The IRS’s decision in 1991 to grant Fidelity’s donor-advised fund charity status was a highly damaging mistake that has undermined the entire nonprofit world. With that move, the IRS sanctioned the ...

Fundraisers are not shy about their complicated feelings about the fastest-growing segment of philanthropy. At a recent Association of Fundraising Professionals conference, a session titled “DAFs Are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A donor-assisted fund is a simple, tax-efficient way physicians can manage their philanthropy. Most major ...

Although the year-end “giving season” has come and gone, donor-advised funds (sometimes called “DAFs”) remain more popular than ever for charitable giving and investing, primarily because they are ...

If a charitable remainder trust puts too many constraints on your family's charitable giving, consider combining it with a ...

Political engagement is a big concept that could conceivably encompass most charitable activities: Think nonpartisan voter registration, issue advocacy, and policy education. Charities have a rich ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) One distinguishing feature about DAF donors is that when they dispatch money from ...