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Hey, everybody, it's Marielle.
I like to think of the holiday season as a generous time.
It's an opportunity to think about your friends and family, to find them gifts they'll treasure.
And it can also be a time to show generosity to strangers, to donate money to causes that matter to you.
Maybe you give toward cancer research or scholarships or food banks, or maybe you want to provide housing for low income families.
There's so many options, and that's a beautiful thing.
But it can also be overwhelming.
You're not sure what's most important to you, how much you can afford to give and whether the money will be well spent.
On this episode of Life Kit, I talked to Kevin Scali, the chief relationship officer at charity Navigator.
That's a platform that evaluates more than 200,000 nonprofit organizations based on their effectiveness.
And we'll talk about how to make a difference with your money before we get back to the show.
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