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DAF Day Masterclass: Your Eight-Week Plan for October 8, 2026

DAF Day quadrupled its nonprofit participation in year two. Here's the campaign calendar, the segmentation, and the asks that actually move grant recommendations.

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Aug 20, 2026
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Mark your calendar: DAF Day 2026 falls on Thursday, October 8.

If you haven’t built a plan for it yet, you’re still early rather than late, and that’s a rare and pleasant position for a fundraiser to be in. Eight weeks is exactly enough runway to do this well.

DAF Day is a sector-wide giving day focused entirely on donor-advised funds, founded by Chariot in 2024. Think GivingTuesday’s more patient cousin, the one with a trust fund. And it’s only three years old! That means it’s not yet a crowded field. You’re early.

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