joining us on set this morning-- lisa dietlin of lisa dietlin and associates-- happy to have you here. > >happy to be here. good morning. > >thank you for coming in. now, giving tuesday---is it gaining traction? > >i think it is. it's the 2nd year angie in existence and the idea is to have a day dedicated. a national day of giving. martin luther king day has become a national day of service. why can't we have a national day of giving? > >what are some ideas. what ranks high on your list of charitable events that might be happening today or just places to give online? > >every non-profit that i am affiliated with i tell have some sort of presence on your website. so the first place to look is---just like we did yesterday with cyber monday for the deals. go online to your favorite non-profits. if its salvation army or feeding america or the american cancer society. if those rank high on your list...or susan g. komen...then go there and see what they're doing. also, think of this as a way to involve your children. this is an activity that the whole family can be involved in. > >i'm heari

philanthropic consultant lisa dietlin joins us. lisa, welcome. >>hello. happy holidays. >>happy holidays to you too. it's a couple days after christmas and what can we do to continue the giving spirit? >>it's fairly important to keep giving back. yesterday or the day before we probably received a lot of gifts. yesterday was boxing day and great britain, australia, and canada where they actually box up their gently used clothing and toys and give them to non-profit organizations. one of my friends in california, she an her daughter, decided to declutter her room in anticipation of the holidays and actually called the domestic violence shelter who said we have these women with children and they don't have enough toys, could you box those up? and so they did an amazing job giving back. >>good ideas. how do we make sure the charitable organization we're giving to receives them before the end of the year? >>we have to get them in before december 31st at 11:59 pm. that's just before midnight. so when you're making a donation via a cashier's check or money order, it's actually