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One of our team members, Rodrigo Lemos, shared how their 9-year-old son, inspired by a MrBeast video, donated to GiveDirectly through Daffy - all on his own! Here are some things we 💙 about charitable giving: 🌎 It transcends borders and language barriers 👪 It connects generations 😃 It makes everyone happy That’s why at Daffy, we're committed to making giving easy for everyone. #MrBeast #CharitableGiving

My wife, Catherine Pieck, passed away last month, after being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s eight years ago at the age of 52. She was an otherwise perfectly healthy beautiful energetic person with no family history of the disease. I chose to slow my career down and prioritize her care as I tried to live the best life I could with her as the disease slowly and relentlessly progressed. This was not an easy decision to make when our identities and earning potential are wrapped up in our career growth and advancement. I’m posting this to publicly share my journey and support others that may be caught in this situation of having to make a decision about their career in order to care for a family member. It was the right decision for me and had both positive and negative consequences. I am thankful that I had understanding employers that worked with me to flexibly accommodate my needs as they changed over the course of the disease progression. If you are in this situation and prioritizing between your career and care for a family member, feel free to DM me and I’m happy to talk through it with you. And in particular, if you’re dealing with early onset Alzheimer’s, please reach out. Two years ago, I co-founded and still lead a monthly zoom support group for men that care for their spouses with early onset Alzheimer’s. I am also available for full-time or part-time work having vast experience managing global real estate, design and construction, and workplace orgs over my tenure. I have created a memorial fund in Catherine’s name to support four of the various organizations that helped support us and navigate this early onset Alzheimer’s journey. Thank you for your support. https://lnkd.in/gcQEMiPz

Friends, I present to you my submission for the mom of the year award! 😁 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 In my ample free time (NOT!) I "read" (thanks Audible!) a book called 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 by Ron Lieber (He/Daddy/Abba). This book is about raising children who are grounded, generous, and smart about money. My kids are growing up several socioeconomic levels above where I was raised so I don't have much of a playbook when it comes to things like allowance. I've struggled with how to teach my kids the value of money now that they are starting to realize that we can afford most of the things they want (but don't need).   𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 Taking an idea from Ron Lieber's book, today I gave both my kids (ages 6 and almost 3) three Oxo containers labeled Spend, Save, and Give. They are both getting a weekly allowance for completing an assigned list of small chores around the house. Once they receive the money, they get to decide how to divide it up into the three jars. To incentivize long-term saving and charitable giving (I work at Daffy after all!), the kids are getting interest payments on the amounts in their Save and Give jars at the end of every month. Whatever they put aside in those two jars will receive 25% interest from the "Bank of Mom & Dad." $10 in the Save jar at the end of the month becomes $12.50 and so on. 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 As I explained these rules, my son (who is 6) quickly realized the mind-blowing power of compounding interest and said, "Wait! Mom! The more money I save, the more interest I get, and the more my money will go up, up, up!" 🤣 To remind the kids that the Save and Give jars receive monthly interest, I created some cartoon images to represent this concept (thanks DALL·E 3!) and added them to the jars. My son decided he wants to save up for a STEM toy called Codey Rocky, which costs over $100. So, we added a picture of the robot to his Save jar for further motivation. We also talked about charities he'd like to support with his Give jar money and how we'll make those donations using our family DAF at Daffy. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 Working in #fintech and #philanthropy has heightened my awareness of the transformative role money plays in our lives and larger world. The topic of money shouldn't be taboo in families. Instead, it should be something we actively teach and have open conversations with our kids about. By educating them about financial literacy, we are preparing our children to achieve their personal goals and contribute meaningfully to society. Thank you for coming to my #parenting TED talk. I await my award and flowers. 💐 🤗 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀/𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 I'll post an update on this experiment in a few weeks! 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 by Ron Lieber (https://lnkd.in/eZ7zeRmW)

Want to donate stock instead of cash? Use a #donoradvisedfund. Well, it turns out that most charities in the U.S. don't accept #stock donations. In fact, out of the over 1.5 million charities across the U.S., only a few thousand are set up to take stock directly. But this is where donor-advised funds like Daffy can help. When you contribute stock to a donor-advised fund, you get the full tax benefit of making a stock donation, with the flexibility to donate cash to any legal charity in the US, even if they don’t take stock directly. Contributing to a donor-advised fund also lets you transfer those stocks without having to pick charities until you’re ready. Then, once you have a charitable giving plan figured out, you can designate those organizations on your timeline — even beyond the tax year in which you took the charitable deduction. Donating stock is truly a win for you and a win for the organizations you care about. And the good news is that it’s easy to initiate a stock transfer from your brokerage to Daffy. It only takes five minutes and once the stock arrives, we’ll liquidate the funds and invest them in the portfolio of your choice, so you can continue to grow your balance while you decide which charities to support. So if you’re looking to lower your tax bill and maximize your generosity, see for yourself how much more you can save on taxes with our stock donations calculator ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eUXTBDnN #Investing #TaxTip

Meet our newest addition to the team, iOS Developer, Nicolas Ameghino ✨ & learn more about: 1️⃣ Why giving back is important to him 2️⃣ His thoughts on joining a #startup 3️⃣ A nonprofit he would want other people to support #Hiring #iOSDeveloper

“Daffy for Work is an awesome feature I wish more companies would take advantage of!” Not only is Daffy for Work a simple workplace‑giving solution that helps: 1️⃣ Attract and retain top talent 2️⃣ Increase employee engagement 3️⃣ Showcase your company’s values You’ll also save almost $100 per employee per year by choosing Daffy over solutions like Benevity 🤑 https://www.daffy.org/work #EmployeeGiving #CSR #Workplacegiving

The In Depth podcast by First Round Capital is perhaps one of the top three product strategy podcasts, along with Lenny Rachitsky's podcast and Unsolicited Feedback by Reforge. I recently read the episode featuring Adam Nash co-founder and CEO at Daffy, in conversation with Brett Berson of First Round Capital. Adam shared refreshing takes on product management/development, drawing from his experience at companies like LinkedIn, eBay, and his current venture. Here are 3 of my favorite snippets and the link to the episode 👇

Take it from the best, Charles Best (founder of DonorsChoose), “For decades, charities have been looking for a way to encourage individuals to give more regularly and Daffy is working to make this a reality.” #DonorsChoose #CharitableGiving

We’re #hiring! If you’re a #BackendEngineer with a growth mindset and want to work at a mission-driven company, look no further 🛠️ Swipe to learn more about the position and the team :D Apply here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eCvDdxzh