The LA Times’ George Skelton looks at the perils of charitable contributions and offers some tried and true advice, while the NY Times shows how to develop a personal giving plan:

http://beta.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-skelton-holiday-charitable-giving-20171204-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/guides/smarterliving/giving-tuesday-how-to-give?em_pos=small&emc=edit_my_20171204&nl=your-money&nl_art=1&nlid=10253452&ref=headline&te=1