Shop To It!
-
Slide 1/10Dually noted
Who would’ve thought a random encounter at an egg race in India would lead to a sustainable—and socially responsible—notebook company? Betty & Betts, JoJo Blythen and Tanya Clarke’s new line of stunning paper goods, features notebooks and address books made from acid-free, biodegradable or recycled paper, and organic fabric. Each handmade book, pieced together in India and Nepal, utilizes fair-trade suppliers. About $11–$17, bettyandbetts.com
Want to learn how JoJo and Tanya started Betty & Betts and made their own awesome job? Click here! -
Slide 2/10Four Eyes
Seeing is believing, and the folks at Warby Parker are definitely believers. Four friends started the eyewear company earlier this year, and their limited run of 27 styles—along with a monocle—for men and women has been growing ever since. The retro-modern cellulose acetate frames are enough to inspire spectacle lust, and the anti-reflective, polycarbonate lenses are sweet (as is the budget-friendly price). But the real reason to lay your money on the table is the fact that the company donates a pair to RestoringVision and other nonprofits with every purchase. $95 (Huxley in Whiskey Tortoise shown), warbyparker.com -
Slide 3/10Poster People
Buy limited edition art and throw a one-two punch: support noteworthy artists while donating to charity. Online gallery The Working Proof releases a new print each week, with 15 percent of the total sales going to the charity of the artist’s choice. You just may start marking Tuesdays at 1:30 EST on your calendar to catch the debuts. “The West Wind” by Patrick Hruby benefits Doctors Without Borders, $30, theworkingproof.com
Want to learn how Anna started The Working Proof and made her own awesome job? Click here! -
Slide 4/10Wine into Water
Ditch the fancy wine descriptions and head to CellarThief. The company not only tells it like it is, but also offers deep discounts on a carefully edited list (there are only three choices at any given time). Top it all off with a hearty dose of karmic goodness: One bottle of wine equals 100 days of clean drinking water given to people in need. Discount varies depending on the amount purchased. cellarthief.com
Want to learn how Ryan started CellarThief and made his own awesome job? Click here! -
Slide 5/10Happy Feet
Keep your footsies toasty with a brightly colored pair of organic cotton socks—and warm your heart and that of someone else while you’re at it. Socks For Happy People come in three cheerful designs in an array of coordinated hues. With each pair purchased, an even warmer pair is donated to a child in Mongolia (made locally from Bactrian camel hair). As the company suggests: Buy socks, give warmth, be happy. About $24, socksforhappypeople.com -
Slide 6/10Kickin’ It
In 2005, inventor Tim Jahnigen set out to create an all-terrain soccer ball. Now, just five years later, his brightly colored balls for the One World Futbol Project are spotted around the globe, thanks to a playful buy one, give one program that donates an identical ball with each purchase to a needy child in UN hot spots, conflict zones, or refugee camps. Stitchless, non-deflating, and usable on any playing surface, it makes life a total game. $39.50, oneworldfutbol.com
Want to learn how Tim started One World Futbol and made his own awesome job? Click here! -
Slide 7/10Start Canvasing
Pictures can say a thousand words, but you can leave your giftee speechless with a gallery-wrapped canvas print of one of your own favorite photos. Picture It On Canvas uses archival canvas and inks and a UV topcoat spray, and each canvas you buy means another canvas is donated to a nonprofit charity (one of them, Operation: Love Reunited, is an organization that photographs deploying and returning military units). From $35, pictureitoncanvas.com -
Slide 8/10Modern Art Moisturizer
The name Jeff Koons brings up images of shiny balloon rabbit sculptures, not silky body moisturizers. But this holiday season, he’s teamed up with Kiehl’s for a limited edition Creme De Corps line that’s available at department stores, like Dillard’s and Nordstrom, as well as online. Four products feature his namesake artwork, and 100% of the net profits from every sale benefit The Koons Family Institute, part of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (icmec.org). $27–$70, kiehls.com -
Slide 9/10Other Favorites: Tied Up
Neckties, and particularly bow ties, are enjoying a surge in popularity, and FIGS takes full advantage of the trend. Founded by Heather Hasson, the neckwear company’s Threads for Threads program donates one school uniform to a child in Africa (currently 105 schools in Kenya and Tanzania) for every tie purchased. The impeccable ties come in punchy patterns, luscious tweeds, and crisp tartans. Looking dapper and doing good: It’s a lesson we can all learn. $65-$95, wearfigs.com -
Slide 10/10Treat Fleet
You'll be barking up the right tree when you pamper your pooch with the all-natural treats from Barkin’ Doggie Biscuits. No artificial colors and flavors or by-products infringe on the three flavors: Go Nuts!, Pucker Up!, and Get Pumped! (made with peanuts, mint, and pumpkin respectively). The company donates treats through their buy one, give one program to worthy shelters committed to improving the lives of unwanted pets. $12 per pound, barkindoggiebiscuits.com
Written by Alexa Fornoff
Photography by Marty Baldwin & Jason Donnelly
Inspired by the folks at TOMS shoes, we're embracing the spirit of charitable buying. Check out some of our ways to spread a little green—and add your own favorite charity by commenting below.
Water.org: This organization empowers communities in need of clean, safe water and sanitation to develop (and sustain) solutions for themselves, and they offer a micro-financing initiative called WaterCredit for affordable loans to get those projects off the ground. water.org
Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society: Dedicated to exploring the ocean and documenting the connection between humanity and nature for a global audience, this society stresses the seas’ importance in the survival of all life, not just the lives of our water-dwelling friends. oceanfutures.org
KaBOOM!: Everyone should be able to play, and KaBOOM! helps make it happen. You can donate your time, money, or construction skills to build playgrounds around the country for America's children. kaboom.org
Changing the Present: It’s your one-stop shop for charitable giving. Changing The Present highlights more than 1500 organizations, and accepts donations from $1 up to whatever you’re willing to give. A shopping cart feature similar to other e-commerce sites make the process a snap. changingthepresent.org
Solar Cooker Project: The Jewish World Watch’s program gives the women of Darfur a safer alternative to gathering firewood outside of refugee camps, a source of income by manufacturing the cookers, and a sense of pride because they can provide for their families—all for only a $30 donation. jewishworldwatch.org
SEE—Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs: Help kick-start great ideas by donating to SEE, an organization that supports dozens of budding social and ecological nonprofits. Have your own idea? Submit your application and budget for a chance to become part of the greater good. saveourplanet.org
watson012
Flag Comment
ugg boots
Flag Comment
griffw1984
Flag Comment
uggbootsuk
Flag Comment
touggs
Flag Comment