If you're not sure what to get loved ones this holiday season, consider a gift that gives back. See our guide to gifts that complete your shopping list while helping others:
A do-gooder's holiday gift guide —
If you're not sure what to get loved ones this holiday season, consider a gift that gives back. See our guide to gifts that complete your shopping list while helping others:
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbarsofhoap.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Bars of Hoap</a> are artisan soaps made with 100% natural ingredients. All proceeds go towards helping entrepreneurial women in Haiti.
A do-gooder's holiday gift guide —
Bars of Hoap are artisan soaps made with 100% natural ingredients. All proceeds go towards helping entrepreneurial women in Haiti.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stbaldricks.org%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">St. Baldrick's Foundation</a> is a volunteer-driven charity that fights childhood cancers. A donation helps fund research for cures.
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St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity that fights childhood cancers. A donation helps fund research for cures.
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Despite the few high-profile cases in the United States, most people are dying from Ebola thousands of miles away from most American eyes. Medical teams from <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.msf.org%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders</a>, are shown here in Sierra Leone. Your donations can help in the fight against the deadly epidemic.
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Despite the few high-profile cases in the United States, most people are dying from Ebola thousands of miles away from most American eyes. Medical teams from Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, are shown here in Sierra Leone. Your donations can help in the fight against the deadly epidemic.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heifer.org%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Heifer International </a>gives livestock and other animals to empower people to earn an income and feed themselves. Vishnu Pariyar, shown here tending to one of her goats in Sitapur Village in Nepal, is part of the Pancheshwori Women Empowerment Project.
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Heifer International gives livestock and other animals to empower people to earn an income and feed themselves. Vishnu Pariyar, shown here tending to one of her goats in Sitapur Village in Nepal, is part of the Pancheshwori Women Empowerment Project.
Courtesy Heifer International
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tenthousandvillages.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Ten Thousand Villages</a> offers goods from local artisans in 28 different countries. This "twin girl doll" provides you with a gift for a loved one and a "twin" for a child in a family affected by HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe.
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Ten Thousand Villages offers goods from local artisans in 28 different countries. This "twin girl doll" provides you with a gift for a loved one and a "twin" for a child in a family affected by HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe.
Ten Thousand Villages
A gift of cash or food to your local food bank will help feed some of the millions of Americans, including children, seniors and active duty military, who go hungry, according to a <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.feedingamerica.org%2Fhunger-in-america%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Feeding America</a> survey. The "Hope for the Holidays" volunteer event at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is shown here.
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A gift of cash or food to your local food bank will help feed some of the millions of Americans, including children, seniors and active duty military, who go hungry, according to a Feeding America survey. The "Hope for the Holidays" volunteer event at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is shown here.
Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Feeding America
If you're happy, you're likely to make people around you happy. And isn't that a gift? Luckily, 40% of our happiness is under our control, says <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthehowofhappiness.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky</a>.
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If you're happy, you're likely to make people around you happy. And isn't that a gift? Luckily, 40% of our happiness is under our control, says happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky.
Penguin Books
It's possible to find peace in washing the dishes, walking the dog and having a cup of tea. So says <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fplumvillage.org%2Fabout%2Fthich-nhat-hanh%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh</a>, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, who has been key in bringing the principles of Buddhism and meditation to the west. His classic "Peace is every step" is one way toward peace.
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It's possible to find peace in washing the dishes, walking the dog and having a cup of tea. So says Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, who has been key in bringing the principles of Buddhism and meditation to the west. His classic "Peace is every step" is one way toward peace.
Bantam
This John Lennon inspired Imagine scarf will help you imagine a world without hunger a little bit easier. All proceeds go towards <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whyhunger.org%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">WhyHunger</a>'s fight against hunger and poverty.
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This John Lennon inspired Imagine scarf will help you imagine a world without hunger a little bit easier. All proceeds go towards WhyHunger's fight against hunger and poverty.
WhyHunger
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshoppingforachange.org%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Shopping for a Change</a> works with artists around the globe, paying them up front for their products and work. This Rainbow Hat was made in Bangladesh with 50% the proceeds going to support a community project there and 50% to a nonprofit of your choosing.
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Shopping for a Change works with artists around the globe, paying them up front for their products and work. This Rainbow Hat was made in Bangladesh with 50% the proceeds going to support a community project there and 50% to a nonprofit of your choosing.
Shopping For A Change
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reloom.org%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Re:loom </a>sells uniquely crafted rags made from recycled materials. All of their products are hand woven by employees who were homeless at one time or in risk of becoming homeless. All proceeds go towards employee wages and benefits.
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Re:loom sells uniquely crafted rags made from recycled materials. All of their products are hand woven by employees who were homeless at one time or in risk of becoming homeless. All proceeds go towards employee wages and benefits.
re:loom
The National Resources Defense Council's <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nrdcgreengifts.org%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Green Gifts </a>offers an array of eco and wildlife friendly gifts that are perfect for your green friends or ways to remember loved ones.
A do-gooder's holiday gift guide —
The National Resources Defense Council's Green Gifts offers an array of eco and wildlife friendly gifts that are perfect for your green friends or ways to remember loved ones.
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