General
A Donor-Advised Fund offers the opportunity to create an easy-to-establish, low cost, flexible vehicle for charitable giving as an alternative to direct giving or creating a private foundation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donor_advised_funds
Community Foundations pioneered the development of donor-advised funds, and a number of commercial sponsors, educational institutions, and independent charities now offer this ...
A 'Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) is a charitable giving vehicle set up under the tax umbrella of a public charity, which acts as sponsor to ...
Findings
How Foundations Can Learn to Collaborate Chronicle of Philanthropy Stephen Isaacs & John Rodgers An opinion piece from August 24, 2000, explaining his view that ...
The DOs and DON'Ts of Working with Local Funders The Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers This article from 2005 provides considerations for national foundations in ...
The Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers The indepth report Local Donor Collaboration: Lessons from Baltimore and Beyond uses Baltimore, Maryland as a case study for ...
Stewardship Principles for Family Foundations (PDF) Council on Foundations A guide of nine principles for family foundations regarding stewardship. Principle eight and pertain to family ...
Resources
Where to start
Of all the People & Organizations involved with Donor Collaborative Grantmaking, who knows most? What are the best contacts for people just starting out on this topic?
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People & Organizations
Here are all the People & Organizations working on Donor Collaborative Grantmaking:
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Supporting Foundations and Affinity Groups
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