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"12 Holiday Gifts That Give Back\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Blanket America\n\n\nSlogan: \"Buy 1 Give 1\"\nBlanket America sells quality blankets, comforters, sheet sets and other types of bedding, and in turn, the company makes a donation to Americans in need.\nYou can also purchase goods through the \"Choose Haiti\" line of products, which helps provide disaster relief to people in Haiti. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Red Earth Trading Co.\n\n\nSlogan: \"People.Quality.Fashion\"\nRed Earth Trading Co. aims to provide goods that are as life-changing as they are fashionable. All of its profits go toward the development work of local non-profits in East Africa, and purchasing items on the site directly benefits African artisans.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. TOMS\n\n\nSlogan: \"One for One\"\nPerhaps the most well-known company on this list, TOMS donates a pair of shoes to a child in need after every purchase. In addition to footwear, TOMS also sells eyewear.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Warby Parker\n\n\nSlogan: \"Eyewear With a Purpose\"\nWarby Parker sells designer eyeglass frames. The company partners with various non-profits, and for every sale, donates a pair of glasses to someone in need.\nYou'll need a prescription to order optical lenses, but Warby Parker has readers and sunglasses that are simple to purchase and send as a gift.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Same Sky\n\n\nSlogan: \"Empowering women a world away.\"\nSame Sky provides employment to HIV-positive women in Africa, who handcraft jewelry to lift themselves out of poverty. Each piece of jewelry is a testament to their work, and 100% of net proceeds from sales are reinvested to train and employ women.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Designed Good\n\n\nSlogan: \"The best in design and social good.\"\nDesigned Good curates clothing, artwork, gear and gadgets that serve a social purpose. As a free member, you can peruse the site and read stories on how each product makes a difference.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. FIGS\n\n\nSlogan: \"Threads for Threads\"\nFIGS partners with local weavers and tailors around the world to make uniforms for school communities. Every purchase you make from FIGS gives a uniform to a child who needs an education.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Roma Provisions\n\n\nSlogan: \"For You. For All.\"\nRoma Provisions combines fashion with charity through its boot sales. For every pair of Roma Boots sold, a new pair is also donated to a child in need.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Baby Teresa\n\n\nSlogan: \"Buy Once, Give Twice\"\nBaby Teresa sells 100% organic cotton baby clothes and accessories. For every outfit Baby Teresa sells, the company gives an outfit to a child in need. Portions of accessory sales go toward purchasing formula for babies in orphanages.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Smile Squared\n\n\nSlogan: \"Rethink Buying\"\nNext time you buy a toothbrush, why not make it a stylish, eco-friendly, socially conscious one? Smile Squared is another one-for-one company that provides a toothbrush for a child in need with every purchase. The handcrafted toothbrush is made out of biodegradable bamboo and high-quality bristles -- good for your teeth and the planet.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Roozt\n\n\nSlogan: \"Get Change From Your Dollar\"\nRoozt makes it easy to find brands and fashionable products that give back or make a positive impact. Not only that, for every member that joins Roozt, the company donates a meal to an American in need.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. Gifts That Give\n\n\nSlogan: \"Choose the cause you love, and start shopping with a heart.\"\nGifts That Give has an impressive compendium of gifts and brands that can make a real difference. You can choose a cause that you want to support, then shop by category or brand, and $1 out of every $5 you spend will go toward that cause.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBONUS: Rescue Gifts\n\n\nSlogan: \"Holiday gifts that save lives.\"\nThe International Rescue Committee (IRC) has an online catalog of life-saving \"gifts\" that people can buy specifically for those in need. Gifts can be specific, such as teaching supplies, or more abstract, but equally important, such as maternal healthcare.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporting important causes can be easy to forget amid the hustle and bustle of shopping during the holiday season. Luckily, there's an easy way to give back to those in need while you find the gifts you need \u2014 various companies and websites do the legwork for you.\n\nSEE ALSO: Get Out the Give on #GivingTuesday\nCompanies like TOMS and Warby Parker have become known for one-for-one deals \u2014 donating a pair of shoes or eyeglasses for every pair sold \u2014 but they're not the only ones with gifts that give back. There are several places around the web that benefit others in many ways, whether it's by supporting impoverished artisans, providing clothes to babies who need them or curating the many products that make a difference.\nWe've compiled a list of 12 websites that can help you make socially conscious purchases without subtracting the joy of shopping. Where do you go to buy gifts for social good? Let us know in the comments.\nThumbnail image courtesy of Instagram, Red Earth Trading Co."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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