We are welcoming J.Paul Fridenmaker to the TrustBridge Global team and look forward to expanding the TrustBridge global network together. Learn more about how giving together in community helps grow generosity.

Grantmakers need to show how they advance their missions and make a difference. However, evaluation is not only about tracking the impact of grants made. It is also about gathering data to learn how to work even more effectively.

Why do we give more at the end of the year? The answers range from the pragmatic to the emotional to the scientific. Explore some of the reasons why giving at year-end can be both joyful and productive.

The landscape of global grantmaking continues to grow increasingly complex, between regulatory, legal, and taxation structures. The cost and complexity of vetting can restrict the scale of international grantmaking programs. However, effectively and efficiently distributing aid across borders can involve specialized administrative maneuvers to ease the complications of international giving.

If you are a donor in the U.S. or a charity utilizing a TrustBridge Global Charity Fund, you wont want to miss these important updates. In our relentless effort to make global giving easy, we have several new capabilities for global charities and the donors that support them from around the globe.

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) continue to grow in popularity. Between 2011 and 2019, DAFs increased from nearly five percent of individuals giving to more than 12 percent. In addition, the number of DAF accounts more than tripled in 2020 and continued to increase during the pandemic. Yet, there are still misconceptions about the tax-efficient giving vehicle, and several myths about DAFs persist.

There are still steep mountains to climb to address the world’s most pressing problems. Still, today’s philanthropists are savvier than ever before, thanks to the one-stop giving convenience and simplicity of donor-advised funds (DAFs). The DAF model amplifies the power of individual giving by creating a tool that allows more strategic giving and engagement and empowers donors to be global citizens and make a global impact.

The TrustBridge network recently celebrated the largest quarter of cross-border grants in its history. Our network members continue to address global challenges and serve donors as they seek to fully fund the mission of the charities they love to support. As we celebrate together, we are also preparing for the future. On August 1, the TrustBridge leadership team is expanding with the addition of Jim Rich as Vice President.

More than twelve months into the COVID-19 pandemic, many nonprofit organizations are still struggling to recover. However, DAF donors stepped up, sometimes making large and critical grants to support their favorite charities and others that addressed essential needs in the spring and summer. Gifts through Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) increased by more than 29 percent in the first half of 2020, in large part due to intensified philanthropic engagement around the pandemic.

An estimated $59 trillion in wealth will be inherited by Generation X (those born between 1965 and 1980) and Millennials (also known as Generation Y, born between 1981 and 1995) from their aging Baby Boomer parents and grandparents by 2061. Experts predict that their unprecedented resources, both earned and inherited, combined with their visible interest in innovative ways to address global challenges will make them the most significant donors in history.