It's DAF Day! Wait…What's a DAF?

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 security that protect users and developers 
• Challenge unlawful surveillance and censorship that threaten democracy 
• Shape technology policy to safeguards civil liberties while enabling innovation 
• Build free privacy-preserving tools that strengthen digital autonomy 
• Protect the rights of creators, researchers, and builders in the digital ecosystem 

Your support helps ensure that the next generation of technology will strengthen our freedom. Consider a DAF gift today. 

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