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Donor Advised Funds Hit A Benchmark
by Shirley Trauger, Senior Consultant and S&W Staff | Jan 30, 2017 | Development, Essays & Editorials
One of the trends in the fundraising world—the growth of donor-advised funds (DAF) as intermediary vehicles for charitable giving—hit a benchmark last year.
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