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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
Top 6 Takeaways from New DAF Research Collaborative Report
DAFRC released an in-depth survey of Donor Advised Fund Managers. We’ve pulled out some key takeaways for nonprofit fundraisers in this...
Mitch Stein
Apr 107 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
Why do we need a DAF Payment Option?
Chariot’s flagship product, DAFpay, is an express checkout product built for donors that want to give easily from their Donor Advised Funds.
Mitch Stein
Mar 314 min read
DAFs for the Masses: How to Unlock DAF Giving Potential in Every Donor
Check out these best practices and simple tactics you and your team can adopt today.
Mitch Stein
Mar 286 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
Top 12 Takeaways from Fidelity Charitable's 2025 Giving Report
Fidelity Charitable—the largest Donor-Advised Fund provider in the world—recently released its 2025 Giving Report, offering a...
Mitch Stein
Mar 114 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
Integrating DAFs into Peer-to-Peer & Event Fundraising
Peer-to-Peer and Event fundraising are the most common instances where DAF donors don’t use their DAF - and therefore the biggest...
Mitch Stein
Mar 66 min read
A Donor's Guide to DAFs
Download Our One-Pager - A Donor's Guide to DAFs
Mitch Stein
Mar 41 min read
A Guide to Incorporating DAFs into Your Major Gifts & Planned Giving Fundraising Strategies
Major Gifts and Planned Giving are essential pillars of nonprofit fundraising, providing sustained support and deepening donor...
Mitch Stein
Feb 149 min read
DAF Gift Processing: Why It Matters & How to Get It Right
Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) giving growth is drastically outpacing other forms of giving for nonprofit fundraisers...
Mitch Stein
Jan 306 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
5 Tips to Make Your DAFpay Launch a Success
Congratulations on your organization’s DAFpay launch! Your supporters can now contribute with their DAF in just three clicks...
Mitch Stein
Jan 234 min read
Stewardship Throughout the Full DAF Donor Journey
How to cultivate, convert and grow DAF donor giving across your fundraising team The vast majority of organizations do not have a...
Mitch Stein
Dec 18, 20249 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
Defining digital DAF strategy – and how to implement one
Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) have rapidly become a critical segment of philanthropy and opportunity for nonprofit fundraisers...
Mitch Stein
Dec 12, 20249 min read
Why is DAF data so complicated? And, what can we do about it?
DAF giving has become a critical revenue stream for nonprofits, while also creating significant headaches for donor database management...
Mitch Stein
Dec 6, 20249 min read
DAF Gift Acceptance Policy
Download our Gift Acceptance Policy - a legal template your nonprofit can use to guide your approach to DAF gifts.
Mitch Stein
Nov 25, 20241 min read
Get more from GivingTuesday
As November winds down, the countdown to GivingTuesday begins. Over the past 12 years, GivingTuesday has developed into a global movement...
Mitch Stein
Nov 22, 20246 min read
The Keys to Success With DAF Fundraising This Giving Season
As we head into the giving season of a challenging year for nonprofit fundraising, everyone is fine-tuning their year end campaigns...
Mitch Stein
Nov 14, 20247 min read
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