Happy belated Thanksgiving! Can't believe it's December tomorrow.. that gets me to thinking about Christmas, and of course Christmas shopping!
Since I don't really do the Black Friday thing (too many crowds for me) & I haven't really gotten the Cyber Monday deal down, I've decided to find ways to make my Christmas purchases actually give back.
So I did a bit of research and found some great shopping sites (some I've used before) that donate a portion of their sales to charity:
This is a great site. It lists various websites that donate part of their profit to charity. I've actually purchased from some sites like the Hunger Site and the Breast Cancer Site (where you can click to give too!).
I love the idea of the "One for One" movement - for every pair of shoes you buy, one is given to a child in need through a charity organization. What a great cause. Though I'm not particularly a fan of the original style of TOMS shoes, I see that there are so many
Similar to Toms' movement, Warby Parker donates a pair of glasses for every pair that's purchased. They do this through charity organizations like RestoringVision.org. Can't wait to buy a pair of Warby Parker glasses for such a great cause.
I'm still learning about this one, but I believe you register with a charitable cause (you can add your own, very cool) and then going by through the iGive site, you shop on brand-name shopping sites like Barnes & Noble, Gap, Best Buy. Sounds like a wonderful site that I may register for right now..
I'm sure there are so many more sites and organizations that do the same. Hopefully these sites will inspire me to buy gifts for my family & friends while being able to help people in need =)
