# It's DAF Day! Wait...What's a DAF?

- Type: News
- Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Date: 2026-10-08
- Original: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/its-daf-day-wait-whats-daf
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/593250
- Topics: Security, Artificial Intelligence, Encryption

## Summary

Today is DAF Day! This event highlights the millions of donor-advised funds (DAFs) people have set up to make charitable donations and change the world. If you have a DAF, consider supporting EFF today. Decisions about your privacy, encryption, artificial intelligence, online speech, and digital security will determine whether technology empowers people or concentrates power in the hands of a few. A grant from your DAF to EFF supports our mission to ensure that technology remains a force for fre

## Full text

Today is DAF Day! This event highlights the millions of donor-advised funds (DAFs) people have set up to make charitable donations and change the world. If you have a DAF, consider supporting EFF today. Decisions about your privacy, encryption, artificial intelligence, online speech, and digital security will determine whether technology empowers people or concentrates power in the hands of a few. A grant from your DAF to EFF supports our mission to ensure that technology remains a force for freedom, innovation, and human rights. If you’ve never heard of a DAF, just think of it as a bank account for your giving with some special benefits. Grants from DAFs allow you to: Simplify your taxes by receiving an upfront single deduction for your multiple charitable donations Receive immediate tax benefits of multi-year gifts Avoid capital gains tax on long-term appreciated assets like stocks Boost your giving by investing your DAF funds While allowing EFF to: Defend encryption, privacy, and se

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