Make Charitable Giving Part of Your Holiday Season -- and Part of Your Financial Life

The holiday season is wrapping up, and so is the charitable giving season. In 2018, roughly one-third (31%) of annual giving occurred in December, and 12% of all giving happened in the last three days of the year, according to the National Association of Nonprofit Organizations & Executives' (NANOE) .

This holiday season, I'm encouraging you to expand your approach to charitable giving. In addition to volunteering your time or writing a check to a cause you're passionate about, or donating your clothes and household items to those in need, you can work with your