10 Lists of Holiday Gifts That Give Back

According to the recent Chronicle of Philanthropy article, Americans Rate Charity Gifts a Priority This Holiday Season, a study conducted for World Vision by Harris Interactive found that 84% percent of people surveyed, "would prefer to receive a gift that would benefit someone else rather than a traditional present, such as clothing or electronics."

When I posted my list of 10 Holiday Gifts That Give Back last year, there weren't many lists like it, but now there are tons! Instead of creating my own 2008 list, I thought I'd do a roundup of some of the lists I've found. Please include links in the comments to any lists I've missed, as well as your own gifts that give back ideas.

1. 2008 Charitable Holiday Shopping Guide, Part 1 on The Vibe.
   (There will be a Part 2 & 3).
2. Holiday Gift Guide on Echoing Green's Spark blog.
3. Gifts That Give Back from Oprah.com posted on CNN.com
4. Christmas Gifts That Give Back on An Untraditional Home.
5. Beautiful Gifts That Give Back on The Coveted.
6. Gifts That Give Back - Charitable Gifts in Marie Claire.
7. Let Charity Begin at Home This Holiday Season on Cafe Mom
8. Giving Gifts That Give Back in Conscience Choice
9. Charity Christmas Gifts That Give Back on Quick and Simple.
10. Lucky's Favorite Holiday Gifts That Give Back in the TODAY holiday guide.

One more list to check out is the Give List. The Give List, started by Allison Fine of the Social Citizens Blog and Marnie Web of ext337, is a site that aggregates ways you can contribute to nonprofit organizations without writing a check, or buying anything. Anyone can add to the Give List by tagging an idea with #givelist on Twitter, or with "givelist" (without the quotation marks) on de.licio.ous. Some of the ideas that have already been contributed are Recycle for United Cerebal Palsy, Holiday Mail for Heroes, and GoodSearch.

Image Credit: Screenshot from Heifer International Online Gift Catalog.
Cross-posted from BlogHer.com

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