ctnow.com: Charitable Giving Deserves A Test

ctnow.com: Charitable Giving Deserves A Test: "Charitable Giving Deserves A Test

January 9 2005

With the season of outstretched hands behind us, it would be easy to pack up our philanthropic notions with the holiday decor and forget them until the next tax season looms.

But just as tax and investment planning go much better with a little forethought at the beginning of the year, so does charitable giving.

Wait until the solicitations start flying in November and your gifts may not do the good you hope they will, say philanthropy experts."