The DAF Research Collaborative recently published the 2024 National Study on Donor Advised Funds, their largest study to date. Co-authors H. Daniel Heist, Danielle Vance-Mullen, Brittany Kienker and Jeff Williams operate in various areas of the DAF universe including higher education and consulting. Using data from 2014-2022, the report received responses from more than 100 […]
DAFinitively Speaking
The DAF Giving Summit – Reflective of the DAF Ecosystem
Authored By: Valerie Anastasio Editors Note: In our first ever DAFinitively Speaking guest blog post, we’ve invited Valerie Anastasio, Senior Director of Prospect Development and Knowledge Management at Boston Children’s Hospital Trust to share her thoughts on the DAF Giving Summit and the DAF ecosystem. Valerie is a prospect development industry veteran, particularly as it […]
In conversation: The Ethics of DAFs with Anna Habben and Kendra Stone
This month in DAFinitively Speaking, we have an interview with Anna Habben and Kendra Stone, the co-authors of a new report, “Common Ethical Concerns About Donor Advised Funds and a Strategy for Addressing Them.” Published through Brigham Young University, they worked with Dr. H. Daniel Heist, professor at the George W. Romney Institute for Public […]
News You Can Use: 2023 In Review
Now that the holiday decorations have lost their shine and the leftovers are gone from the fridge, let’s get back to work! In the inevitable rush towards the recent holiday season, it is hard to stay informed about what went on in the world of donor-advised philanthropy. As we begin a new year, it is […]
Myth Busting the Anonymity of DAFs
In my role as Managing Director for DAFinitive®, I talk to a lot of people about DAFs. A lot. Mostly, the people I interact with are development professionals working at non-profit organizations or folks like me who work for a for-profit company that services the fundraising space. In my conversations, the topic of donor anonymity […]
Encouraging takeaways from the NPT 2023 Donor-Advised Fund Report
Every year the National Philanthropic Trust (NPT), a DAF sponsor and resource of useful industry-focused white papers and information publishes its Donor-Advised Fund Report. NPT surveys a cohort of its peers (this year, 1,151 of them) as well as gathering external information about the DAF ecosystem for this annual report. There are a myriad of […]
