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GoFundMe Enters the DAF Game: What It Means for Everyday Giving
A new offering by the well-known brand could be a rising tide that lifts all DAFs, observers say.
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In the Face-Off Against AI, Funders Need to Have Workers’ Backs
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Trump-Era Survival Strategies: Climbing Back After Losing $300 Million in Federal Funding
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Fundraising
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GoFundMe Enters the DAF Game: What It Means for Everyday Giving
A new offering by the well-known brand could be a rising tide that lifts all DAFs, observers say. -
8 Ways Your Board Can Drive Momentum in a Capital Campaign
Tap into your board members’ skills and strengths to make the most of their participation in a multiyear fundraising drive. -
The DAF Ask That Led Donors to Double Their Gifts
When supporters were persuaded to give using their donor-advised fund, they gave the same or more 85 percent of the time, new research finds.
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Can GoFundMe’s New DAF Tool Supercharge Charitable Giving?
Giving Funds are GoFundMe’s latest in a flurry of product rollouts with the goal of moving stagnant U.S. charitable contributions beyond the 2% GDP mark where totals have long hovered. -
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy survey reveals a sector at a crossroads, where organizations that can afford to modernize are pulling ahead, while those that can’t fear being left behind.
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The chief development officer of Save the Children is in pivot mode from government to private philanthropy.
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