Slow is Smooth. Smooth is Fast.
As we look forward to 2025, it’s easy to rush headlong into the year and forget to look back on… Read More »Slow is Smooth. Smooth is Fast.
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The 12 Days of Prospect Research Christmas
To end the year of 2024, we’ve decided to think about the wonderful things that prospect researchers can do for… Read More »The 12 Days of Prospect Research Christmas
Of Pumpkins and Relationships: How to Use Relationship Mapping More Effectively
This year, articles abound about how we are carving pumpkins incorrectly. Like most people, I learned to cut a hole… Read More »Of Pumpkins and Relationships: How to Use Relationship Mapping More Effectively
In Translation: 4 Common Misunderstandings Between Major Gift Officers and Prospect Researchers
We’ve heard it many times before; fundraising is all about relationships. But it’s not just about the relationships between an… Read More »In Translation: 4 Common Misunderstandings Between Major Gift Officers and Prospect Researchers
Five Things That the Disney Movie Frozen Taught Me About Prospect Management
Any parent of a toddler is likely to have seen the Disney film Frozen several times. As I was watching… Read More »Five Things That the Disney Movie Frozen Taught Me About Prospect Management
Top 5 Misconceptions of Prospect Identification
Finding new major gift prospects can be a real challenge. You do not want to keep asking for gifts from… Read More »Top 5 Misconceptions of Prospect Identification
3 Reasons You Should Care About Family Offices
When I first heard of a family office, I thought it was a fancy way of saying a family business.… Read More »3 Reasons You Should Care About Family Offices
5 Reasons Why You Can’t Find a Prospect’s Giving
When meeting a new prospect, it’s quite exhilarating to find out that they are philanthropic and have given generously to… Read More »5 Reasons Why You Can’t Find a Prospect’s Giving
The Great Puzzle of Corporate Philanthropy
Corporate sponsorships – they are everywhere you look! The concept seems simple: in exchange for advertising and branded materials at… Read More »The Great Puzzle of Corporate Philanthropy
Review of 2024 Reports on Donor Advised Funds
By Elisa Shoenberger
In the past few weeks, two big reports on donor advised funds (DAF) in the US were released. The findings are pretty fascinating and can help reorient your thinking of how to approach DAF advisors for your organization.
The 2024 National Study on Donor Advised Funds (NSDAF) undertook the largest study of DAFs in the US so far by working with 111 DAFs to parse their data from 2014-2022. One of the most interesting findings is that 81% of DAFs in the study were opened after 2010 with 25% or more opened after 2020. That is astonishing! That means that most DAF advisors are relatively new to having a DAF.
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