How You Can Shop —and Help the World

Subject: How You Can Shop —and Help the World Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:44 am

Want to do some shopping and do some good—at the same time? Sandy Stonesifer, writing for Slate, offers some ways to buy for the betterment of humanity:

* Go for products that donate a portion of proceeds to charity—like Product (Red) iPods, which give to the Global Fund, and pink playing cards, which donate to breast cancer research.
* Web sites like Goodshop let you send a piece of your purchase price to charities.

* Buy a pair of shoes from TOMS, and another pair goes to a needy child.
* eBay gets philanthropic with World of Good, a site whose retailers are all “eco positive” or “people positive.”
* Nest, Aid to Artisans, and Global Exchange help artisans in a variety of ways, including through micocredit loans and fair-trade stores.

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http://www.slate.com/id/2221146/

How You Can Shop —and Help the World

How You Can Shop —and Help the World

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