# Contribute on behalf of your client

Once your client has accepted their invitation to your firm's DAF program, it is possible to add to their account balance with a contribution.

There are several accepted DAF contribution methods. As an advisor, you can assist your client to complete the following types of contribution:

* [Stock and/or mutual funds](/how-advisors-use-charityvest-for-advisors/contribute-on-behalf-of-your-client/fund-your-account.md)
* [DAF transfers](/how-advisors-use-charityvest-for-advisors/contribute-on-behalf-of-your-client/daf-transfers.md)
* [Wire transfers](/how-advisors-use-charityvest-for-advisors/contribute-on-behalf-of-your-client/wire-transfers.md)
* [Complex assets](/how-advisors-use-charityvest-for-advisors/contribute-on-behalf-of-your-client/complex-assets.md)

Clients can also make the following contributions independently:

* [Bank account](/how-clients-use-charityvest-for-advisors/contributions-to-fund.md#bank-account)
* [Debit / credit cards](/how-clients-use-charityvest-for-advisors/contributions-to-fund.md#debit-credit-cards)
* [Cryptocurrency](/how-clients-use-charityvest-for-advisors/contributions-to-fund.md#cryptocurrency)
* [DAF transfers](/how-clients-use-charityvest-for-advisors/contributions-to-fund.md#daf-transfers)
* [Wire transfers](/how-clients-use-charityvest-for-advisors/contributions-to-fund.md#wire-transfers)
* [Checks](/how-clients-use-charityvest-for-advisors/contributions-to-fund.md#checks)
* [Complex assets](/how-clients-use-charityvest-for-advisors/contributions-to-fund.md#complex-assets)
* [Company matches](/how-clients-use-charityvest-for-advisors/contributions-to-fund.md#company-matches)

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**Does your client have questions about making an independent contribution to their donor-advised fund account?**

Your client is encouraged to visit the [Charityvest Guidebook](https://guide.charityvest.org/) or contact Charityvest support via email: <support@charityvest.org>
{% endhint %}

## Timing expectations

Once you have initiated a client's contribution, depending on the modality, you should see it appear in your client's account balance within 1-2 business days from when the Charityvest operations team receives it.&#x20;

Clients can make use of their balance as soon as it becomes available to [independently request a grant](/how-clients-use-charityvest-for-advisors/grants-to-charity.md), [support a Community Fund](/how-clients-use-charityvest-for-advisors/client-community-funds.md), and more.

However, once a client contribution is successful, cash must be cleared into our partner financial institution before it can be sent to charity or invested. As a general rule, you should expect your client's contributed amount to be fully available for [funding grant requests](/how-clients-use-charityvest-for-advisors/grants-to-charity.md#how-grants-are-funded), [sending charity gift cards](/how-clients-use-charityvest-for-advisors/send-a-charityvest-gift-card.md), or [investing ](/how-advisors-use-charityvest-for-advisors/enable-investing.md)within 3 business days of the successful transaction being posted to their account.&#x20;

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**Curious to learn more about your firm's custom DAF program?** Contact your firm's program manager for program-related matters or Charityvest (<support@charityvest.org>) for platform-related matters.
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