Showing posts with label charity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label charity. Show all posts

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Shopping and Helping the World at the Same Time

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I just found the perfect seasonal discovery for us online holiday shoppers: iGive.

How it works: you search for a store you at which you want to shop and then once you make your purchase, the store donates a percentage of their profits to the cause of your choice (and there are a lot of choices from animal rescue to schools to the rainforest). How marvelous is that?!

It doesn't work with Etsy, unfortunately, but it even works with Ebay (Ebay gives up a portion of their cut). The hard part is remembering not just to go directly to Amazon or L'Occitane without first visiting through the site. But I'm sure that once I get in the habit, I'll be racking up donations in no time. So for all my non-Etsy purchases this holiday season, I'm going to try to shop through iGive.

Saving tigers while finding that ideal gift? I'm in!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Forget About Adopting a Highway...

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One of my favorite charities, World Wildlife Fund, has an adorable way to raise donations where you can adopt an animal of your choice. They have pretty much everyone's favorite animal, from koalas and polar bears to blue-footed boobies and bonobos.

When you adopt your favorite animal, you get sent your own plush of that animal and an adoption certificate. There are millions of charities all doing their part to make the world better but I really love a charity that can appeal to your cuddly side as well as your global mindedness. Takes feeling warm and fuzzy to a whole new level...