Gifts That Give Back
- <p>For as little as $10, you can help with <a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/224251" target="_blank">microfinancing</a>, loan programs and educational initiatives around the planet. <a href="http://www.opportunity.org" target="_blank">Opportunity International</a>, a nonprofit organization, sells gift cards in all denominations that can be redeemed online. Cardholders choose a person to help finance then receive updates on what's happening in that person's world.</p>
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- <p>For every pair of Roma Boots sold, <a href="http://www.Roozt.com/Romaboots" target="_blank">Roozt</a> will give a child in need a matching pair. Every time someone signs up for the free membership, Roozt will provide a meal to a hungry American through Feeding America. $40–$80.</p>
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- <p>In some countries, lack of financial means prevents girls (but not boys) from getting a basic school education. But rather than "giving a girl a fish," each $275 donation to this <a href="http://secure1.heifer.org/gift-catalog/send-a-girl-to-school.html" target="_blank">Heifer International</a> program provides a girl's struggling family with livestock and trains the family to make enough money from it to pay for school fees and supplies.</p>
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- <p>Eco-Friendly <a href="http://www.Roozt.com/WeWood" target="_blank">WeWood Watches </a>are one-of-a-kind timepieces. They're made from all-natural, chemical-free scrap materials, and for every watch sold, the American Forestry Association will plant a tree. $119–$139.</p>
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- <p>Trade in your smartphone for cash and generate a donation to help support U.S. military personnel, veterans and their families. With the <a href="http://www.smartphonetradein.com" target="_blank">SmartPhoneTrade-in.com</a> program, consumers get the cash trade-in value, while <a href="http://www.operationgratitude.com" target="_blank">Operation Gratitude</a> gets $5 for military care packages. (Another perk of this original program: Phones are properly recycled.)</p>
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