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Updates on the company & team behind Daffy.
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Introducing Our Chief Financial Officer Ed Park
Get to know our newest team member, our new CFO Ed Park. He's a finance wiz, a builder of teams and products, and a passionate donor and volunteer.
Company News
Say hello to Lorie Lambert, our new Head of Donor-Advised Fund 👋
At Daffy, we’re on a mission to help people be more generous, more often, and to fulfill that mission, we’re building a brand-new, modern donor-advised fund, designed from the ground up for this purpose. In addition to building and releasing new product features to help you give, we’re building a talented team at Daffy. We’ve recently welcomed Lorie Lambert as our Head of Donor-Advised Fund of Aside, Inc., the cloud-based technology platform which supports Daffy. Lorie joins us after more than
Company News, Giving
Let’s Close the Trillion-Dollar Generosity Gap
When it comes to charitable giving, Americans have a reason to be proud. In 2020, we gave over $471 billion dollars to charity, with over $334 billion coming from individuals. It’s a breathtaking level of generosity by any measure. But it’s not enough, and more importantly, we know it’s not enough. The United States has a “Generosity Gap.” People want to be generous and help those less fortunate than themselves, but we are all busy and life gets in the way. Unfortunately, that leads to a sign
What's New on Daffy, Company News
Getting Started with Daffy
As we set out on our mission to help people be more generous, more often, we spent a lot of time talking to people about how they think about giving. Based on those conversations, we focused our first release of the product on four particular needs. Make Giving A Habit Most people believe that it is important to set aside money for those less fortunate than themselves. Unfortunately, while the intention is there, we discovered that most people do not meet their own goals for giving, and they fe
What's New on Daffy, Company News
Introducing Daffy
My children go to a school with a wonderful tradition. Every Friday, the kids each bring in some spare change: nickels, dimes, quarters - whatever they can find. They each take turns putting it in a small bank at the front of the classroom. Then, once every quarter, the class votes on what charity to give that money to. It's really a wonderful way to teach them about giving. When we teach our children about money, we often give them very simple advice: > Don't spend all of your money. Put asi