Origins of Donor-Advised Fund Monster (Opinion); Hilton Prize Announced; Greek Firefighters Get $29M

[THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY] #subscribelink [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Philanthropy Today Wednesday, August 22, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( Top News and Features From the Chronicle --------------------------------------------------------------- [Grants Roundup: Greek National Fire Service Gets $29 Million to Fight Wildfires]( Also, a drug company gives $100 million to Ronald McDonald House Charities, and the Scripps Howard Foundation grants $6 million for investigative reporting at two journalism schools. [Group Serving Kenya Slums Wins $2 Million Hilton Humanitarian Award]( The prize, one of the largest of its kind, recognizes the work of Shining Hope for Communities to empower women and provide clean water, among other services. [Opinion: How I Helped Create the Donor-Advised-Fund Monster — Inadvertently]( [premium] The founder of the Tides Foundation borrowed the idea from community foundations, but with a twist. Then the IRS granted Fidelity’s DAF charity status, and the trouble began Online Tools and Resources --------------------------------------------------------------- [Tips and Tools to Maximize Year-End Giving]( Ideas, strategies, timelines, case studies, and more that can help you win over donors in these crucial last few weeks of the year. Plus, find more than [925 articles and tools]( to help you do your job. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online --------------------------------------------------------------- Top News [U. of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Gets $120 Million]( (CU Anschutz Today) [Y Combinator Is Funding a Nonprofit That Advocates for Meat Alternatives]( (Fast Company). See more from the Chronicle about other efforts to [use Silicon Valley approaches to startup charities](. 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