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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
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
Bold.org & the Battle Against Student Debt: Chariot’s February Cause of the Month
Andrew Chough, Chariot’s Senior Frontend Engineer, chose to support Bold.org after experiencing the many benefits of academic...
Drew Schneider
Feb 6, 20243 min read
DAF Giving Ethics: Resolving Complex Scenarios for Nonprofit Success
DAFs are an incredible opportunity for nonprofit fundraising, but they do come with strict rules that a nonprofit needs to carefully...
Drew Schneider
Jan 29, 20245 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
Apply Today for the First-Ever Nonprofit DAF Benchmark Study
Join us for the first-ever research study to benchmark nonprofit experience with Donor Advised Fund donors and gifts. We’re excited to...
Drew Schneider
Jan 17, 20242 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
BrightFocus Foundation: January Cause of the Month
Elon Packin, Chariot’s Head of Partnerships, chose to support BrightFocus Foundation this month because of the hope they bring after a...
Drew Schneider
Jan 3, 20244 min read
December Cause of the Month: Susan G. Komen
Aaron Kahane, Chariot’s Co-founder and COO, chose Susan G. Komen to support this month for a very special reason “It’s the kind of phone...
Mitch Stein
Dec 7, 20234 min read
Answering Fundraisers’ Burning Questions on Donor Advised Funds
We joined AFP’s New York City chapter last week to help answer nonprofit fundraisers’ biggest questions around DAFs. Here’s what we...
Drew Schneider
Dec 5, 20235 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
Is a Donor Advised Fund right for me?
DAFs are a powerful tool for more engaged & impactful philanthropy. Learn how they work, who they are for and where to get started if you...
Drew Schneider
Nov 26, 20235 min read
Breaking Down the Donor Advised Fund Market In 2022
We’ve analyzed all the data from National Philanthropic Trust’s 2023 annual report on Donor Advised Funds - here’s what you need to know...
Drew Schneider
Nov 15, 20235 min read
Hirshberg Foundation For Pancreatic Cancer Research | November Cause of the Month
Mitch Stein, Chariot’s new Head of Strategy, chose Hirshberg this month in honor of loved ones recently lost to pancreatic cancer. My...
Drew Schneider
Nov 8, 20234 min read
How does DAFpay compare to other DAF solutions for nonprofits?
DAFpay by Chariot exists because nonprofits are in critical need of a modern, integrated solution to raise more money from Donor Advised...
Drew Schneider
Nov 8, 20233 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
Top 10 Takeaways from the 2023 DAF Giving Summit
Chariot joined key stakeholders across the Donor-Advised Fund industry - researchers, fund managers, nonprofit beneficiaries and...
Drew Schneider
Oct 11, 20235 min read
October Cause of the Month: Humanitarian Aid to Israel
This month, Chariot is waiving all fees to facilitate emergency DAF donations to these vetted charities meeting the urgent needs of the...
Drew Schneider
Oct 9, 20233 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
Getting Started: Engaging Networks
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Drew Schneider
Sep 28, 20231 min read
Pop Quiz! Think You Know DAFs?
Nonprofit fundraisers are hearing more and more about DAFs these days, but most people in the industry have a few questions about how...
Drew Schneider
Sep 26, 20231 min read
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