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Announcing the 2025 DAF Day Award Winners!
Not only did thousands of organizations join the DAF Day movement this year, there were also hundreds that shared their promotional activity for consideration in the first-ever DAF Day Awards. Below you’ll find a summary of the award winners across all 5 nonprofit categories and the full list of finalists’ promotional assets that is avalable to review.
Mitch Stein
4 min read
DAF Day Sees Exponential Growth in Year Two, Moving Millions in DAF Dollars to Nonprofits
DAF Day 2025 saw 4x the nonprofit participation and 6x the DAF participation from DAF Day 2024!
Mitch Stein
4 min read
DAFpay Named to TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025
We’re honored to share that DAFpay has been recognized by TIME as one of the year’s best inventions.
Mitch Stein
2 min read
Introducing the DAF Day Awards!
We are proud to announce the first-ever DAF Day Awards! This new tradition will spotlight the nonprofits, DAF providers, and partners who are leading the way in donor-advised fund giving. Learn more!
Mitch Stein
Sep 293 min read
GoodToday takes out 93% of their grant payment work with Chariot Disbursements
GoodToday, a kindness platform for workplace giving, is the latest grantmaking organization to adopt Chariot Disbursements for faster, easier and safer payments to nonprofits.
Mitch Stein
Aug 132 min read
Chariot Compliance Explained
Everything you need to know about Chariot’s industry-leading compliance program and how it works for nonprofits and “payers”, such as Donor Advised Funds.
Mitch Stein
Jun 104 min read
DAF Giving Made Easy: GiveCampus donors can now give in just 15 seconds!
GiveCampus has partnered with Chariot, creators of DAFpay, to streamline and amplify charitable giving to educational institutions.
Mitch Stein
Apr 13 min read
Chariot Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025
Chariot joins the ranks of Waymo, Nvidia, Duolingo, and more NEW YORK CITY, March 18, 2025 — Chariot is proud to have been named to...
Mitch Stein
Mar 183 min read
New & Expanded Chariot Nonprofit Advisory Council for 2025
16 leading DAF fundraisers that collectively raise over $6 billion annually come together to partner on Chariot’s mission...
Mitch Stein
Mar 113 min read
Announcing the 2025 DAF Fundraising Report Kick Off
Applications are open for the second edition of last year’s pioneering DAF Fundraising Report, the first-ever comparative analysis of...
Mitch Stein
Jan 304 min read
Neon One Brings Seamless DAF Giving to Nonprofits with DAFpay Integration
CHICAGO, Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Neon One, the nonprofit software platform built to empower communities of generosity, has...
Drew Schneider
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Whether You Have $10 or $10M, Transferring Your DAF Just Got 10x Easier
Chariot teams up with Daffy to launch a new use case for DAFpay: DAF-to-DAF transfers within DAF accounts.
Mitch Stein
Sep 12, 20242 min read
Chariot Announces $11 Million Series A Investment Round, Led by Maveron
The new capital and partnership will accelerate Chariot’s build out of critical giving infrastructure that will expand philanthropy and...
Drew Schneider
Aug 9, 20244 min read
Chariot’s new partnership with Pledge puts easy DAF giving in front of millions more donors
DAFpay goes live as a core payment option across all Pledge donation forms, that millions of people use to support thousands of...
Drew Schneider
Jul 25, 20243 min read
CrowdChange and Chariot Supercharge Donations to Nonprofits with DAFpay
New online option will make it faster and more convenient to donate via donor-advised funds to 501(c)3 groups, which will increase...
Mitch Stein
Jul 8, 20243 min read
GoFundMe Launches DAFpay Across All Charity Fundraising Pages
The new integration enables easy, real-time Donor Advised Fund giving for crisis response and time-sensitive campaigns for over 1 million...
Mitch Stein
May 28, 20243 min read
Chariot Welcomes 9 Inaugural Members to our Nonprofit Advisory Council
Top nonprofit executives in fundraising, finance, data and technology for leading organizations across the country join this critical...
Mitch Stein
Feb 9, 20243 min read
DonorDrive and Chariot Announce New Partnership for Integrated DAF Payments
DAFpay™ will now be an embedded payment option for all DonorDrive customers and donation forms. DonorDrive , an EngageSmart (NYSE: ESMT)...
Drew Schneider
Jan 23, 20246 min read
Chariot Selected for Blackbaud’s 2024 Social Good Startup Program
Blackbaud, a global leader in social impact technology, chose Chariot for it’s January 2024 startup accelerator cohort, bringing the...
Drew Schneider
Jan 16, 20243 min read
Giving Season Giveaway from Chariot!
Every DAF grant received through Chariot enters you to win a ticket to the 2024 DAF Giving Summit! 26% of Nonprofit revenue is raised in...
Drew Schneider
Nov 30, 20232 min read
Engaging Networks Launches Chariot Integration, Adding Donor Advised Funds As A Payment Method
Any Nonprofit using Engaging Networks is now able to easily tap into billions of dollars donated through DAFs WASHINGTON D.C. - Engaging...
Drew Schneider
Nov 2, 20232 min read
Introducing Chariot Components
This week, Chariot unveiled its biggest product release yet, introducing a suite of technical components that nonprofits can easily...
Drew Schneider
Oct 4, 20235 min read
Announcing Chariot’s new integration With Custom Donations
Nonprofit organizations using Custom Donations for seamless online donations now automatically have 3-click DAF donations enabled
Drew Schneider
May 30, 20233 min read
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