Does private charitable giving really matter when it comes to medical and scientific research? The government already funds so many projects, research institutions, and laboratories – so why would anyone…
Every year I dread the Tuesday after Thanksgiving – the day now known as Giving Tuesday. It’s not that I don’t want to support deserving organizations. Rather, it’s that my…
How’s your focus? Is it a challenge to single-task? There’s no shame in recognizing it. We’re all easily distracted. That’s why so many articles start with crazy-short sentences like this!…
DonorsTrust is one of more than 1,000 donor-advised fund providers across the country. We represent a segment of those providers known as “mission-driven” funds, but there are many other types…
There is talk these days about tribalism and its negative impact on society. The discussion occurs more frequently within the context of the public square, specifically the perceived deleterious effect…
“I got a lot of problems with you people! And now, you’re gonna hear about ‘em.” And thus begins the traditional Airing of Grievances at the Festivus celebration, a made-up…
How do you get started with charitable giving? No matter how much you give away, we all want our charitable dollars to mean something. Young givers place a premium on…
An accurate, albeit overused phrase is “to wipe the slate clean”. While perhaps outdated in its technology (what 25-year-old has ever experienced a classroom ‘slate’?), the reference to starting over…
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…
Our CEO, Lawson Bader had the opportunity to return to the Bob Zadek Show, a libertarian radio segment based in Northern California. Lawson discussed DonorsTrust and some of the top…
