Approximately $326 billion is currently sitting undeployed in Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) across America, all earmarked for philanthropy. That’s a lot of good sitting on the sidelines! DAFday was created in 2024 by Chariot (a fintech platform modernizing DAF giving) to encourage DAF donors to put those charitable dollars to work by recommending grants from their DAFs to the nonprofits and causes they care about most.  The goal? To unlock those billions of dollars and turn them into the active support communities need, right now.

DAFdayCLT(Oct. 8, 2026) is Charlotte’s local call to action, bringing together hundreds of Greater Charlotte area nonprofits, private and public foundations, wealth managers, family offices and other DAF sponsors and influencers to educate DAF holders on community needs and encourage them to give from their funds the week of October 5, 2026.

DAFdayCLT is a collaboration between two local, veteran philanthropic leaders - Amy Jacobs (All Things Impact) and Julie Yenichek (Ripple Effects Strategies).  

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