Community Foundations Have Every Reason to Embrace a New Senate Bill to Regulate Donor-Advised Funds
Opposition from the funds is mounting, even though the legislation offers an ideal moment for community foundations to distinguish themselves from commercially sponsored funds like Fidelity and Schwab.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
Fundraisers, Here’s a Way to Help Charitable Underachievers
Too many affluent people decide how much to give based on their income, not their wealth. Charity officials can help them change that mind-set — and enable them to reap the joy that comes from making a far more significant difference.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
Fidelity Charitable: Using Grants to Win Friends, Influence People, and Silence Critics
Distributing much-needed funds to organizations that improve the management and effectiveness of nonprofits also ensures those places do little to press for new regulations on donor-advised funds.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
Commercial DAFs Keep Touting Their Donors’ Crisis Giving. Here’s What They Aren’t Saying.
Fidelity and other big providers do little to spur giving. That’s why charities need to persuade donors to act — or Congress needs to step in.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
Nonprofit Leaders, Get Used to the Uncertainty and Focus on the Big Picture
Staying nimble and recognizing that best-case scenarios will not be normal is key, but nothing is more important than focusing on mission, writes Al Cantor, a nonprofit leadership consultant.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
Save Lives Now, Grant Makers and Donors
The holdings in donor-advised funds are worth more than $120 billion, enough to make a big difference if combined with generous spending from the nation’s foundations.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
Why Vested Interests Don’t Want Donor-Advised Funds to Do More for Charities
Wall Street companies, donors’ financial advisers, and even associations of nonprofits opposed a mild regulatory effort in California, a sign of how difficult it is to change the system.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
How to Connect With Donors: What the N.H. Primary Teaches Nonprofits
Don’t brag, keep your comments brief, avoid prescreening questions, and keep your sense of humor. Those are among the lessons you’ll learn if you take advantage of the opportunity to watch as campaign events move to your town — and you also have a chance to promote your cause.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
The approach seems designed to distract policy makers, charities, and others from asking tough questions about the disconnect between the benefit to donors and the benefits to charity and the common good.
Growth or Mission? The Silicon Valley Community Foundation Made the Wrong Choice.
It started raising money from all over for causes everywhere — and lost its way.
By Strategy, Governance and Alan M. Cantor