With cash spread thin, nonprofits look to the masses for asset donations.

If you traditionally "give at the office" during the holidays, listen up. Some charities now suggest you can forget cash. Instead, they want your art collection, homes, cabins, stocks, life insurance or a mere mention in your will.

In November, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity launched its "Other Ways to Give" campaign, which advocates "four non-cash gift ideas" for the holidays. The mailing features four brightly wrapped gift boxes labeled Personal Property, Real Estate, Stocks and Life Insurance.