‘The Life You Can Save’ aims to diversify giving [Video]

NEW YORK (WABC) — The concept of giving is often top of mind during the holidays, but this season, actress Kristin Bell and other stars are working to encourage people to broaden their idea of giving.

So many have heard or will hear Bell sing in “Frozen 2,” but you may not be aware of work she has done for a charity called The Life You Can Save — and she is not alone.

Paul Simon is another one of the celebrities who embraces a spirit of giving based on the ideas of philosopher Peter Singer.

“Each of us spends money on things we don’t really need,” Singer maintains, urging us to take that money and give it instead to worthy causes because “for quite small amounts of money, we can make a huge difference to the lives of people in poverty.”

It’s a message that has caught on for many. Charity begins at …