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September 30, 2011

2011 DAF Report Preview (Part II)

For the Donor-Advised Fund Report, NPT’s annual survey of donor-advised fund programs, we break down sponsoring charities into three categories: National Programs, Community Foundations and Special Focus Groups. National Programs include charities created by financial service companies and Special Focus Groups include faith-based institutions, universities and “single issue” charities.

September 09, 2011

Remembering the September 11th Children’s Fund

As we approach the 10th anniversary of September 11, I want to share the story of the September 11th Children’s Fund, which NPT managed for many years.The Hasbro Children’s Foundation of Hasbro Toys started the September 11th Children’s Fund at NPT in the weeks after the tragedy with an initial gift of $250,000. Hasbro covered all the Fund’s overhead expenses so every dollar collected would support the children who were affected.

August 31, 2011

2011 DAF Report Preview (Part I)

Every year, National Philanthropic Trust conducts an analytical survey of donor-advised fund programs. The full report of our findings will be published and available at nptrust.org by the middle of fall. That said, our data is 98% collected and we have some preliminary findings to share.

July 22, 2011

Bill is good for donor-advised funds

Last week, Congressmen Wally Herger and Earl Blumenauer introduced an important bill in the House of Representatives. It’s called the Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2011 (HR2502). This legislation, along with its companion in the Senate (S557), proposes to amend the Internal Revenue Code and permanently allow donors to make tax-free charitable gifts from their individual retirement accounts to charity. In addition, it would allow, for the first time, tax-free charitable gifts to donor-advised funds, supporting organizations and private foundations.

June 28, 2011

In a down economy, individual donors keep innovative research alive

Several years before she passed away, Marian S. Ware and her family set up a $6 million program at the University of Pennsylvania to help fund cutting-edge clinical research on drug discovery and patient care related to Alzheimer’s Disease. This program continued with a second large gift recommended by the Ware family to NPT. And its impact is described in a recent Penn Gazette article titled “Untangling Alzheimer’s.”

June 27, 2011

What do the new Giving USA statistics mean for donor-advised funds?

Last week, when Giving USA released its annual statistical report on charitable giving, it was hard to ignore the impact of donor-advised funds. One of the most significant numbers in the report is the 6.2% increase in public-society benefit organizations. Giving USA attributed this increase to “the growth in giving of appreciated assets to donor-advised funds, especially from high-net-worth donors who see advantages of giving to these funds over giving to private foundations.”

April 20, 2011

Giving continues its recovery

Charitable giving was on the rise in 2010 and a new report from Blackbaud, Inc. shows that the trend has continued into 2011. In the three-month period that ended this February, charitable giving rose 3% when compared with the same period last year. This represents the seventh consecutive period of increased giving, according to Chuck Longfield, Blackbaud’s chief scientist and creator of the Blackbaud Index.

March 11, 2011

Donating Money for Disaster Relief

In the wake of the earthquakes that struck Japan, many donors will be seeking information on how best to support relief efforts in that part of the world. Simply put, the most efficient and effective way to help is by donating money to a humanitarian organization operating relief programs in the affected region. Monetary donations are fast and organizations can use them to purchase the exact type and quantity of items they need. Furthermore, a gift of money helps ensure that relief efforts contribute to the long-term sustainability and self-reliance of the affected region.

March 03, 2011

What is the Future of Philanthropy?

As we enter the second decade of the 21st century, a number of leading experts and institutions are attempting to predict future trends and developments in philanthropy. This is a difficult intellectual excercise, but important for donors to keep in mind as they determine their philanthropic goals and objectives.

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