DonorFirst™ is a turn-key, private labeled Software as a Service platform coupled with optional outsourced administrative services —designed to support an organization’s philanthropic constituency.

Elevating the donor experience from transactional to transformational philanthropy.

Community Foundations

The economic downturn has left foundation assets at their lowest levels in decades. Foundation staffs continue to search for new and compelling ways to engage donors, develop relationships, and maintain contribution flows to their charitable funds.
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Faith-based

Faith based foundations, Jewish Federations and Ministry clients are all challenged to provide ongoing funds and funding for social services, education, humanitarian needs and cultural activities for their communities. [read more]

Higher Education

For generations, colleges and universities have been deeply indebted to their alumni for the rich history they helped to create as well as the support they have provided to perpetuate their alma mater. [read more]

Financial

As today’s affluent clients undertake the management of their family philanthropy and evaluate the allocation of their social capital among various instruments, having a leading-edge donor...
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Recent Posts From the Blog

Permian Basin Area Foundation adopts Donor First to optimize communication with Agencies and Donors

by Josephine on March 27, 2013

DonorFirst™ is pleased to announce the addition of Permian Basin Area Foundation to its growing client list. The foundation will create an enhanced experience for their agencies and donors through DonorFirst’s streamlined access and communication capabilities. Managing a significant number of both Nonprofit Agency Funds and Donor Advised Funds for their local West Texas area, PBAF chose DonorFirst because...

"Bridging the Gap" Webinar: October 24, 2012

by Josephine on October 30, 2012

One of the key areas of discussion at the September community foundations event, the Council on Foundations Conference in New Orleans, surrounded the research report issued by cfINSIGHTS titled "Do More Than Grow - Realizing the Potential of Community Foundation Donor-Advised Funds." (PDF available). Our webinar on October 24, 2012 presented Crowns’ thoughts on what this research means, and how the latest...

DAF and Foundations- The Secret Recipe for Success

by Josephine on August 23, 2012

It’s a continuing debate with foundation management: What are we going to do with our DAF? Do you grow this area with time and resources? And if so, are the risks finally being offset by a greater return at the foundation level? There is no denying that Donor Advised Fund programs are popular and donors are opening accounts at unprecedented rates. According to the most recent Giving USA data, a handful of commercial funds are achieving growth rates approaching 77%....

About Us

Crown Philanthropic Solutions, the firm behind DonorFirst™, was established with a singular mission: to create cutting-edge, turnkey solutions that unlock the charitable and social promise of donor advised funds to power the global shift from charity to strategic philanthropy. More…