Pay It Forward with Presents

It's Okay to Be a Budget Grinch |  Curl Up to Holiday Cocktail Parties |  Bookmark 2012's Top Reads   Everywhere | November 23, 2012   Today on DailyCandy.com Our Street Style Snaps from Coast to Coast » 57% off GoBites Nutrient-Packed Snack Packs » Take a Tour of a Rock Star Couple's Digs » A Rom Com to Drag the Whole Family To » Give a Little Bit (More) 15 charitable gift picks     | |     Charity starts at home. And by that, we mean a sleigh’s worth of stylish do-gooder gifts that ship right to your door. Pack It Up, Pack It In You’ll want to show this one off. Invisible Children’s limited-edition leather-on-denim carryall ($95) lends a hand to Uganda’s would-be and former child soldiers in need of a proper (and well-deserved) chance at being a kid again. Make a Splash Twenty percent of profits from Splatter by Lisa Perry’s paint-dripped tank tops, kiddie dresses, and vinyl duffel bags ($35-$1,295) helps fund projects for New York City-based youth art initiative Publicolor. SPONSORED LISTING No-Panic, Last-Minute Holiday Party Gifts It was so nice of the Smiths to invite you. And the Millers. And the Lings. To treat them in return, you can make their next morning with Dunkin’ Donuts® Coffee. Pick some up at your local grocery store. With flavors such as Pumpkin Spice, Mocha Mint, and Gingerbread Cookie, coffee gets festive.   Pile On the Goodness Twenty-five percent of profits from Kahina Giving Beauty’s pouf necklaces ($98) goes to Marrakech-based Education for All, a nonprofit providing free and safe boarding homes for regional girls. Shine On Good vibes don’t have to come with crunch. Jill Golden’s sleek, new Isaro jewelry line ($252-$365) — made in conjunction with female-run small business incubator Indego Africa — blends beading and crystal to stunning effect. Artisans are paid a fair labor wage, and carrying pouches come signed by the women who made them. Grand Karma Central Any purchase from new charitable marketplace Gifts That Give ($20-$1,000) comes packed with a guaranteed 20 percent going to the cause of your choice. Take your pick (we suggest starting with the chiseled black and gold bookends). Get Your Fill Half the cost of Obakki’s spread of blush-colored brushed-glass water bottles, linen scarves, candles, and tees ($15-$30) goes to building wells throughout Sudan. Tee Up Designer Rachel Antonoff, rockers Fun, and a host of fashionable friends team up to design shirts, buttons, and totes for tolerance ($25). Profits go to a growing list of LGBT-supportive orgs, including The Trevor Project and Mainers United for Marriage. Share the love with even more good vibe-spreading gift ideas. Photos: Courtesy of Invisible Children; Courtesy of Kahina Giving Beauty; Courtesy of Gifts That Give; Courtesy of The Ally Coalition Shop off the Rack for Plugged-In Gifts Put a Cornucopia of Leftovers to Good Use   mathewgjohnson1.repostage@blogger.com: | Unsubscribe © 2012 DailyCandy, LLC. All rights reserved. 584 Broadway Suite 201 New York, NY 10012 Editorial Policy | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Artwork by Samantha Hahn

It's Okay to Be a Budget Grinch
Give a Little Bit (More) 15 charitable gift picks Charity starts at home. And by that, we mean a sleigh’s worth of stylish do-gooder gifts that ship right to your door. Pack It Up, Pack It In You’ll want to show this one off. Invisible Children’s limited-edition leather-on-denim carryall ($95) lends a hand to Uganda’s would-be and former child soldiers in need of a proper (and well-deserved) chance at being a kid again. Make a SplashTwenty percent of profits from Splatter by Lisa Perry’s paint-dripped tank tops, kiddie dresses, and vinyl duffel bags ($35-$1,295) helps fund projects for New York City-based youth art initiative Publicolor. SPONSORED LISTING No-Panic, Last-Minute Holiday Party GiftsIt was so nice of the Smiths to invite you. And the Millers. And the Lings. To treat them in return, you can make their next morning with Dunkin’ Donuts® Coffee. Pick some up at your local grocery store. With flavors such as Pumpkin Spice, Mocha Mint, and Gingerbread Cookie, coffee gets festive.   Pile On the GoodnessTwenty-five percent of profits from Kahina Giving Beauty’s pouf necklaces ($98) goes to Marrakech-based Education for All, a nonprofit providing free and safe boarding homes for regional girls. Shine On Good vibes don’t have to come with crunch. Jill Golden’s sleek, new Isaro jewelry line ($252-$365) — made in conjunction with female-run small business incubator Indego Africa — blends beading and crystal to stunning effect. Artisans are paid a fair labor wage, and carrying pouches come signed by the women who made them. Grand Karma Central Any purchase from new charitable marketplace Gifts That Give ($20-$1,000) comes packed with a guaranteed 20 percent going to the cause of your choice. Take your pick (we suggest starting with the chiseled black and gold bookends). Get Your Fill Half the cost of Obakki’s spread of blush-colored brushed-glass water bottles, linen scarves, candles, and tees ($15-$30) goes to building wells throughout Sudan. Tee Up Designer Rachel Antonoff, rockers Fun, and a host of fashionable friends team up to design shirts, buttons, and totes for tolerance ($25). Profits go to a growing list of LGBT-supportive orgs, including The Trevor Project and Mainers United for Marriage.Share the love with even more good vibe-spreading gift ideas. Photos: Courtesy of Invisible Children; Courtesy of Kahina Giving Beauty; Courtesy of Gifts That Give; Courtesy of The Ally Coalition Shop off the Rack for Plugged-In GiftsPut a Cornucopia of Leftovers to Good Use mathewgjohnson1.repostage@blogger.com | Unsubscribe © 2012 DailyCandy, LLC. All rights reserved. 584 Broadway Suite 201 New York, NY 10012 Editorial Policy | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use Artwork by Samantha Hahn