How charitable dollars actually move, and how charities can make it easier for funders to say yes.
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We mapped every grant Canada's DAF sponsors reported to the CRA. This field guide turns eight findings into practical advice for charities, advisors and DAF programs.
Canada's donor-advised funds grant $2.2 billion a year. We mapped every grant from the CRA filings and made it free to explore. A few of the numbers stopped me.
$17.3B sits in Canadian donor-advised funds, already receipted and already gone from the donor's balance sheet. Seven practical things a charity can do to be found when that money moves.
Charities told us what actually happens after a donor-advised fund gift lands. Missing contact details, guesswork on anonymous, duplicated work, and a system running on 1998 infrastructure.
Most DAF grants aren't unsolicited. Here's what actually happens before the cheque arrives, and how Canadian charities can get found by donor-advised funds instead of surprised by them.
Canada's payment infrastructure moves $411B daily. Charitable disbursements still rely on void cheques and manual batch files.
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