The Rabbit Hole
The holiday season is a season for giving, but thanks to the recession, the majority of people are looking for ways to cut back. Luckily there are a few sites available where you can benefit charities with just a few seconds of your time and a few clicks of your mouse.
With two clicks a day at Poverty Fighters, sponsors donate 25 cents in loan credit to those in need. These microcredit loans help poor people open businesses or improve and grow current business ventures.
In their click2donate section, Care2 features 10 causes you can click to support including stopping global warming, preserving the rain forest, saving baby seals, saving ocean animals, saving big cats, saving primates, helping children in need, helping homeless pets, stopping violence against women, and preventing breast cancer.
This network of sites features six different causes to benefit. You can click to give food to rescued animals, save the rain forest, fund literacy, provide children with healthcare, give free mammograms to women in need, and give food to the hungry. Each cause has it’s own shop where you can also purchase items, but it’s simple to visit everyday and just take the time to click and make a difference.
Probably the most popular, and most enjoyable of these click-to-give sites is Free Rice . Instead of just clicking a button, here you click to answer questions that challenge your knowledge of language, arts, chemistry, geography, and math. It features the fun of challenging yourself and the benefit of learning something new, while providing free rice to people in need with each correct answer.
I obviously cannot provide a comprehensive list of all the click-to-give sites available with just five sites, but oneclickatatime.org has a complete directory of click to give sites worldwide. They’re divided into categories so you can easily find your favorite charity. Plus it’s a snap to bookmark this one page and visit it daily to access all the click-to-donate sites.
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5 Sites Featuring Affordable Holiday Gifts That Give Back
The holiday shopping season officially started last friday, and gift shopping is on everyone’s mind. With the poor economy, most people are looking to cut back on holiday spending this year. There are many affordable gift options available, but in these shaky modern times it’s good to not only give to those you love but also give a little back to others in need. Luckily there’s an abundance of websites available where your purchases benefit non-profit organizations, individuals, and even animals across the world. Here’s five websites where you can find affordable and meaningful gifts for everyone on your list.
Better World Books began with a single book drive started by three college friends and has grown into worldwide bookseller. What makes this site different is their partnership with non-profits like Books for Africa, Room to Read, and National Center for Family Literacy. Through those partnerships, they’ve made a huge impact, raising money for literacy and education through their book sales and also helping the environment.Have some extra books around? You can also help by donating your books.
As a bonus, check out this video about the history and impact of Better World Books.
New Mexico Creates is a store that features unique items by New Mexico artisans. The Museum of New Mexico Foundation Shops in four museums in New Mexico and their online store, and the purchases benefit the Museum of New Mexico and the artists who create the items.
The Animal Rescue Site sells various items and the proceeds help feed and care for the millions of unwanted animals in shelters in the US. Many of the products feature their purple paw print logos on clothing, jewelry, and even gifts for your pets. You can also select Gifts that Give More to give money for a specific purpose like caring for two rescued rabbits or feeding a US Family for five weeks–there’s over 125 ways you can help.
The organization One Laptop Per Child has launched a campaign called Give One, Get One where if you donate one to a child in a developing nation, you can also can purchase a XO laptop for yourself (or as a gift for a love one). The cost is $199 for the donated laptop and $399 for the pair
. That price is unbeatable when it comes to a laptop, and this would make the perfect gift for any child.Here is part one of their mission video. You can view part 2 here, which explains why give a laptop to a child who may not have electricity.
Giftback.com offers a variety of gifts for every occasion, and 10% of every purchase goes to a charity of your choice. You can buy gift baskets, flowers, baby gifts, or something for the special guy or gal in your life, and shop with the warm fuzzy feeling that comes with doing something good.
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