Comments on: Holiday Gift Guide, Part 1: 3 Ways to Incorporate Charitable Giving

By: Donna Callejon

Donna Callejon — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:04:22 +0000

Hi there – just wanted to add another option to your list. At GlobalGiving.org you’ll find many gift giving options, including our new biodegradable gift card. We’ve got over 400 grassroots projects around the world that givers or card recipients can choose to support.
Give away!
Donna @ GG

By: Dobie

Dobie — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:57:34 +0000

Giving to someone’s favorite charity in their name can be a much nicer gift than yet another sweater or tie. But please – make sure it is a charity that the recipient supports. Don’t just give to your favorite charity and put someone’s elses name on it. Or give to the charity, but don’t pretend it is a gift.

By: Sasha

Sasha — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:08:09 +0000

Sunshine – you’re right; I knew I’d seen a shopping service or two which allows you to donate to charity with all your purchases, but didn’t recall this until you mentioned it. Perhaps I’ll post an addendum, since it’s such a great option.

By: Sasha

Sasha — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:06:21 +0000

10K Portfolio – thanks! I’m so glad to hear the article was inspirational for you.

Stephanie – I appreciate the link and will definitely check it out. Sounds like a good way to personalize a gift while helping a cause.

By: Sasha

Sasha — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:04:05 +0000

Mrs. Micah,

I share your “thing for llamas”. In fact, I was debating whether to add yet another image to the post, but the llama’s adorability tipped the scales in its favor. I may have to add one to my holiday wish list.

By: Harry

Harry — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:27:35 +0000

I started promoting Holiday for Charity in 2002. The idea is for you to tell anyone who would give you a gift to make a donation to the charity of their choice in your name. They get to give money to their charity, take the tax write-off and you don’t get another tie you won’t wear. You’ll find more information about this and other charitable giving ideas for the holidays at http://www.my-creativeteam.com/blog/?cat=1142

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:43:04 +0000

I have a thing for llamas, so one of my friends bought a llama for me through either Heifer or World Vision for my wedding present. It was happy. :)

By: seattlelinnea

seattlelinnea — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:09:23 +0000

Just another thought – I totally agree with the nonprofit hounding you after someone makes a donation, which is why we at http://www.tisbest.org offer Charity Gift Cards where the recipient of the gift chooses the charity, not the sender. That way your name stays confidential and you, as the recipient, have more power over who gets the donation!

By: sunshine

sunshine — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:42:25 +0000

#4 – use Goodsearch’s “Goodshop” to do your online shopping. You click one of their links, a % of your spendings goes to the charity of your choice. So far I’ve found most of the biggies are there, although there appears to be a glitch in that the logos don’t always show up and you have to fish around. But it’s new, I’m hoping they straighten that out.

By: Stephanie @ PoorerThanYou

Stephanie @ PoorerThanYou — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:30:27 +0000

There’s a company in Vancouver called “mondonation” that sells customizable t-shirts and pillowcases, and donates a percentage of the purchase to a charity of your choosing. I have two of their shirts (birthday presents) that I absolutely adore, because the shirts themselves have messages that are special to me, and I know a portion of the money spent on them went to charities that mean something to the people who gave them to me.

Http://www.mondonation.com

By: triple-e

triple-e — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:25:43 +0000

Only trouble with this is that you as the giver will be hounded for years and years after giving one of these gifts. Calls, letters, etc. The charity that we donated to for my Brother-In-Law has spent that money and more trying to get more money. Research your charity carefully, or give anonymously in the person’s name, if you can.

By: The Saving Freak

The Saving Freak — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:37:47 +0000

My aunt actually started donating to charity in all of our names a few years back. It is a great gift since all of my family is at least middle class we really cannot afford to purchase anything that is of great value to each other. Why not give to charity instead and enjoy giving again?