The Proposals – Growth and Resilience Project Page
The Growth & Resilience Project has received dozens of applications, and one of them may be a match with your own giving strategy. Below is a summary of all the…
Giving Through Crisis: What Donors Think Now Blog Post
I’ve corresponded with many of our donor-advised fund clients over the past few days. Like me and perhaps like you, they are often sequestered in their homes. Some are older…
Why Daniel Gives: Tax Efficiency to Get the Job Done Blog Post
Each month we share how current DonorsTrust clients use a donor-advised fund to fulfill their charitable goals in our Client Stories series. Our latest feature focuses on a client who…
Philanthropy and Discovery: The Necessity of Private Dollars Blog Post
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…
Giving Tuesday: The Catch-22 of Philanthropy Blog Post
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…
Indistractable in Giving: Three Tips for Focus Blog Post
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 Clients Speak On Why They Use Us Blog Post
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…
Community for Liberty – Ideas, Cooperation, and Yes, Tribalism Blog Post
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…
A Festivus Miracle: Overcoming Funder-Grantee Grievances Blog Post
“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…
A Philanthropist’s Advice to Young Givers Blog Post
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…