Donor advised funds – the most efficient way to channel funds for social good

On the other side of the Atlantic, DAFs have been in existence since the 1930s and have combined assets of more than $80bn in assets under management. They have attracted high profile donors including Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan who gave away $1bn worth of Facebook shares to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

However, far from a tool only for the super-rich, DAFs are part of the product toolkit that financial planners use for mass affluent clients that wish to give regularly.