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![2024 Bush Prize: Minnesota Winners](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/MN-Education-Equity-Partnership-staff-anf-board-thumbnail.jpg)
Congratulations to these Minnesota nonprofit organizations recognized for their strong histories of innovation and community problem solving.
MORE![How to Help Your Clients Choose a Donor Advised Fund Provider](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/2024.01-Advisor-Comparing-DAFs.jpg)
See what five factors to consider when helping your clients choose a DAF provider and how provider services compare.
MORE![A Family Tradition of Giving Back](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Sarah-Fundholder-3x2-v2.jpg)
Learn how fundholder Sarah Lang and her sons are continuing to follow in her family’s footsteps of charitable giving.
MORE![Net Unrealized Appreciation: An Underused Tax Strategy for Reducing Employer Stock Taxes](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Person-handing-over-tax-forms-to-accountant-3x2.jpg)
Help your clients retire smarter by leveraging their net unrealized appreciation with their donor advised fund.
MORE![Philanthropic Power: Couple’s Fund Drives Change in Youth and Housing Sectors](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Timm-and-Curt-3.2-for-web.jpg)
Learn how Curt & Timm are using their donor advised fund to support youth and family causes.
MORE![Five Tips to Prepare Your Clients for End-of-year Giving](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/year-end-tips-for-professional-advisors.jpg)
We’re here to help you and your client meet your year-end goals.
MORE![Important Year-End Giving Dates for Donors](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Autumn-landscape_f47a3c6cd7e0ed56c6b3b2dd6ae57f0a.jpg)
As you make plans for your 2024 year-end fund contributions and grant recommendations, please keep in mind these important dates.
MORE![Can a Donor Advised Fund Simplify Estate Administration?](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/advisor-daf-estate-administration.jpg)
Here are four ways DAFs can streamline estate planning for financial advisors.
MORE![Engaging Communities for Change Through Grantmaking](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Dr.-Jolly-Fall-2024-3x2.jpg)
Learn how the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation is partnering with nonprofits, donors and anti-racism advocates to make a better Minnesota in this video with President and CEO Eric J. Jolly, Ph.D.
MORE![Songs of Connection: Conductor Strives to Desegregate the Choral Community](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Ahmed-conducting-the-choir-with-rows-of-pews-behind-him.jpg)
Music is a universal language, and no one knows that more than Ahmed Fernando Anzaldúa El Samkary.
MORE![Minnesota Couple’s Donor Advised Fund Cultivates a Brighter Future](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Scott-and-Holly-outside-surrounded-by-trees-3x2.jpg)
Learn how Scott and Holly are transforming lives and landscapes with their charitable giving.
MORE![Is a Donor Advised Fund with a Community Foundation Right For You?](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/donoradvisedfunds.jpg)
Answers to the following six questions will determine if a donor advised fund may be right for you.
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