

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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

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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

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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

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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