Updated 10/30/25 with even more DAF providers to help your organization better manage and improve your DAF data! Collecting and organizing DAF data is a rapidly growing challenge for nonprofits. Managing DAF donations requires nonprofits to constantly align and realign data from multiple portals to ensure accurate uploads into CRMs and finance databases. Missing donor details and delayed gift deliveries only add to the complexity, making an already intricate process even more

Most of us want to give more than we do. The challenge is time, planning, and sometimes the worry that our dollars won’t have the impact we hope. A Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) can change that—giving you a simple tool to plan ahead, give more freely, and feel confident about your generosity.

In the last few years, check fraud and ACH fraud have surged (doubling every 2 years) - and the trend is accelerating. Advances in AI have made it easier for bad actors to forge checks, fake identities, and intercept banking details. Our Donor Advised Fund and payer partners have seen this firsthand and are pushing for higher security standards industry-wide to protect themselves and nonprofits.

Many organizations and platforms are curious about the impact DAFpay can have on their fundraising outcomes. This article covers the best ways to assess the opportunity and measure effectiveness for your situation.

The most important takeaways in the latest reporting from the second largest DAF in the world.

These donors are so loyal and valuable, we’d assume that we’ve perfected the art of engaging them, but the truth is—we can do better.

This collaborative product launch brings a faster, easier, safer way to send & receive grant payments.

Chariot’s flagship product, DAFpay, is an express checkout product built for donors that want to give easily from their Donor Advised Funds.

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