Battling Regulation Takes Education and Action Blog Post
As a continuation of our Expert Giving series, we asked Adam Brandon, the President of FreedomWorks, to frame the current landscape around government regulation and to share his advice on how…
Alma Mater Giving Done Right Blog Post
Colleges and universities may not have been entirely pleased with the recent federal tax overhaul, but they should be quite satisfied with their advancement offices. America’s higher education institutions are…
Finding New Groups to Support with Your Charitable Dollars Blog Post
With more than one million registered charities in the United States alone, how do you decide what to support? So much of this goes back to your giving strategy. Once…
Innovation or Tradition? Different Approaches to Giving Blog Post
My holiday dinners with extended family thankfully lack the stereotypical drama that seems to spawn so many think pieces and Facebook rants about surviving conversations with “unenlightened” relatives. We’re a…
Common End-of-Year Questions We Hear at DonorsTrust Blog Post
While we don’t get many inquiries about last minute gift ideas (you’re on your own for that!), we do receive a diverse range of questions at the end of the…
Why Peter Gives: A Chance Encounter with DonorsTrust Blog Post
This year, we have been sharing first-hand stories of how clients use their DonorsTrust donor-advised accounts in different ways. Here is Peter Flinch’s story, the third installment in our series. You…
Philanthropy Horror Stories: Donor Intent Gone Wrong Blog Post
At DonorsTrust, one of the scariest things we see is when a donor fails to set guidelines around their giving, leading to a steady drift away from the donor’s principles…
Outside the Office: The Value of Community Blog Post
I write this at a cruising altitude of 34,000 feet. It’s a familiar and, dare I say, comforting spot. Complaints today about the U.S. airline industry specifically and air travel…
Transactional to Transformational: Better Giving Experiences Blog Post
When donors are committed to an organization’s solution to improve the world, they often give on with their dollars what they cannot give with their time. In return, the organization’s…
Giving Your Time: Serving on a Non-Profit Board Blog Post
To continue our Expert Giving series, we asked our very own CEO, Lawson Bader, to share his advice on how donors can give of their time by serving on non-profit boards…
