Chariot for Nonprofits

Giving, simplified. Impact, amplified.

Chariot helps nonprofits unlock more DAF funding and streamline gift processing — so you can raise more and do more of what matters most.

Trusted by thousands of nonprofits

From national leaders to local changemakers — nonprofits across every sector use Chariot to simplify DAF giving and grow their mission.

Built for how nonprofits
actually work

Chariot brings speed, simplicity, and clarity to DAF giving — so your team can focus less on admin, and more on impact.

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    Raise more from DAFs

    DAFpay makes DAF giving easier than credit cards and activates more of the $250+ billion already committed to giving in DAFs.

    $1,200average DAFpay gift
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    Build better donor relationships

    DAFpay provides the DAF donor name and email to nonprofits instantly for rapid, personalized acknowledgements.

    10xaverage increase for first-time DAF donors
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    Transform offline gift processing

    Unify all offline or 3rd party funds and data. Consolidate portals and payers, streamline workflows and boost reconciliation.

    1 hour savedfor every 100 offline gifts
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“Chariot has revolutionized DAF giving for nonprofits from top-to-bottom. The increase in giving, improvements in data and time savings on gift processing are felt in every part of the organization.”
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Art WeinkofskyDirector of Development Information Systems

Streamline how you raise, steward and process DAF donations.

DAFpay

Make DAF giving 
effortless

You can add a DAF payment option to any eligible donation form.

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    Frictionless experience

    DAFpay works like any express checkout — no redirects, no extra effort.

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    Greater generosity

    Displaying a donor’s available balance is proven to boost gift size.

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    Real-time data

    Donor name and email captured instantly for rapid stewardship.

Gift Processing

Unify your gifts (without the digging)

Chariot brings together DAFs, Employee Matching, Mail Checks (and more) in one safe place, with one unified format.

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    Single source of truth

    Instead of dozens of portals, folders and emails holding critical information scattered across a team.

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    Home for streamlined workflows

    Finally, a dedicated space for all the complex tagging, rules and reviews gift processors do between systems.

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    Connection to other systems

    Enrich offline gift details with context from your CRM and seamlessly sync high quality gift data.

Here’s what you can get done with Chariot in just 30 days

Today
Day 5
Day 30
  • Get Started

    • Claim your Chariot account - 10 mins

    • Add DAFpay to your fundraising platform, donation forms, and “Ways to Give” page - 5 mins

    • Link your first payers - 10 mins

  • Receive Gifts & Refine Workflows

    • Start receiving more DAF gifts in one portal

    • With donor emails included on DAFpay gifts, begin 1:1

    • Upload your gift coding rules for automatic tagging - 10 mins

    • Set up custom templates for batch exports - 10 mins

  • Ask how you lived without Chariot?

    • Processing time for third-party gifts reduced 90%+, down to seconds per gift

    • New revenue stream unlocked with online DAF fundraising

    • Your team feels confident and energized about your DAF strategy going forward

Built to support the people behind the mission

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    Development

    Find more DAF donors, raise more DAF dollars and build better relationships.

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    Operations

    Cut down hours of gift processing time with a unified portal, standardized data and workflow automations.

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    Finance

    Get more accurate reconciliation faster and actually close your books at month end.

Thousands of nonprofits are simplifying giving with Chariot

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“Our partnership with Chariot has taken our DAF Fundraising to new heights, helping us unlock opportunity in every revenue channel.”
Karyn DeMartiniVP of Major, Principal & Planned Giving
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"When people see they can use the money they've set aside in their DAFs, it really resonates with them. DAFpay makes it seamless and [donors] love the simplicity.”
Carly BergsteinExecutive Director of The B+ Foundation
+104%

Single-Year Growth in DAF Giving after adopting DAFpay

76%

of DAFpay donors were net new DAF donors for The B+ Foundation