The Nonprofit Insider Podcast · Swim Karim

1) Nonprofit Charity Scams, 2) Why the IRS is Looking Into Charitable Donor Advisor Funds & 3) Nonprofit Horror Story: Summer Camp

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Kareem says DAF donors can get the tax break immediately while money can sit and be invested for years.

Swim Kareem opens with his usual loose energy. He talks about being six episodes away from episode 50 and jokes a bit about what that milestone might feel like. He points listeners to Instagram and TikTok, then drops a quick aside about a Scottsdale trip and a Waymo ride. That turns into a small joke about trusting a car with no driver. After the banter, he gets into donor-advised funds. The IRS is paying closer attention to the setup, and he keeps the issue simple: the tax benefit can show up right away, while the charitable gift may sit around for years before it reaches a nonprofit. He treats that gap as a real sector question, not a side note. Then he pivots to a scam email. The message asks for a huge donation to build homes after a flood. He reads it out loud and points out how off it sounds. The numbers are absurd, the wording is clumsy, and the pitch tries too hard. From there he goes into his nonprofit horror story. The memory is tied to weather, a pool, and that uneasy feeling when rain is close. He closes by shouting out the Autism Society of North Carolina and the people he worked with there. He asks listeners to send in their own nonprofit horror stories, then signs off by asking people to subscribe and catch the next episode.

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Donor-advised funds and scam emails get a blunt, field-tested look.

The episode moves through the pressure points where nonprofit money gets messy: donor-advised funds, scam emails, and one field story that feels real because it stays specific. The IRS-and-DAF section is the clearest stretch.

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A candid nonprofit detour from donor-advised funds to a scam email and a nonprofit horror story.

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